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Greenlawn Fire Department Responds to Overturn Crash On Cuba Hill Road

October 11, 2017 1:48 pm Comments Off

Greenlawn Fire Department volunteers were dispatched to a reported Motor Vehicle Accident Overturn at Cuba Hill Road and Elbomar Drive near Elwood Park, on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 1:02 a.m. The single vehicle was found to have veered off the road hitting an embankment, striking a tree and overturning back into the roadway. The single occupant was able to self […]

Wanted for Huntington Station Grand Larceny

October 10, 2017 8:39 pm 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 stole a dirt bike from a garage in Huntington Station last month.

A person stole a 2004 Kawasaki dirt bike from a garage in the rear of a residence on Greenhills Road in […]

Missing Kayaker Rescued from Long Island Sound By The Marine Bureau

October 10, 2017 8:35 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued a Huntington man who was stranded in the Long Island Sound for approximately 17 hours after his kayak capsized.
Michael Diaz went fishing in a kayak in the Long Island Sound off of Lloyd Harbor Village Park on the morning of October 7, 2017. After Diaz failed to return […]

Letter To The Editor – Red-Light Camera Study

October 8, 2017 5:26 pm Comments Off

Dear Neighbors,

The Suffolk Legislature just approved Legislator Sarah Anker’s bill that allocates $250,000 to study why there has been a tremendous increase in accidents at red-light camera locations in an attempt to preserve the program. You read that correctly – $250,000 to study why rear-end collisions have increased by 30% and overall accidents have drastically […]

Woman Arrested for Stealing Lizards from Selmer’s Pet Land

October 6, 2017 3:19 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a Mount Sinai woman for stealing four pet lizards from a Huntington Station, New York pet store in August.
A woman entered Selmer’s Pet Land, located at 125 East Jericho Turnpike, on August 23, 2017 at approximately 1 p.m. with her twin 14-year-old sons. She cut open the top screen of […]

Melville Overturn Crash and Fire On Bagatelle Road

October 5, 2017 2:59 pm Comments Off

Melville Fire Department volunteers responded to a motor vehicle accident with a car fire on Bagatelle Road near Tamara Court on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at about 5:15 a.m. The two-vehicle crash involved a car that struck an SUV an overturned, setting the car on fire. The occupants of the car were able to self-extricate […]

Huntington Manor Fire Department Battles Car Fire On East 8th Street

October 5, 2017 2:48 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Manor Fire Department responded to a car fire on East 8th Street on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at about 2 a.m. The Mercedes-Benz sedan was fully involved in flames when firefighters arrived on the scene. The blaze was quickly brought under control and there were no injuries reported. Units were under the command of […]

County Executive Bellone and Police Commissioner Sini To Swear In New Class of Police Recruits

October 5, 2017 2:41 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini did swear in the newest class of police recruits on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 as they begin their six-month training at the Suffolk County Police Academy.
The class includes 81 Suffolk County Police Department recruits, as well as 11 recruits from associated and […]

SCPD AWARDED $500,000 GRANT TO COMBAT GANGS

October 5, 2017 2:28 pm Comments Off

Funding Provided Through the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative

Today October 5, 2017 Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini announced that Suffolk County has been awarded a
$500,000 grant from the United States Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance to further the department’s ongoing commitment to eradicating gangs from the communities it serves.

The […]

Melville FD Rescues Crash Victim On Half Hallow Road

October 5, 2017 2:18 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to a crash on Half Hollow Road near Blossom Street on Wednesday night, October 4, 2017 at about 11:05 p.m. Firefighters used heavy rescue tools to remove the windshield and extricate the driver of a Honda SUV that overturned onto its side. The woman was transported to Huntington Hospital with non-life threatening […]