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Huntington Community First Aid Squad Responds to Motor Vehicle Overturn Accident

April 10, 2017 3:21 pm Comments Off

Saturday, April 8, 2017 at approximately 4:30 PM The Huntington Community First Aid Squad was called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident at West Hills Road and West 22nd St. Upon arrival they found a SUV had hit a telephone pole snapping it off at the base and hanging by the wires. After hitting […]

Two Injured in Crash by Melville Postal Center

April 6, 2017 12:33 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to an accident involving a pickup truck and a car in front of the U.S. Postal Service Processing Center on Duryea Road, Wednesday night, April 5, 2017, at about 10:30 p.m. Melville firefighters used heavy rescue tools to remove the door from a pickup truck and extricate the driver.
Both drivers were injured and transported to Plainview and […]

Dix Hills FD Battles Blazing Minivan on Deer Park Avenue

April 6, 2017 12:29 pm Comments Off

Firefighters from the Dix Hills Fire Department battle a fire in a minivan on the northbound lanes of Deer Park Avenue near the South Service Road of the Long Island Expressway, Wednesday night, April 5, 2017, at about 9:50 p.m. The gas tank on the minivan ruptured, spilling gasoline onto the roadway and a nearby storm […]

East Northport Fire Department Battles Blazing House Fire

April 4, 2017 1:36 pm Comments Off

The East Northport Fire Department received multiple calls reporting a house fire on Elmbark Lane on Sunday, April 2, 2017, at 1:42 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a fully engulfed two-story home. About 50 firefighters began an exterior attack on the blaze using six trucks, and had the fire under control within an hour. Units were […]

LUPINACCI, RAIA CONGRATULATE NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS

March 31, 2017 3:58 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R,C,I,Ref-South Huntington) and Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia recently joined the Cold Spring Harbor Fire Department for their 2017 Installation of Officers. Lupinacci offered remarks at the gathering and awarded the installed officers with New York State Assembly Citations for their service to the community.
“Volunteer firefighters are truly everyday heroes, and its […]

Community Finds Out, MS-13 Gang Members Arrested and Deported

March 26, 2017 3:45 pm 1 Comment

Community Meeting Summary
On March 22, 2017 a regular monthly meeting was held, at the Huntington Resource Center for the community. These meetings are truly a community meeting with police, many others in the government and schools all being invited to discuss community problems. See flyer below for next meeting.

If you have a concern about the […]

School Bus and Car Crash in Melville

March 24, 2017 4:51 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to a crash Friday morning, March 24, 2017, involving a mini school bus and a car on Wolf Hill Road and New York Avenue at around 8:40 a.m. The driver of the car was transported to Huntington Hospital by the Melville Rescue Squad with non-life threatening injuries. The bus driver and […]

Double Amputee To Graduate from SCPD Academy

March 24, 2017 4:40 pm Comments Off

Bilingual officer lost both legs after stepping on IED in 2011 while deployed in Afghanistan

The Suffolk County Police Department is proud to announce the graduation of double amputee Matias Ferreira from the department’s academy on March 24, 2017. Officer Ferreira is believed to be the first fully active duty double amputee police officer in the nation.

In […]

SCPD Holds Graduation 3/24/17

March 23, 2017 4:02 pm Comments Off

SCPD To Hold Graduation Of First Portion Of Second-Largest Recruit Class in Department History.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini and Suffolk County Police Chief of Department Stuart Cameron will preside over the Suffolk County Police Academy graduation ceremony during which the first portion of the second-largest recruit class will […]

Dave’s Goldmine Needs Help Finding Robber

March 23, 2017 2:36 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 man who attempted to rob a Greenlawn restaurant last year.
A man wearing a dark veil over his face entered Dave’s Goldmine, located at 233 B Broadway, at approximately 11:50 a.m. on December 6, 2016 […]