Nassau County Legislator James D. Kennedy has partnered with the Nassau County Police Department to bring additional police patrols to the Massapequas and Farmingdale. While overall crime is down in Nassau County, drug crimes are on the rise in Legislative District 12.
Legislator Kennedy has secured a commitment from Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter to implement additional ways to fight and prevent crime in the Massapequa Preserve as well as other locations in Massapequa and Farmingdale that are known “hot spots” for the buying and selling of illegal narcotics.
Drug usage and crimes continue to plague the Massapequa Preserve. Many concerned residents have notified the Nassau County Police and Legislator Kennedy of questionable activity within the wooded 400+ acre Preserve. “Heroin usage is a critical problem in our area and we must do all that we can to eradicate this problem and make our neighborhood safer for all residents,” said Legislator Kennedy.
Commissioner Krumpter has agreed to provide increased patrols at the entrances to the Preserve and the interior of the Preserve, as well as helicopter surveillance over the Preserve during the summer months. The police commissioner has also agreed to offer Legislative District 12 all necessary resources to fight the heroin epidemic, including the high-tech policing techniques of the police department’s CIRRT (Crime Intelligence Rapid Response Team), police officers on foot, and members of the Bureau of Special Operations.
Additional policing measures will include the exploration of trail cameras in the preserve to monitor activity 24 hours per day and help curb drug transactions, squatting and other illegal conduct.
Increased police monitoring will also be added to areas known for loitering and youth congregating at 10th and 11th streets in Farmingdale and the end of Alhambra Road in Massapequa. All residents are urged to report suspicious activity directly to 911.
