Suffolk County News

Brighter Tomorrows, Inc., in collaboration with the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department has established a Women's Re-Entry Program.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the person or people who stole golf carts and other items from a shed at a baseball field in Centereach.

On Saturday, April 19 at 5:49 a.m. Southampton Police received a call advising them of a fire at 187 Dune Road in Water Mill.

On Saturday, April 19 at 5:49 a.m. Southampton Police receive advising them of a fire at 187 Dune Road in Water Mill.

David Osiecki was charged with felony, third-degree arson for the fire at 187 Dune Road in Bridgehampton.

State government leaders announced this week an initiative aimed at combating heroin abuse on the East End, as law enforcement, public health and court officials acknowledged the growing threat the drug-and other opioids-in Suffolk County.

After initially seeing its business boom, an ignition interlock company with ties to influential Long Island developer Gary Melius ran into repeated problems with state regulators before finally losing its certification, new documents show.

The Suffolk County Police Arson Squad is investigating an early Saturday morning car fire in Medford.

Christopher Loeb, 27, of Smithtown, the heroin addict who testified that Suffolk police Chief James Burke beat him while in custody, was sentenced on April 18, 2014, to 3 years in jail for stealing Burke's gun belt and ammunition from his police-issued vehicle.

A suburban New York man who admitted stealing a police chief's gun belt and ammunition has been sentenced to three years in prison.

April 18, 2014 - The Suffolk County Police Department, Town of Babylon and members of the Wyandanch Council of Thought and Action will host their first-ever Community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19, in Wyandanch .

April 18, 2014 - Today, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Ed Webber joined Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Commissioner Joe Williams, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, representatives from the Joint Chiefs Council and fire personnel at the Patchogue Fire Department to unveil plans for a major upgrade to Suffolk County's public safety ... (more)

April 18, 2014 - Suffolk County Legislator Bill Lindsay III has recently introduced legislation that would eliminate automatic salary increases for all Suffolk County elected officials.

Suffolk County Police are investigating a car crash that killed a pedestrian Thursday evening in Halesite.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Police Department are seeking the public's assistance to locate and identify two men who assaulted and robbed another man in Riverhead earlier this week.

Boy Scouts of America Troop 5 collected 478 pounds of food for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which serves needy Long Islanders.

April 17th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the man who damaged cars at a gas station in East Northport on April 12, 2014.

REPORTER FILE PHOTO Greenport Village residents could be in for a break on North Ferry fares if the proposal submitted to the Suffolk County Legislature is approved.

Suffolk OTB has a deal with a Buffalo gaming company to run a planned casino with 1,000 electronic slot machines.

With government assistance in steep decline and other funding scarce, two Long Island crisis-intervention agencies are tapping an unusual fundraising source: standup comedians.