Dear Alumni Members,

Here are the major August 2024 statistics for the 1st Precinct which held its community meeting on September 5, 2024:

330 arrests;

4 commercial burglaries;

5 residential burglaries;

4 robberies;

537 car crashes with 67 leaving the scene; 5 serious; and

22 motor vehicle thefts with 6 in Lindenhurst.

Inspector Brendan Forte, the 1st Precinct Commanding Officer, made the presentation.

Here are several notable comments:

The Inspector said that his officers continually train for active shooter scenarios, especially with the present mall and school shootings.  The Suffolk policy is to immediately go towards the threat and eliminate the threat.

A drug overdose problem in the County continues.  In the latest statistics, Bay Shore had the highest number of overdoses.  The 1st Precinct was not in the top tier.  Most victims are male and 70 per cent are white.

Tanger Outlets in Deer Park leads the number of cop calls with Copiague shopping mall and East Farmingdale shopping center at the high end.  Most of the calls involve larcenies.

The 1st Precinct has approximately 200 officers and continues to grow.

The next community meeting will be October 3, 2024.  The place and time has not yet been announced.  All residents are welcome.

Respectfully,

Justin Cooper

1st Precinct Coordinator

In attendance representing SCCPAAA was Lou Giudice.

July 2024 had 721 crimes, down from 747 last year for the same period.
Therefore, compared to last year, crime decreased by 3.5% for the month of July.
These crimes included:

• 0 Homicide
• 12 Aggravated Assaults
• 2 Burglaries (1 Residential, 1 Commercial)
• 3 Robberies
• 9 Grand Larcenies Auto
• 0 Trigger Pulls (0 Victim Shot) out of (1 recorded gun crime)
• compared to July 2023, when we had 4 Trigger Pull (2 Victims Shot) out of (5 recorded gun crimes)

There were 366 arrests on 393 charges in July including:

• 2 Assaults
• 2 Burglaries
• 76 Drugs
• 3 Robberies

July had 7 drug overdoses with 2 fatalities,
compared with July 2023 with 28 overdoses and 2 fatalities.

July had 579 motor vehicle crashes compared to Ju;y 2023 with 615 crashes, down 5.9%.

• 0 SPI/fatal
• 75 leaving the scene
• 3 DWI related

There were 17 arrests for DWI with 28 charges.

Officers wrote 2146 tickets.
Highway Bureau SITE Unit issued an additional 138 tickets.

Reported by Lou Giudice

Dear Alumni Members,

Here are the major June and July 2024 statistics for the 1st Precinct which held its meeting on August 1, 2024:

June 2024

362 arrests;

4 commercial burglaries;

2 residential burglaries;

8 stolen cars;

2 robberies;

612 car crashes with 69 leaving the scene.

July 2024

299 arrests;

10 commercial burglaries;

3 residential burglaries;

14 stolen cars;

7 robberies;

527 car crashes with 61 leaving the scene.

COPE officers Nick Schieda and Luke Dentov expertly conducted the informal meeting with Capt. Mike Holman the supervisor.  The residents asked a number of questions which were addressed.

A major 1st Precinct activity was dealing with organized retail theft at the Tanger Outlets in Deer Park.

The top story was the June 28, 2024 van crash in Deer Park which made the national news.  The driver was allegedly drunk and plowed into a nail spa, killing four including an off-duty female New York City police officer, and injuring nine others.  Second degree murder charges are pending.                   

Two youngsters from the Juliette Troop of North Lindenhurst presented two hand-made posters thanking the Precinct for its good work.

The next community meeting will be September 5 at a place and time to be announced.  All residents are welcome.

Respectfully,

Justin Cooper

1st Precinct Coordinator