{"id":5459,"date":"2023-09-24T16:05:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T20:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/?p=5459"},"modified":"2024-01-06T17:38:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T22:38:07","slug":"4th-precinct-community-meeting-9-5-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/?p=5459","title":{"rendered":"4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Precinct Community Meeting 9-5-2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>4<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;precinct Inspector Regina ran tonight\u2019s meeting along with Captain Richard Roseo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SCCPAAA President Kevin O\u2019Hare, Vice President Lauri Murphy and board members Jay Jost and Robert Murphy were in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Inspector reviewed with the residents the police activity in the precinct during the previous month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Inspector Lawler retired&nbsp;on June 30<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;and a traditional department walk-out ceremony was held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There has been a crackdown on illegal activities in local smoke shops. There have been 6 arrests for the sale of tobacco to persons under 21. A smoke shop in Nesconset was shut down due to fire code violations. An arrest was also made for possession of cannabis 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A search warrant was executed on a house on Old Hauppauge Rd in Smithtown for drug dealing. One resident was arrested. A quantity of Oxycodone, OxyContin and amphetamines were seized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A carjacking occurred July 29<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;on School Street in Ronkonkoma. The suspect was located on Arlington Road in Ronkonkoma and a violent struggle with police ensued. The suspect even tried to steal a marked police unit during the struggle. The suspect was eventually subdued and arrested on numerous charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 16<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;there was a robbery at Famous Footware on Vets Highway in Islandia. The suspect threatened the use of a weapon. K9 and aviation were involved in the search for the suspect. After a subsequent investigation an arrest was made in Central Islip by officers in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;precinct. The suspect was charged with first degree robbery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Police responded to a call for an out of control 30 year old male holding a knife in Kings Park. Officers deployed a taser as the armed man advanced towards the officers. He was arrested for menacing a police officer and was transported to a hospital for medical and psychological evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 31<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;a 14 month old female child died after being left in a vehicle for&nbsp;8 hours on Redwood Lane in Smithtown. The childs grandmother forgot to drop the child off at daycare in the morning and forgot that she was in the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been numerous motor vehicle accidents in the precinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;there was a fatal motor vehicle accident on middle country road and highway place in Smithtown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a fatal multi vehicle crash on the LIE south service road and motor parkway in Hauppauge on July 3<sup>rd<\/sup>. A mack garbage truck struck 4 vehicles stopped at a traffic light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 22 year old woman was killed while jogging with her two brothers on Harned road near Donna court in Commack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0precinct community meeting will be held\u00a0October 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0at the Smithtown library Kings Park building located at\u00a01 Church St.\u00a0Kings Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thanks to Bob Murphy for this report<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4th&nbsp;precinct Inspector Regina ran tonight\u2019s meeting along with Captain Richard Roseo. SCCPAAA President Kevin O\u2019Hare, Vice President Lauri Murphy and board members Jay Jost and Robert Murphy were in attendance. The Inspector reviewed with the residents the police activity in the precinct during the previous month. 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