The Huntingtonian | Archive | Police/Fire/EMS

Wanted for Grand Larceny at TJ Maxx

March 24, 2015 8:30 am 1 Comment

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two women who stole merchandise from a Commack store last year.
Two women stole more than $2,000 worth of clothing, handbags and outerwear from TJ Maxx, located at 5020 Jericho Turnpike, on December 15. The women […]

Two Escape Dix Hills House Fire

March 23, 2015 10:36 am Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to a early morning house fire on Seaman Neck Road at 12:10 a.m. on Monday, March 23, 2015. Two residents, a man and woman, were able to escape the smoky blaze unharmed which broke out in the basement of the one-story home.
About 70 firefighters from Dix Hills, Deer Park, Greenlawn […]

Man Arrested for Leandra’s Law after Motor Vehicle Crash

March 22, 2015 7:35 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a man for driving while intoxicated after he crashed his vehicle on the Long Island Expressway with his two daughters in the vehicle last evening.
Mauricio Zamora, of Ronkonkoma crashed his 2014 Honda Accord into the roadway median with his daughters, ages 9 and 11, in the vehicle at 10:24 p.m. The […]

Crash Takes Down Utility Pole On Elwood Road

March 20, 2015 10:42 am Comments Off

The Greenlawn Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a car that struck and cracked a utility pole early Friday morning, March 20, at about 1:10 a.m., on Elwood Road near Hammond Road. Two heavy rescue trucks, two ambulances and a paramedic unit were on the scene with about 25 firefighters. After PSEG de-energized the downed power lines, Greenlawn firefighters used […]

Accident Again at “5 Corners”

March 19, 2015 8:26 pm 1 Comment

Second Precinct officer’s responded to a pedestrian stuck on Pulaski Road and Fairground in Huntington Station this afternoon. A man, 34, of Huntington Station, was crossing Pulaski Road against the light when he was struck by a vehicle that could not swerve out of the way at 1 p.m. The pedestrian was transported to Huntington […]

Fire Damages Huntington Village Businesses

March 17, 2015 12:36 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Fire Department responded to multiple reports of smoke in the vicinity of New Street south of Main Street in Huntington Village, Monday night, March 16, 2015, at around 10 p.m. Firefighters located the fire in the rear of a Laundromat at 28 New Street and began an aggressive attack on the blaze. Huntington firefighters were assisted […]

Officer Mark Collins Released from the Hospital

March 15, 2015 7:37 pm Comments Off

Officer Collins was released from the hospital earlier today.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone made the following statement on the release of Officer Mark Collins from the hospital.
“I was humbled to support Officer Mark Collins as he was released from Stony Brook University Hospital just days after he was shot in the line of duty. I […]

Dix Hills FD Responds to Explosion with Burn Victim

March 13, 2015 11:52 am Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to reports of a fire pit explosion with a burn victim at a home on Gillette Street at about 9:40 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015. Firefighters arrived to find an adult male with burns resulting from a gas can that exploded next to the backyard fire pit. The patient was treated by […]

Flashback Friday – Don Pius & Town Hall

March 13, 2015 8:27 am Comments Off

This article was originally published March 25, 2012.
Don Pius is one of the most notorious landlords in Huntington. The history of Donald Pius in the Town of Huntington and specifically Huntington Station is a very involved story. Over the past several decades Pius has made a fortune at the expense of his tenants and the tax payers. […]

Melville Fire Department Responds to LIE Gas Tanker Fire

March 12, 2015 8:21 am Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a gasoline tanker truck fire on the Long Island Expressway, Tuesday night, March 10, at about 8:30 p.m. The incident occurred in the westbound lanes about 3/4 mile west of Bagatelle Road exit 50.
The Melville FD was assisted by the Dix Hills, East Farmingdale and Huntington Manor fire departments and the Hicksville […]