The familiar red jackets and matching berets of the Guardian Angels will be a presence on the streets of Huntington Station through the end of the year in an effort to help stem gang violence and recruitment.

The inaugural patrol commenced in Thursday's driving rain with about a dozen community members joining Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa and three of his civilian patrol members as they walked through what the Suffolk County police have identified as a hot spot of criminal activity.

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