Crime & Safety
Dozens Of Vehicles Damaged In Town Of Brookhaven: Police
A BB gun was used to shoot the windows of roughly 40 vehicles and one house in a two-hour period early Saturday, police say.
TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, NY — Roughly 40 vehicles, as well as a home, were targeted in a string of criminal mischief incidents early Saturday in Selden and Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct officers said.
A person or people damaged vehicle windows and one house between 1:20 a.m. and 3:20 a.m., police said. A BB gun was used to shoot the windows in most cases, police said. Surveillance video captured a red SUV police said belongs to a suspect.
Anyone with information about the incidents was asked to call Sixth Precinct Crime Section at 631-854-8674 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
Find out what's happening in Port Jeffersonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.