The Huntingtonian | Archive | Police/Fire/EMS

In 2009 Dormer Told Petrone To Get Serious About Code Enforcement

October 20, 2011 6:13 am 2 Comments

We received several requests to repost this letter, so here it is…
In response to a shooting that occurred in September 2009, the county held a forum to address growing concerns of safety in Huntington Station. Frank Petrone, Mark Cuthbertson, Glenda Jackson, and Susan Berland did not show up to the forum. Stu Besen who was […]

Closing Of Jack Abrams School – Past, Present & Future – Week 5

October 4, 2011 8:35 am 4 Comments

Note: Normally, the Huntingtonian provides very specific details in our stories. In this story, we make reference to homeless shelters, sober houses, and other homes that are owned by the Town. Because of the delicate nature of the situation and because children are involved, we have decided not to release the addresses of these dwellings. […]

Code Violation Timeline

September 29, 2011 12:31 pm Comments Off

This is how a typical case of a home with code violations goes through the system in the Town of Huntington. This is intended to give the reader a clear picture of why the the illegal housing problem is growing and is destroying the quality of life and contributing to the high taxes throughout our town. Since the system is broken there are people […]

Taxpayers Subsidize The Don Pius Scholarship

September 27, 2011 5:42 pm 1 Comment

The Don Pius scholarship was established several years ago as part of a deal that the Town Board made with this notorious landlord. Pius is especially well known in the Huntington School district since his more than 70 homes in that school district are eyesores in the community and have many school aged children living in them. […]

Closing Of JAI- Week 4 – Where There’s A Will There’s A Way

September 20, 2011 6:05 pm 3 Comments

In last weeks issue of Closing Of Jack Abrams School, we stated how in 1988 the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the ruling that the Town of Huntington violated the Federal Fair Housing Act by limiting public housing to the small section of town known as the Urban Renewal area. The ruling stated that […]

Fatal Stabbing

August 20, 2011 12:52 pm 1 Comment

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The Suffolk County Police Department is investigating the fatal stabbing of a man whose body was found on W. 13th Street in Huntington Station. Police received a 911 call about a man laying on the ground at around 4:30 am. Police say the victim is Juan Carlos Benitez-Garcia, 31, of […]

ShotSpotter Update From Jon Cooper

August 9, 2011 5:22 pm Comments Off

ShotSpotter, Inc. and the Suffolk County Police Department have been working very hard to secure site authorizations and permissions for the buildings and poles where the sensors are to be installed. This phase of the installation is always the most time consuming and, due to the initial delay in negotiating the contract, we are somewhat […]

North Street & McKay Road

August 8, 2011 9:51 pm Comments Off

On August 4th, Huntington Station residents observed police activity at McKay Road and North Street. According to police they were responding to a 911 call. The caller stated that there was someone at 174 McKay Road threatening people with a bat.
When Police arrived they were told by an eyewitness that someone had a black object that could have possibly been […]