Fight at Robert Moses State Park draws large police response

New York State Park Police arrest and handcuff a person... — New York State Park Police arrest and handcuff a person to a stretcher at Robert Moses State Park's Field 5 in Babylon Friday. The individual was sent to Good Samaritan Hospital for medical evaluation. Credit: Thomas Hengge

By Bart Jonesbart.jones@newsday.comUpdated June 6, 2026

A large fight took place at Robert Moses State Park Friday afternoon, with ambulances called to the scene for at least one injured person.

New York State Park police, New York State police, Suffolk County police and the Babylon Town Bay Constable, responded to a report of a large fight in progress at the beachfront of the park.

Police officers quickly dispersed the crowd and remained on scene to monitor the situation. Newsday photographs showed a person being taken by stretcher from the beach, but police had no further information.

By Bart Jones

bart.jones@newsday.com

Bart Jones has covered religion, immigration and major breaking news at Newsday since 2000. A former foreign correspondent for The Associated Press in Venezuela, he is the author of “HUGO! The Hugo Chavez Story from Mud Hut to Perpetual Revolution.”

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