Suffolk County News

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.

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Edward Webber is hosting a 5K run next month to benefit the Guardians of Our Dependents , an organization that helps families of police department members who have died.

A lawsuit filed against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Village of North Haven, and the Long Island Farm Bureau, over efforts to reduce the deer herd, will be heard in a Suffolk County court, as opposed to one in Albany County, according to a decision handed down by the State Supreme [...] [ News Source ]

Police are asking for the public's help to identify and locate the person or persons who stole the motorcycles pictured above from a trailer in Holtsville last week.

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.

Stony Brook, NY - Watch the grounds of the Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook come alive and transform into a Spring Fair as Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn, The Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital and the Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook present Long Island's largest Easter Egg Hunt and Spring Fair, on Friday April 18, 2014 starting at ... (more)

April 16, 2014 - Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a single-car crash in Farmingville that seriously injured a Middle Island man early this morning.

April 16, 2014 - Suffolk County Legislator Robert Trotta honored Thomas J. Izzo of Boy Scout Troop 7 for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout at his recent Court of Honor held at the Sts.

Luis Guevara-Henriquz, 26, of Hempstead, was arrested on April 14 after passengers aboard the bus he was driving were found intoxicated, State Police said.