The Huntingtonian | Archive | Police/Fire/EMS

Wanted For Stealing at Bloomingdales

May 21, 2015 8:13 am Comments Off

Two women stole three dresses from Bloomingdales, located in the Walt Whitman Mall at 270 Walt Whitman Road, on May 7 at approximately 4:05 p.m. The first suspect is described as a black female wearing a coral-colored dress and white Converse high top sneakers. The second suspect is a described as a pregnant black female […]

Top Cops Honored

May 20, 2015 10:46 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Bellone was joined Tuesday by Legislators Sarah Anker, Kate Browning and Kara Hahn as well as SCPD Chief James Burke and Assistant Deputy County Executive Tim Sini to honor 22 Suffolk County Law Enforcement Officers for making the most DWI arrests in Suffolk County. The prestigious ceremony, held at the Suffolk County […]

Halesite Fire Department Battles Attic Fire

May 16, 2015 7:33 pm Comments Off

Volunteers from the Halesite Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire on East Neck Road on Saturday morning, May 16, at 10:09 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters were faced with an involved attic fire which soon spread to the second floor of the home.
Under the command of Halesite Fire Chief Dan McConnell, firefighters began […]

Motorcyclist Arrested after Driving Recklessly on Long Island Expressway

May 16, 2015 4:28 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol Officer Richard Seagriff observed a man operating a green 2000 Kawasaki motorcycle in a reckless manner, riding between lanes and passing on the shoulder at a high rate of speed on the Long Island Expressway, eastbound in the vicinity of exit 51 at approximately 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 4. […]

Motorcyclist Killed in Huntington Station

May 16, 2015 3:59 am Comments Off

Brett Rainey was riding a 2000 Yamaha northbound on Walt Whitman Road when he struck a 2002 Chrysler Town and Country minivan being driven by Lucas McAfee. McAfee was traveling southbound on Walt Whitman Road, and attempted to make a left-hand turn into a parking lot when Rainey struck the front passenger side of the […]

Men In Blue Protecting You- Crime Report May 1st-12th 2015

May 14, 2015 11:54 am Comments Off

Those In Blue Protecting You
– Report Our intention in publishing crime stats is to provide the facts for our readers. Too often reality is overshadowed by perception. This is the reality as reported by the police. We include all the arrests and incidents for the specific time period and it is taken directly from police […]

Woman Killed in Dix Hills Two-Vehicle Crash

May 12, 2015 1:27 pm Comments Off

Cassandra Walter was driving a 2000 Saturn northbound on Commack Road near Euclid Avenue in Dix Hills when she apparently lost control of the vehicle, crossed over the double yellow line and struck a southbound 2000 Honda minivan at approximately 7 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
Walter, 26, of Babylon, was pronounced dead at the […]

Northport Man Dies in Single-Car Crash

May 11, 2015 12:42 pm Comments Off

Gregory Kelly was driving a 2013 Honda Civic southbound on Old Commack Road, just south of Old Northport Road in Commack on Monday, May 11, 2015, when he apparently lost control of the car and struck a tree at 7 a.m. Kelly, 42, of Northport, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant […]

Mother’s Day Miracle at East Northport Fire

May 11, 2015 11:38 am Comments Off

An East Northport couple and their four-month old twins, a boy and girl, escaped unharmed after a fire broke out at their home on Cordell Place, Sunday morning, Mother’s Day, May 10, 2015, at about 10 a.m. The East Northport Fire Department responded and found the attached garage of the single family home engulfed in […]

Melville FD Rescues Driver from Northern State Crash

May 9, 2015 9:34 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department was dispatched to a crash on the Northern State Parkway between the Round Swamp Road and Route 110 exits on Thursday, May 7. The crash caused a Ford Explorer traveling eastbound to flip over the center divider onto the westbound side. Melville firefighters used the “Jaws of Life” tools to cut off […]