Huntington Station crime up, shootings down
Photo credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas | Sgt. Steven Saar, left, and Police Officer Robert Dorr, of the Suffolk County Police Department's anti-gang unit, patrol a housing complex in Huntington Station looking for gang activity in the area. (Oct. 10, 2012)
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A push to rid downtown Huntington Station of violent crime as the community takes steps toward redeveloping its core area has yielded uneven results, with crime up overall but shootings down.
The most recent statistics show crime in the hamlet had risen by 19 percent through Oct. 31 compared with the same period last year, even as police say many alleged gang members were arrested and the...
