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RAIA WELCOMES SUPPORT IN COMBATING LOCAL GANGS FROM WHITE HOUSE

July 26, 2017 1:42 pm Comments Off

On Friday, July 28, 2017 President Trump will speak at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood and see first-hand the effects MS-13 gang violence has had on the Islip hamlet. In the wake of gang violence that has taken place in the 12th Assembly District over the last year, President Trump plans to show his […]

Huntington Town Fire Chiefs Present Scholarships

July 25, 2017 1:48 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington Fire Chiefs Council recently presented their annual Scholarship Awards to students affiliated with the town fire and rescue services. Chiefs Council President John McDonough presented the scholarships to Alyssa Feld of Dix Hills, Alexandria Strievski of East Northport, Alexandria Boronow of Eaton’s Neck, Ryan Tschirhart of Eaton’s Neck, Douglas Knoph of Centerport, Molly Cross […]

Three Rescued Off Asharoken Beach After Sailboat Overturns In The Sound

July 23, 2017 8:06 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued three people from the Long Island Sound after their sailboat overturned this afternoon Sunday July 23, 2017 at approximately 2:15 p.m.
Marine Bureau Officers Keith Walters and Erik Johnson, aboard Marine Bravo, responded to a VHF call for a capsized sailboat with three people in the water in the […]

Melville Fire Department Responds to Propane Leak

July 22, 2017 4:58 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department was alerted for reports of a gas leak on Landaulette Court, on Friday, July 21, 2017 at about 11:45 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find that a construction crew hit the relief valve on a 550-gallon underground propane tank, causing a major gas leak. Six nearby homes with about 15 people and several […]

12 Year Old Dies In Centerport During Boating Lesson

July 18, 2017 8:05 pm 1 Comment

The Centerport Fire Department responded to a rescue call at the Centerport Yacht Club on Beach Plum Drive on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 3:05 p.m. According to Police Officials the 12 year old was taking boating lessons at the Centerport Yacht Club in Northport Harbor when the accident occurred.
Police Officials stated: “Three students, […]

Melville Fire Department Assists Airlift Of Man Injured in Fall from Ladder

July 18, 2017 2:53 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to assist a man injured in a fall from a ladder inside a warehouse on Republic Road, Monday, July 17, at about 1:30 p.m. The 45-year-old victim suffered serious injuries when he fell approximately 20-feet from the ladder onto a cement floor. Melville Rescue Squad personnel stabilized the patient who was […]

Pedestrian Hit And Killed In Huntington Bay

July 15, 2017 12:07 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Huntington Bay, this afternoon, July 14, 2017.
Jacklyn Henderson was traveling along Cove Road just west of Bayview Drive when she was struck by a 2005 Mazda heading eastbound, at approximately 4:25 p.m. Henderson, 27 of Aptos, California, was […]

East Northport Man Arrested for Multiple Crimes In Suffolk County

July 12, 2017 5:23 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police on July 10, 2017 arrested a man on Center Street in Bay Shore for committing multiple crimes. Alan Lepre, 54, formerly of East Northport, has been charged with Robbery, Grand Larceny, and Petit Larceny.
The Second Precinct Crime Section officers arrested Lepre and charged him with:

Petit Larceny at Mavis tire Larkfield Road in […]

UPDATE PEDESTRIAN HIT BY CAR ON JERICHO TURNPIKE DIED OF HIS INJURIES

July 11, 2017 2:21 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Community First Aid Squad received a call Monday July 10, 2017 at 2:14 PM for a pedestrian vs. motor vehicle accident on Jericho Turnpike near Thorney Avenue. The duty crew and a paramedic were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival they found two Suffolk County PD medics were at the location and had […]

PEDESTRIAN HIT BY CAR ON JERICHO TURNPIKE DIED OF HIS INJURIES

July 10, 2017 11:43 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Community First Aid Squad received a call Monday July 10, 2017 at 2:14 PM for a pedestrian vs. motor vehicle accident on Jericho Turnpike near Thorney Avenue. The duty crew and a paramedic were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival they found two Suffolk County PD medics were at the location and had […]