The Huntingtonian | Archive | Crime

Arrest Made In Hit-and-Run of 85 Year Old Man

June 25, 2014 7:55 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a Floral Park man last night for a hit-and-run crash that killed an 85-year-old pedestrian, Robert Hosking, in Melville on June 20. Following an investigation by Vehicular Crime Unit detectives, Harvinder Hothi was charged with Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting Involving a Fatality. Hothi, 45, of Little Neck […]

Couple Arrested After Burglarizing Dix Hills Home

June 24, 2014 6:53 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a Bay Shore couple who attempted to burglarize a home and minutes later burglarized a second home in Dix Hills on Monday, June 23, 2014.
Second Precinct Officers, with assistance from Aviation and Canine Section officers, searched the area. Officers were pursuing the suspect on foot and after approximately 20 minutes, […]

Burglary At Critic’s Choice Deli

June 20, 2014 3:12 am 1 Comment

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who burglarized Critic’s Choice Deli in Huntington this month.
A man smashed the front door glass of the Delicatessen, located at 1153A Jericho Turnpike, on June 4, 2014 at approximately 11:10 p.m. Once inside, […]

Photos Of Vehicle Involved In Oheka Shooting Released

June 12, 2014 7:50 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person or people who were involved in a shooting at Oheka Castle in February.
Oheka Castle owner Gary Melius was shot in the head while walking to his car on the grounds of the castle on February 24 […]

Residents Warned of Telephone Scam

June 10, 2014 12:47 pm Comments Off

Scammers pretend to be IRS employees looking for unpaid taxes.

Serial Bank Robber Arrested

June 10, 2014 7:03 am Comments Off

On Monday, June 9, 2014 at 2:50 p.m.. Suffolk County Police today arrested a Kings Park man in Dix Hills for robbing seven banks in just over a two-week period. During these robberies suspect would pass a note demanding money from a teller and then flee the bank.
Utilizing video surveillance, as well as Crime Stoppers tips […]

Huntington Station Restaurant Burglarized

June 6, 2014 9:52 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who burglarized a restaurant in Huntington Station last month.
A man threw a rock through the door of Chef King Kitchen, located at 2038 New York Ave., entered and stole a cash register on […]

Wanted For Cell Phone Theft

June 4, 2014 7:29 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Second Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man who stole two cell phones from a store in Commack last month.
A man entered AT&T, located at 6039 Jericho Turnpike, and stole a Samsung Galaxy S5 cell phone and a Blackberry Z10 cell phone […]

Wanted For Stealing iPhone From Play N Trade

May 22, 2014 6:54 am Comments Off

On May 7, at 1:50 p.m. two males entered Play N Trade located at 303 Main Street in Huntington Village. They stole a blue iPhone and fled on foot westbound on Main Street.
One of the males was described as black, in his late teens to early 20s and 6 feet tall. He was wearing a […]

Theft At Huntington Station Rite Aid

May 20, 2014 11:13 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two suspects who stole items from a store in Huntington Station.
A man and a woman stole multiple items from Rite Aid, located at 283 West Jericho Turnpike, on April 14 at approximately 8 […]