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Dix Hills Fire Department Responds To Overturn Crash On Melrose Road

August 28, 2017 5:30 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department was dispatched to a crash involving an SUV that crashed into a tree and overturned on Melrose Road on Saturday, August 26, 2017 shortly after 5 p.m. The driver of the SUV was able to self-exit the vehicle and was transported to Huntington Hospital by the Dix Hills Rescue Squad […]

Man Arrested for Driving with 81 License Suspensions

August 25, 2017 8:33 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a man for driving with 81 suspensions on his license.
Highway Patrol Officer Charles Nicotra was monitoring traffic with a plate reader on eastbound Sunrise Highway in Oakdale, New York, when the reader indicated that the license plate on a 2007 Chrysler 300 was suspended. Officer Nicotra pulled over the vehicle […]

RACIST GRAFFITI FOUND IN HUNTINGTON STATION BRINGS OUTRAGE FROM OFFICIALS

August 23, 2017 6:33 pm Comments Off

In response to racist graffiti that was discovered the morning of August 14, 2017 on a fence in Huntington Station on the corner of Depot Road, near Bogart Street, New York State Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci has asked that local law enforcement increase patrols in the area and has offered the following statement:
“After receiving multiple phone […]

Three Injured in Dix Hills Crash

August 20, 2017 3:43 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to a two-vehicle accident on Wolf Hill Road and Caledonia Road on Saturday night, August 19, 2017, at about 8:30 p.m. Three people suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported to Huntington Hospital by Dix Hills Rescue Squad ambulances. Five others involved declined medical assistance. Dix Hills […]

Nicholas Vizza Earns Rank of Eagle Scout

August 19, 2017 10:30 am Comments Off

Boy Scout Troop 78 recently celebrated their newest Eagle Scout, Nicholas Vizza, at his Court of Honor on Sunday, August 6. 2017 at the Halesite Fire Department. Suffolk County Legislator William R. Spencer, M.D was proud to be in attendance to recognize Nicholas’s great achievement and extraordinary project.

Nicholas dedicated his service project to his father […]

Training in Safe Handling of Firearms and Hunting Required before Purchasing a Hunting License

August 14, 2017 3:35 am Comments Off

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today reminded all new hunters and trappers planning to go afield this season must first complete a mandatory hunter, bowhunter, or trapper education course before obtaining the appropriate sporting license or hunting privilege.
With state licenses now on sale, first-time hunters and trappers are encouraged […]

Man Seriously Injured Was Shot Two Times

August 11, 2017 3:51 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that seriously injured a man in Deer Park, New York, early this morning.
A man sitting in a vehicle on the corner of Emerson Street and Deer Park Boulevard was shot twice at 2:12 a.m. The male shooter fled the scene.
The victim, a 35-year-old Deer Park […]

Massive Car Fire at Avalon in Melville, Quick Thinking Firemen Save Complex

August 11, 2017 3:29 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to reports of a car fire at the Avalon Court Apartments on Court North Drive, on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. at about 7:40 p.m. First arriving units found an active fire in a car parked up against the garage of the Avalon complex. Three trucks, three ambulances and a paramedic responder were […]

Letter from the Melville Fire Department Chiefs

August 7, 2017 7:40 pm Comments Off

A letter from Chief of Department Jason Bernfeld and Assistant Chiefs Chris Nolan, David Kaplan and Bill Schmitt to the entire membership of the Melville Volunteer Fire Department, published with permission…

To All Members,
I am writing this to the Department as a whole unit, a team that came together and proved the professionalism of this great […]

Wanted for Grand Larceny At Cell Phone Tower

August 6, 2017 6:44 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person(s) who stole items from a cell phone tower sub-station in Deer Park, New York.

An unknown person(s) stole 30 Marathon batteries, valued at $300 each, from 110 Brook Avenue, between April 22 and July […]