Heavy police presence seen at Central Islip train station
A Suffolk County police officer with a gun in hand ducks behind a set of stairs at an overpass at the Central Islip train station in Central Islip, April 15, 2017. Credit: Ed Betz
There was a heavy police presence early Saturday afternoon at the Central Islip train station, where at least one officer could be seen with a gun drawn.
The officer was crouched behind stairs that lead to a pedestrian overpass over the tracks. Suffolk Avenue was blocked while police surrounded the station.
Officers ultimately took a man away in stretcher. It was not immediately known if he was injured.
Suffolk County police could not immediately be reached for comment.
The incident came at a time when the trains were not running. Buses replaced trains between Ronkonkoma and Brentwood all day on Saturday because of track work.
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