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Emergency Service Section

Man Taken Into Custody After 16-Hour Long Island Standoff Man Taken Into Custody After 16-Hour Long Island Standoff
Man Taken Into Custody After 16-Hour Long Island Standoff A man who barricaded himself inside a Long Island residence after a standout that lasted for hours, police said. It happened on Sunday, June 14 at about 3:30 p.m. in  Central Islip. The man entered the home and barricaded himself inside for approximately 16 hours, Suffolk County Police said. Police received a 911 call on Friday, June 13 at 11:30 p.m. from a resident of 39 Wheeler Road, who indicated an unknown male wielding a knife was inside his home, according to police. The resident fled the house prior to police arrival.  Police officers, Emergency Service Section offi…
Officers Rescue Five After Fire Breaks Out At Two-Story Long Island Building Officers Rescue Five After Fire Breaks Out At Two-Story Long Island Building
Officers Rescue Five After Fire Breaks Out At Two-Story Long Island Building Responding police officers moved quickly to rescue five people during a fire at a two-story building on Long Island. The blaze broke out around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 26 in Huntington Station. Suffolk County Police Second Precinct officers Matthew Berube and Michael Haggerty and Emergency Service Section officers Giacomo Marchese and John Farrell responded to a 911 call reporting a fire at 1344 New York Ave. at approximately 1:30 a.m.  The two-story building consists of a commercial business on the ground floor and two apartments, front and rear, on the second floor. The second floor…
Two Horses Stuck In Ravine Rescued On Long Island Two Horses Stuck In Ravine Rescued On Long Island
Two Horses Stuck In Ravine Rescued On Long Island Two horses who fell down a ravine were rescued after an hour of work by emergency services officers. The incident took place in Suffolk County around 11:12 a.m., Thursday, May 21, when the horses fell into the ravine on Landing Meadow Road in Smithtown, Suffolk County Police said. The department's Emergency Service Section officers were able to free them approximately an hour later. Officials said the horses are expected to be OK.