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Huntington Teen Arrested for DWAI Following Fatal Crash

January 1, 2014 1:11 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a man for driving while ability impaired by drugs following a motor vehicle crash that killed a woman in Commack yesterday afternoon approximately 3:25pm at the intersection of Commack Road and Hauppauge Road.
James Murphy was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Blazer northbound in the left lane on Commack Road when his vehicle […]

Message From South Huntington Superintendent Regarding Recent Crime

December 30, 2013 11:51 am Comments Off

As you can imagine, the recent news reports regarding the arrest of several Huntington Station youths has generated a great deal of conversation within our community. We would like to express from the outset that the victims remain in the thoughts and prayers of our South Huntington learning family. While we recognize the seriousness of […]

Man Arrested for Beating Dog with Baseball Bat

December 28, 2013 7:28 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police have arrested a Dix Hills man for striking a dog several times with a baseball bat and causing serious injuries earlier this week.
Police were called to a home on Deer Park Ave., Dix Hills, on December 22, when a man discovered a Labrador mixed breed with serious injuries including fractures to her […]

Mother Arrested for DWI; Daughter Seriously Injured

December 27, 2013 7:39 am Comments Off

On Thursday, December 26, 2013, at approximately 10:50 p.m., Laquita Brooks, 39, was driving a 1998 Mercury Mystique southbound on Dix Hills Road when she apparently lost control of the vehicle 200 feet south of Dellwood Drive, left the roadway, struck a signpost and then a tree.

Man Arrested for DWI After Hit-and-Run Crash Seriously Injures Pedestrian

December 21, 2013 12:42 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a man, who was driving while intoxicated, for a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Huntington Station early this morning.
Alexander Thomas was walking across New York Avenue at East 2nd Street in Huntington Station when he was struck by a 1997 Nissan Sentra traveling southbound at 3:56 a.m […]

Arrest Made in Last February’s Hit and Run

December 6, 2013 1:15 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a Westbury man for a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a Sunoco employee in Huntington on February 13, 2013. Following an investigation by Vehicular Crime Unit detectives, Michael Charles was charged with Leaving the Scene of an Incident without Reporting Resulting in Serious Physical Injury. Charles, 29, is scheduled for arraignment […]

Wanted for Grand Larceny at Kohl’s

November 26, 2013 5:01 am Comments Off

Police News Release:
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man and a teen who stole merchandise from a Melville store earlier this month.
A man and two female teens entered Kohl’s, located at 834A Walt Whitman Road, and stole clothing, fragrances, jewelry […]

Police Are Looking For A Man Who Robbed A Northport CVS

November 20, 2013 7:03 am Comments Off

On November 16, at 5:30 p.m., A man entered CVS, located at 753 Fort Salonga Road, and asked to speak with the manager. He then handed the manager a note that stated he had a gun and was robbing the store. The man stole $3200 in cash and fled the store. A second man acted as […]

Huntington Station Bank Robbed

November 14, 2013 5:52 am Comments Off

TD Bank Located at 1040 E. Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station was robbed yesterday.
A man entered the bank and displayed a threatening note demanding cash from a teller at 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13. The teller complied with the demand and gave the man cash from the drawer. The suspect fled on foot southbound on […]

Man Arrested for Robbery Pattern

November 11, 2013 4:13 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police have arrested a Manorville man for a series of armed robberies that occurred throughout Suffolk County during the past two weeks.
Since October 26, gas stations in Dix Hills Calverton, Mastic, North Babylon, St. James, and Bohemia as well as Jamba Juice in Stony Brook, Kissed by the Sun Tanning in Islip, and […]