Brentwood, NY
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Man Wanted For Ducking $700,000 In Child Support In Suffolk County, Police Say Man Wanted For Ducking $700,000 In Child Support In Suffolk County, Police Say
Man Wanted For Ducking $700,000 In Child Support In Suffolk County, Police Say Recognize him? An alert was issued by law enforcement agencies on Long Island for a man who has been wanted for years on multiple charges. Michael Simone is wanted by the Suffolk County Family Court on an arrest warrant for allegedly owing more than $700,000 in child support. He is also wanted out of the First District Court in Suffolk County for failing to respond to a petit larceny arrest. Warrants were issued for Simone on March 25, 2021, and September 21, 2016. Simone was described by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office as being approximately 6-foot weighing 200 pounds with brown ey…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Obituaries
Funeral Held For Long Island Corrections Officer Killed In Crash Funeral Held For Long Island Corrections Officer Killed In Crash
Funeral Held For Long Island Corrections Officer Killed In Crash A funeral was held for the 25-year-old corrections officer on Long Island who died after being involved in a crash last week. Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, Jr. said on Monday, June 28 that the men and women of his Office said goodbye to officer Candace Ogiejko, who was killed in a car crash while driving on Sills Road in Yaphank on Wednesday, June 23. Ogiejko joined the Sheriff’s Office in January 2019 and just completed her second year on the force at the time of her death. The funeral was held at St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church in Port Jefferson Station, with the Suffolk Count…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Officer Dies In Long Island Car Crash 25-Year-Old Officer Dies In Long Island Car Crash
25-Year-Old Officer Dies In Long Island Car Crash A 25-year-old corrections officer on Long Island died after being involved in a crash this week, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office announced. On Wednesday, June 23, the officer, Candace Ogiejko, was killed in a car crash while driving on Sills Road in Yaphank, officials said. Ogiejko joined the Sheriff’s Office in January 2019 and just completed her second year on the force at the time of her death. “The entire staff of the Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of Correction Officer Candice Ogiejko,” Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, Jr. said in a statement. “Correction Officer Ogie…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Police In Suffolk County Nab Man On Run For 14 Years After Assaulting Police Officer Police In Suffolk County Nab Man On Run For 14 Years After Assaulting Police Officer
Police In Suffolk County Nab Man On Run For 14 Years After Assaulting Police Officer After more than a decade, a man wanted for allegedly assaulting a police officer has been apprehended by police investigators on Long Island. Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, Jr. announced on Wednesday, April 21, that William Segar, who has been a fugitive on the run for 14 years from Monroe County, Florida, has been apprehended following a lengthy search. According to Toulon, while reviewing outstanding warrants from other Sheriff’s Offices around the country, investigators came across a warrant regarding the assault of a police officer in which the wanted person’s last known address w…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Bail Reform Allowed Suspect To Stab Innocent Victim, Suffolk Sheriff Says Bail Reform Allowed Suspect To Stab Innocent Victim, Suffolk Sheriff Says
Bail Reform Allowed Suspect To Stab Innocent Victim, Suffolk Sheriff Says A knife-wielding Long Island man, a suspect in a recent stabbing in New York City, had recently been released from jail in Suffolk County due to bail reform, according to Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr. Quandale Linton, age 26, of Hauppauge, was arrested on Wednesday, March 10, in the parking lot of the First District Court in Central Islip following the attack, said the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. According to Toulon, Linton had been released on his own recognizance from the 1st District Court in Central Islip, in line with New York State bail reform guidelines. During th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Two-Time Super Bowl Champ Taking His Talents To Suffolk Sheriff's Office Two-Time Super Bowl Champ Taking His Talents To Suffolk Sheriff's Office
Two-Time Super Bowl Champ Taking His Talents To Suffolk Sheriff's Office Two-time Super Bowl champion Perry Williams is going from Big Blue to police blues. Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, Jr. announced that Williams, a former New York Giant, has been appointed as a Special Deputy within the Sheriff’s Office. Toulon said that as a Special Deputy, the 59-year-old Williams will be working within the Office’s youth initiatives to “encourage studying, working hard, and determination.” “Perry plans to act as a different type of role model based on his personal and professional experiences to show students they can do whatever they want if they put their mind…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man On Run Nabbed On Long Island For Sexual Assault Of A Child, Police Say Man On Run Nabbed On Long Island For Sexual Assault Of A Child, Police Say
Man On Run Nabbed On Long Island For Sexual Assault Of A Child, Police Say A 37-year-old man who was on the run for allegedly sexually assaulting a child under 13 was nabbed on Long Island by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Bureau. Jorge Mora, of Hackensack, New Jersey, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 11, after investigators from the Criminal Investigations Bureau received a phone call from the Bergen County Prosecutors Office Special Victims Unit requesting assistance in apprehending a fugitive wanted for sexual assault on a child less than 13 years of age, said Sgt. Paul Spinella, of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office.  According…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Obituaries
COVID-19: 25-Year Sheriff's Office Investigator Sergeant Dies At 52 COVID-19: 25-Year Sheriff's Office Investigator Sergeant Dies At 52
Covid-19: 25-Year Sheriff's Office Investigator Sergeant Dies At 52 A 25-year employee of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office has died from complications from COVID-19. Investigator Sgt. Keith Allison, 52, of Brentwood, died on Thursday, Dec. 17, after being hospitalized last week, said Sgt. Paul Spinella of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. Allison, who would have turned 53-years-old next week, began his career with the department in 1995 and celebrated his 25th year of service this past February.  After a short period of time as a correction officer at the Riverhead Correctional Facility, Allison began working for the Personnel Inv…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
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COVID-19: Cuomo Hits Back At Suffolk Sheriff Over Thanksgiving Enforcement COVID-19: Cuomo Hits Back At Suffolk Sheriff Over Thanksgiving Enforcement
Covid-19: Cuomo Hits Back At Suffolk Sheriff Over Thanksgiving Enforcement New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had harsh words for Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon’s statement that his office will not be enforcing the state’s 10-person mandate on gatherings over Thanksgiving. This week, the Sheriff’s Office tweeted confirmation that his deputy sheriffs would not be involved in the enforcement of the state’s restrictions on the number of people permitted to gather during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the Sheriff’s Office deferred enforcement to the Suffolk County Police Department. “This responsibility will fall to the SCPD and the (five) police departments, because …

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
COVID-19: Suffolk Sheriff's Office Says It Won't Enforce 10-Person Limit For Gatherings COVID-19: Suffolk Sheriff's Office Says It Won't Enforce 10-Person Limit For Gatherings
Covid-19: Suffolk Sheriff's Office Says It Won't Enforce 10-Person Limit For Gatherings When it comes to friends and families coming to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office won’t be standing in the way of large gatherings. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an Executive Order that limited indoor gatherings in a private residence to no more than 10 people, which went into effect on Friday, Nov. 13, throwing disarray into many Thanksgiving plans. Related story - COVID-19: Two Long Island Businesses Cited For Overcrowding In response, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, Jr. joined several other law enforcement agencies in…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
COVID-19: Suffolk County Jail Suspends Visits COVID-19: Suffolk County Jail Suspends Visits
Covid-19: Suffolk County Jail Suspends Visits As COVID-19 continues to increase again across Long Island, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office announced it is suspending jail visits. The department, which said it was extremely successful in abating the spread of the virus when the outbreak began in the spring will end visits on Saturday, Saturday, Nov. 21, and will continue until further notice, said Suffolk Sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr. To date, only two inmates have tested positive while incarcerated, and only about two dozen correction officers and deputies have come down with COVID-19, Toulon said. Attorneys will be allowed only…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Speeding Suffolk County Driver Was Drunk With Child In Car, Sheriff Says Speeding Suffolk County Driver Was Drunk With Child In Car, Sheriff Says
Speeding Suffolk County Driver Was Drunk With Child In Car, Sheriff Says A speeding driver was arrested on Long Island after he was allegedly drunk with a child in the car during a traffic stop. Bay Shore resident Raymond Laboy was stopped just before 11:30 p.m. in Bay Shore on Thursday, Sept. 3 on Union Boulevard near the intersection of Saxon Avenue when he was clocked driving 65 mph in a 25 mph zone while swerving in and out of his lane, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office said. While speaking with Laboy, a deputy said that his speech was slurred, his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his movements were unsteady and he had the smell of alcohol on his breath, ac…

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by Zak Failla