The Huntingtonian | Archive | Police/Fire/EMS

Meeting on Crime, Government Accountability & Illegal Housing

April 27, 2015 5:25 pm Comments Off

From Steven Spucces of the Greater Huntington Civic Group:
Dear Members and Friends,
April 30th will be a Civic night to remember. Many of you have asked repeatedly, “I know things need improving in my Town HOW DO I HELP?” or “WHAT CAN I DO?” This meeting will answer those questions and more.
Please VIEW OUR SIMPLE AGENDA […]

Dix Hills FD Battles Brush Fire at Edgewood Preserve

April 27, 2015 11:41 am Comments Off

Volunteers from the Dix Hills Fire Department responded to a large brush fire in the Edgewood Preserve property adjacent to Commack Road on Saturday afternoon, April 25. Firefighters were alerted to the fire at about 1:30 p.m., which spread south from Dix Hills into Deer Park, fueled by low humidity and high winds. Mutual aid was […]

Two More House Fires in Dix Hills

April 22, 2015 11:07 am Comments Off

Dix Hills Fire Department volunteers have been very busy battling house fires, with two more blazes occurring on Tuesday, April 21.
The first fire was reported shortly after 2 a.m. on Campbell Drive. Two residents, a man and woman, were able to escape the smoky blaze unharmed which broke out in the garage of the two-story home. […]

Multiple Shots Fired Over the Weekend in Huntington Station, NY

April 20, 2015 11:54 am 1 Comment

On April 19, 2015, at approximately 2:00 a.m. residents in Huntington Station reported hearing multiple gun shots. The shots were heard by residents living on East 16th, Winding Street, Tower and Lowndes in Huntington Station.
According to police they received multiple 911 calls and Shot Spotter was activated. Gun shells were located by police on Allison […]

$1130 Backpack Stolen From Huntington Store

April 20, 2015 9:13 am 1 Comment

On April 13 at approximately 1:30 p.m., two men and a woman entered Saks Fifth Avenue, located at 230 Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station, and stole an MCM backpack worth $1,130.
One of the men is described as a black male who was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with NAVY written on the back. The […]

Dix Hills FD Responds to Garage Fire

April 19, 2015 5:39 pm Comments Off

Dix Hills Fire Department volunteers were dispatched to an automatic fire alarm at a house on Dulce Lane, Sunday morning, April 19, at about 9:50 a.m. First arriving firefighters found a light smoke condition and quickly located the fire in an attached garage. Firefighters went to work battling the blaze, which was brought under control within a half-hour, […]

Huntington Woman Killed In Crash

April 18, 2015 9:03 pm Comments Off

On Saturday, April 18, 2015, Tracymarie Verme was driving a 1997 Lexus westbound on Central Street, west of Clinton Avenue in Huntington when her vehicle struck two parked unoccupied vehicles at 4:30 p.m.
Verme, 44, of Huntington, was transported to Huntington Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The vehicle was impounded for safety checks and Suffolk County Police […]

Man Arrested at Walt Whitman Mall for Rocky Point Bank Robbery

April 17, 2015 8:53 am Comments Off

The Suffolk County Police Department arrested a 26-year-old Miller Place man for robbing the Capital One bank located at 366 Route 25A in Rocky Point on April 14.
Following an investigation, Pattern Crime Unit detectives and Larceny Task Force detectives located and identified Max Schneider as he pulled into the Walt Whitman Shops parking lot, located […]

East Northport Woman Critically Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash

April 8, 2015 5:47 am Comments Off

Suffolk County police detectives are investigating a crash that seriously injured a woman in Hauppauge on April 4, 2014.
Alyssa Leppert was driving a Chevy TrailBlazer erratically when a Third Precinct officer attempted to pull her over in a cul-de-sac on Kurt Lane at approximately 4:40 p.m. Leppert evaded the officer by driving on the lawns […]

Dix Hills FD Rescues and Revives Man from House Fire

April 6, 2015 1:30 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire with a victim trapped on Saturday night, April 4, 2015, at about 11:25 p.m. First arriving firefighters quickly located the man just outside the bedroom, and pulled him to safety through the front door of the one-story home. The patient was in cardiac arrest and […]