Police: Reported armed man with rifle in Oakdale only had pellet gun
A 911 caller reporting a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle on Wednesday afternoon in Oakdale had mistaken the weapon for a pellet gun, Suffolk County police said.
Police found him “just walking along” the train tracks, a spokeswoman said.
“He didn’t menace anyone; he didn’t point it at anyone,” a police spokeswoman said.
The emergency call was received at about 2:25 p.m.
'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds' Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.
'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds' Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.
