{"id":6724,"date":"2026-11-03T08:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T13:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/?p=6724"},"modified":"2026-11-03T08:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T13:59:21","slug":"3rd-police-precinct-meeting-tuesday-september-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/?p=6724","title":{"rendered":"3rd Police Precinct Meeting, Tuesday, September 8, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>3rd Police Precinct Meeting opened at 07:03 PM on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at the Islip Public<br>Library, 71 Monell Ave., Islip<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the BayShore Brightwaters Public Library, 1 S<br>Country Rd., Brightwaters<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meeting attendance was approximately 50 Civilians and 7 Police Officers<br>COPE Officer John Wright opened the meeting and welcomed all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He stressed that items should be brought to their attention before the next meeting by calling the<br>COPE Office at 631-854-8308 or 631-854-7333. This allows the staff time to research the issue and<br>have more definitive answers to present. John introduced the Officers in attendance. He requested<br>that questions be held until the end so that the meeting could proceed. He introduced the Officers,<br>Auxiliary Police and Politicians that were present. Then he turned the meeting over to Inspector Mike<br>Kelly.<br>Inspector Mike Kelly and Capt. James Knoblach worked together to report the following:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The YTD crime comparison reviewed stats for the 35th week of the year with the same week in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Murder Manslaughter, Rape (Forcible Expandable), Robbery, Residential Robbery and Larceny<br>were down for this period in 2026 compared to 2025. Aggravated Assault was up by 10% for this<br>period in 2026. Motor Vehicle theft was up as owners left the keys in the cars. Overall crime was<br>down.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A victim was assaulted and robbed in Central Islip. He called 911, the Officers responded and<br>observed the 3 perpetrators in the area who were arrested.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>28 Day 3rd Precinct Crime Comparison &#8211; Rapes down 67% and a spike in Larcenies and Motor<br>Vehicle Theft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thefts from Vehicles that are not locked; 1st Pct. 0, 2nd Pct. 12, 3rd Pct. 0, 4th Pct. 24, 5th Pct. 0,<br>6th Pct. 0, 7th Pct. 0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd Precinct Motor Vehicle Crash &amp; Traffic Stop Data from April 19 to June 13, 2026 from the Suffolk<br>Crime Analysis Center was presented along with MVC Heat Map with T-Stops. This information is<br>used to identify areas that the Precinct can direct their Officers to patrol. Police Officers do Traffic<br>Stops issuing warnings, tickets and education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The HWY SITE \/ High Crash Location Operation in the 3rd Precinct issued 363 total summonses<br>(314 were moving violations) in the 3rd Precinct in the July \/ August timeframe, which is up from the<br>prior month, in targeted locations as they have a high incidence of violators reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Due to the Iran conflict there is a heightened possibility of sleeper cells being activated and\/or<br>people being radicalized. There are now SCPD detectives assigned to the JTTF, increased patrols at<br>religious institutions, Muslim, Jewish and Christian, more Officers deployed with long guns at parades<br>and large gatherings. With the upcoming 9-11 events and the Jewish Holiday approaching there will<br>be increased police presence in the area to manage possible incidents. Anonymous reporting to crime<br>stoppers is stressed during this time. 800- 220-TIPS (8477).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upcoming Community Events include the September 11 Remembrances, Central American Day<br>Parade Bayshore \/ Brentwood on September 12. Drones, Skywatch tower for observation purposes,<br>barriers and long guns are being used when needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A shout out was given to the Auxiliary Police for their efforts in support of the 3rd Police Precinct in<br>many non-enforcement areas, and asking anyone with the time to consider volunteering with them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow Up On Instagram &#8211; scpd3rdprecinct<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Precinct Level Advisory Board (PLAB) was mentioned, with several members present, as they<br>help shape the future for the Precinct. They are looking for input from the community and conduct<br>quarterly meetings. They have 4 new members and looking for others. There are 4 meetings a year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SCPD will not ask your immigration status during any call for service, including, but not limited to:<br>Victims of a crime, Car accidents, Domestic incidents, Aided cases, Landlord\/tenant disputes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The various phone numbers and social media sites were listed to contact the 3rd Police Precinct for<br>non-emergency issues (COPE &amp; Community Liaison Officer 631-854-8308 or 631-854-7333; email at<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>scpd.3rdprecinct@suffolkcountyny.gov; Suffolk County Crime Stoppers 1-800-220-TIPS; Suffolk Non-<br>Emergency 631-852-COPS). Follow on Instagram, scpd3rdprecinct It was stressed that if you need<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>immediate assistance, that you must DIAL 911.<br>The meeting ended at 07:25PM for side bars and other small discussions with COPE and other Police<br>Officers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3rd Police Precinct Meeting opened at 07:03 PM on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at the Islip PublicLibrary, 71 Monell Ave., Islip Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the BayShore Brightwaters Public Library, 1 SCountry Rd., Brightwaters Meeting attendance was approximately 50 Civilians and 7 Police OfficersCOPE Officer John Wright opened the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-precincts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6724"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6725,"href":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6724\/revisions\/6725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sccpaaa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}