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Major Three Car Crash Expressway Drive South And Walt Whitman Road in Melville

November 4, 2017 12:46 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Second Squad detectives are investigating a three car crash that seriously injured a woman Friday November 3, 2017 and were assisted by the Melville Fire department.
Travis Jones was driving a 2003 GMC Yukon eastbound on the Long Island Expressway (LIE) South Service Road when his car struck a 2015 Nissan Altima at approximately […]

Open Letter from the Centerport Fire Department:

October 31, 2017 5:15 pm Comments Off

The volunteers of the Centerport Fire Department would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to the community for their support of our second annual Country Concert and BBQ Cook-Off Fundraiser, which was held at Centerport Beach on September 23, 2017. We would also like to extend a special thank you to all of our sponsors for their generous […]

Residents Attend Melville Fire Department Open House

October 31, 2017 5:11 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department recently held their annual Open House at fire headquarters on Sweet Hollow Road. The event brought several hundred visitors that learned about fire prevention and safety, and got to see actual firefighting and rescue demonstrations by Melville’s bravest. There were free raffles and prizes for smoke alarms and fire extinguishers, snacks served by […]

Suffolk County Police Department Mourns Loss of Police Chaplain

October 28, 2017 3:26 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Police Department is mourning the loss of the Reverend Hugh D. Cannon, a Suffolk County Police Inspector Chaplain, who died October 23, 2017 at the age of 78.

Fr. Cannon became a chaplain for the Suffolk County Police Department on May 1, 2013. He also served as Chaplain of the Suffolk County Police […]

Pedestrian Killed on Clay Pitts Road

October 27, 2017 3:47 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a man in East Northport, N.Y.
Richard Oliveri was operating a leaf blower near his home on the shoulder of Clay Pitts Road approximately 700 ft. west of Cedrus Avenue in East Northport, at approximately 6:20 p.m Wednesday, October 25,2017 when he […]

DA Spota and Chief of the Government Corruption Bureau – McPartland – INDICTED!

October 25, 2017 4:50 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County District Attorney and Chief Of Investigations Indicted For Obstructing Federal Civil Rights Investigation

Defendants Attempted to Cover Up the December 14, 2012 Assault of Handcuffed Suspect by Former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke

A four-count indictment was returned this morning by a federal grand jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern […]

Huntington Station Teen Reported Missing Found Unharmed

October 24, 2017 12:57 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a Huntington Station teen who was reported missing last week has been located and is unharmed.
Wendy Velasquez, 16, who was last seen at her residence in Huntington Station on October 10, was reported missing on October 12. She is Hispanic, 5 feet […]

Huntington Station Teen Reported Missing

October 19, 2017 12:11 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a Huntington Station teen who was reported missing last week.
Wendy Velasquez, 16, who was last seen at her residence in Huntington Station on October 10, was reported missing on October 12. She is Hispanic, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 120 pounds with […]

Town Rededicates Huntington Police Department Exhibit

October 18, 2017 6:14 pm Comments Off

Two names added to memorial and photographs are replaced
Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia marked the commemoration of Archives Month October 17, 2017 with a ceremony rededicating the Wall of Honor at Town Hall commemorating the Huntington Police Department, which served the Town from 1933 until it merged with the […]

Federal Grant Will Fund Anti-Gang Programs Discussed at July 2017 Meeting

October 15, 2017 2:03 pm Comments Off

Funding will implement measures planned at session with Suffolk County and Huntington Town

Part of a $500,000 U.S. Department of Justice grant the Suffolk County Police Department is receiving to combat the influence of street gangs such as MS-13 will be used to implement programs first discussed at a July meeting that included top Suffolk […]