Suffolk County Police

Given the puzzling decision of some editors here to have our "hyper-local" newspaper devote its cover for two straight days to fluffy wire stories about Barack Obama instead of the hate murder of a Hispanic immigrant in Patchogue, you......

COMMACK, NY - Suffolk County Police are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for anyone with information leading to the arrest of thieves who stole a bronze memorial statue honoring a young woman who died in 2005. 19-year old Shana Kay had just completed...

The phone for a local "tip line" is hotter than ever.  Police are getting help solving crimes from anonymous tipsters, looking to get paid. Long Island reporter Rob Hoell was at police headquarters in Yaphank where the Crime Stoppers hotline is...

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. - The seven high school students accused of killing a man just because he looked Hispanic faced a judge today. The heinous crime created shock waves across the state. Long Island reporter Rob Hoell was in Patchogue where it happened and...

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. - He is the highest ranking Hispanic officer in the Suffolk County police department, now Inspector Aristedes Mojica will take command of the fifth precinct, which has recently come under intense scrutiny after a series of bias attacks,...

ISLIP, N.Y. - An Islip woman has been arrested after police said she beat up her mother and left her to die. On Thursday morning, Suffolk County Police were called to 18 West Birch Street after Laurie Young, 39, claimed she found her mother dead in bed...

BELLPORT, LI - With more and more celebrities putting their names on colognes and perfumes, the fragrance business would appear to be pretty lucrative. 43-year old Guideo Persaud wanted to seize the opportunity and cash in on the designer fragrances....

A broken water pipe in a Verizon central office in Selden knocked out phone service to about 22,000 customers in Suffolk County on Monday -- including the Suffolk County Police Department's Sixth Precinct -- a phone company spokesman told Newsday....

"I don't know what to say, it's just, its, it's a loss that I... I can't do this." A father devastated by the loss of a child. 14 year old Garrett Quedens lifeless body was found on this dead end street just before, 4 this morning by a newspaper...

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (WPIX) -- A Stony Brook University student was arrested Monday and charged with identity theft after he applied for a student loan and a credit card using other students personal information. Oluwole Owoseni, 22, worked at the campus...

CALVERTON, N.Y.( WPIX) - A trailer fire in Calverton has left an 85-year-old woman and her daughter dead, authorities say. The fire broke out early Thursday morning at the Lakewood Senior Trailer Park Community on River Road. Firefighters were able to...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (WPIX) -- A Long Island father and his two young children were killed early this morning when their car veered off the road and struck a tree, before bursting into flames, Suffolk County Police say. The tragic accident happened around 1 a....