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Suffolk Officer Indicted For Allegedly Filing False Info In Police Report Suffolk Officer Indicted For Allegedly Filing False Info In Police Report
Suffolk Officer Indicted For Allegedly Filing False Info In Police Report A Long Island police officer has been indicted by a special grand jury for allegedly making false statements in connection with the arrest of an area man who he claimed resisted arrest. Suffolk County Police Officer Matthew Cameron, age 33, of Commack, was charged Thursday, Dec. 2, with offering a false instrument for filing, said Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini. The indictment comes after a nine-month investigation into the actions of Christopher Cruz who was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 24. According to Sini, the special grand jury found reasonable cause to believe that C…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Suffolk Cops Suspended Over Alleged Abuse Captured On Bobycam Video Two Suffolk Cops Suspended Over Alleged Abuse Captured On Bobycam Video
Two Suffolk Cops Suspended Over Alleged Abuse Captured On Bobycam Video Two police officers from Long Island have been suspended and four others, including a supervisor, have been placed on modified duty after bodycam video shows the two officers pushing and kicking a suspect who took police on a pursuit. The two Suffolk County officers were suspended for the incident which took place on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in which the suspect, identified as Christopher Cruz, 30, who is undomiciled, fled from officers in a stolen vehicle and hit two police cruisers, said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart.  According to Hart, the incident occurred when o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Crashing Into Police Cars In Stolen Vehicle In Suffolk Suspect Nabbed After Crashing Into Police Cars In Stolen Vehicle In Suffolk
Suspect Nabbed After Crashing Into Police Cars In Stolen Vehicle In Suffolk A man was apprehended after crashing a stolen vehicle into two police cars while fleeing from officers overnight on Long Island. Christopher Cruz, age 30, stole a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee from the driveway of a Port Jefferson Station residence on Oakland Avenue at approximately 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, Suffolk County Police said.  Officers in an unmarked police vehicle saw the Jeep pull into the parking lot of Mobil, located at 1889 Route 112 in Coram, at approximately 12:05 a.m., police said. Officers in marked police vehicles arrived at the scene moments later, according to poli…

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by Joe Lombardi