Crime & Safety

Cops: April Wildfires Deemed Arson

Detectives are asking the public for help.

Only four months after , detectives say the blaze was set by arsonists.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Suffolk County police arson detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the individuals responsible for intentionally starting the .

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On April 9 at approximately 2:37 p.m., Suffolk County Police received several 911 calls about a fire that originated on the north side of the .

The fire eventually spread over 1100 acres within the Pine Barrens and . Pets in the tragedy

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During the course of the wildfires, to help blazes; communities came together in an outswelling of support to help .                     


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