Justin Cooper  attended the 1st Precinct’s meeting Thursday, October 7th, night.

Dear Alumni Members,

Here are the major September 2021 monthly statistics for the 1st Precinct which held its meeting on October 7, 2021:

297 arrests,

21 stolen vehicles, many with keys left in the ignition,

22 drug overdoses, 2 fatal,

4 robberies,

2 residential and 8 commercial burglaries,

a number of illegal handguns seized,

3 officers were injured making arrests in 2 cases.

The Domestic Violence Unit gave a short presentation that counseling and other help are available for the victims.

Respectfully,

Justin Cooper, 1st Precinct Coordinator

Thank you Justin.

Lauri Murphy  attended the 4th Precinct’s meeting last night, Tuesday October 5th.

Inspector Mike Romanelli led the meeting.

The meeting included the passing of 49 year old 4th precinct Officer James Stapleton. Our prayers go out to his family and his fellow officers.

Today’s Coffee with a Cop, October 6th, is canceled at the Smith Haven Mall.

Officer Sue Lavegia spoke about the ongoing scamming issues. There’s a scam claiming to sell t shirts to benefit King Park Schools. There’s also a Gabby Petito Fund scam.

Sargent Kelly Hartill spoke about Domestic Violence and Adult Abuse. I have pamphlets and phone numbers if you’d like them.

Thank you Lauri for your report

Bob and Lauri Murphy are the SCCPAAA coordinators for the Suffolk County’s 4th Precinct.

On Tuesday, September 14th, 2021, they attended the 4th Precinct Community Police meeting at the Nesconset library.

Their report:

I’m sorry I didn’t get the police officers name who spoke about the personnel  changes in the department. A large amount of police personal retired. There are currently two graduating classes and they plan on having another one next year.
Car thefts are on the increase as people leave their car fobs in their cars.
Drug related arrests have remained the same.
Gun violence increased slightly.
Traffic accidents increased slightly as people don’t adhere to Stop sign rules.
Car racing is in the rise. The meeting place for car racing is usually at Park and Rides.
More Bias training is scheduled to take place.

Cope Officer Susan LaViglia spoke about “Scammers”.
Susan stated don’t pick up the phone unless you absolutely know who’s calling. Scammers can use your voice to withdraw money from your bank account. Scammers have numerous ways of conning people going as far as using local phone numbers to obtain information.

Thank you
Lauri Murphy

Thank you Lauri and Bob.