The Huntingtonian | Archive | Police/Fire/EMS

East Northport Man Critically Injured in Four-Vehicle Crash

August 14, 2014 3:47 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a four-vehicle crash that critically injured a man in Hauppauge on Thursday, August 14, 2014.
Anthony Barbato was driving a black 2007 Dodge pickup truck eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway at 7:13 a.m. when his vehicle struck a blue 2007 Dodge pickup truck and a Subaru Legacy before […]

Wanted For Critics Choice Deli Robbery

August 14, 2014 11:04 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 person who burglarized a Huntington deli and stole cash in June 2014.
A man smashed the front glass door of Critics Choice Deli, located at 1153 East Jericho Turnpike, on June 4 at approximately 11:15 […]

Man Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash

August 13, 2014 6:00 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a man in Melville on Wednesday, August 13, 2014.
A man was driving a Jeep Liberty westbound on the Long Island Expressway near exit 49 when he lost control of the vehicle at approximately 5 a.m. The Jeep was struck from behind by […]

Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards

August 13, 2014 8:41 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 used stolen credit cards at multiple locations.
A woman lost her wallet in Cold Spring Harbor on May 28, 2014, and an unknown man subsequently used credit cards that were in the wallet […]

Accident Causes Closure On Jericho Turnpike

August 12, 2014 2:15 pm Comments Off

Update: Jericho Turnpike has been reopened.

Jericho Turnpike remains closed due to an accident that occurred at about 10:15 a.m. today.
A Jeep Liberty was traveling westbound on Jericho Turnpike when the vehicle collided with another vehicle, driven by a 73-year-old male. The man was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital for serious injuries. The two adults in […]

Man Shot On Tippen Drive In Huntington Station

August 7, 2014 8:05 am Comments Off

On Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at approximately 9:35 p.m. Sheldon Leftenant was standing in front of his residence at 7 Tippin Drive when two vehicles drove by and someone fired a gun at the group. The bullet struck Leftenant in the groin.
Leftenant, 23, was transported to Huntington Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He was later transported […]

Businesses Warned of Utility Company Scam

August 5, 2014 11:01 am Comments Off

The Suffolk County Police Department is warning residents of a scam that targets local businesses.
Several businesses in Suffolk County have reported receiving a call from someone who claims to be a PSEG employee and threatens to turn off the electric if payment is not made.
Victims were told to purchase a Green Dot Money Pak card […]

Lord and Taylor Theft

August 5, 2014 10:08 am Comments Off

A man stole four Michael Kors purses, valued at approximately $2,000, from Lord and Taylor, located at 158 Walt Whitman Road, on December 2, 2013 at approximately 7 p.m. The man was described as black and approximately 30 years old.
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help […]

Three Murders In Three Weeks In Huntington Station

August 5, 2014 9:02 am Comments Off

Crime always seems to escalate in the summer months in Huntington Station. Recently residents in Huntington Station claim to hear gun shots. Most recently on August 3, 2014 2nd Precinct police officers responded to a Shot Spotter activation on East 2nd Street in Huntington Station. Responding personnel could not substantiate whether or not it was […]

Dog Alerts Family to Huntington House Fire

August 4, 2014 7:39 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Fire Department credits the family dog to alerting a sleeping couple and their son of a raging fire at their home on Dumbarton Drive in Huntington, Monday morning, August 4, at about 1:40 a.m. Volunteers from Huntington Fire Department arrived to find a heavy fire condition in the two-story cape home with flames […]