NEW YORK – New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a disaster emergency for Suffolk County on Long Island due to historic flooding of businesses, homes and institutions after the the highest rains occurred on August 18 and 19. Extremely heavy rains and flash floods caused several rescues, severely damaged roads, road closures, dam failures and … Read more
NEW YORK — Two children walking to school tripped over a human’s left arm in a Long Island park Thursday, police say, but investigators released little initial information beyond that. Police were called to the scene at Southards Park Pond, near Siegal Boulevard in Babylon, shortly before 9 a.m. when a father of the children … Read more
What you should know Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison is resigning from his position leading the Long Island department after nearly two years on the job, which included the arrest of a suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial murder case. Harrison joined the department in late 2021 from the New York City Police Department, … Read more
What you should know Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison is resigning from his position leading the Long Island department after nearly two years on the job, which included the arrest of a suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial murder case. Harrison joined the department in late 2021 from the New York City Police Department, … Read more
NEW YORK — Authorities have arrested a man for allegedly stabbing to death his wife and young daughter on Long Island, Suffolk County Police announced Monday. Zanoor Jaffari, 31, was charged with two counts of second degree murder for the bloody incident that occurred on Sunday. According to information from the uniformed, the officers responded … Read more
What to Know Two elderly women and a man were trapped in a massive sinkhole that opened up in a Long Island front yard Thursday, authorities say. Suffolk County police say they initially responded to a home in Huntington Station just after 6 a.m. on a report of a woman trapped in a hole in … Read more
What to Know Long Island residents called a dilapidated house on their street an eyesore that reeked the neighborhood, but police said it was even worse inside, where a gruesome animal hoarding situation was uncovered. More than two dozen cats (26 in all) were rescued from the home in Islip, living in dirt and covered … Read more
NEW YORK – Two Long Island police officers have been stabbed after responding to a call at an apartment complex, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. The incident occurred at around 5pm on Wednesday when a social worker checking in on two residents who lived along the Birchwood Road development in Medford called police … Read more
NEW YORK – Police are investigating a violent confrontation on the Long Island Expressway that resulted in a man standing at the closed door of a BMW pulled in by a woman, and a passenger being shot in the throat when he found another way in . police. Suffolk County Police say the woman was … Read more
NEW YORK — Increasing crowds may be making Long Island shoppers targets for crime this holiday season, and for communities already reeling from recent Costco mall and parking lot robberies, that reality is increasing even further more anxiety. Fear not, more security is on the way, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said Tuesday. He … Read more