🌱 Two Men Impersonate Police Officers + Man Gives Teen THC Candy

Happy Friday, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything you need to know today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cold. High: 34 Low: 26.

Here are the top three stories in Miller Place-Rocky Point today:

1. Two men were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly impersonating police officers. Franco Calla, 20, of Port Jefferson Station, and Robert Toomey, 23, of Smithtown, tried to stop two cars on Route 111. Police are asking anyone they believe to have also been victims of the two to come forward. (Subscription: Newsday)
2. A 20-year-old Riverhead man was arrested for allegedly giving a 14-year-old Riverhead Middle School student candy that was infused with Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) last month. Marvin A. Dominguez Torres was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. The student shared the candy with two other students. (Dan's Papers)
3. The criminal indictment against a Suffolk police officer charged with filing a false statement after the arrest of a man accused of car theft and resisting arrest has been dismissed. The judge said the case against Police Officer Matthew Cameron was not sufficient. (Patch)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• High School Musical Production, auditorium, 7 p.m., Rocky Point High School.

From my notebook:

• Rocky Point UFSD has will have two open seats on the Board of Education on July 1. Anyone interest in running should contact Kelly White, District Clerk, at 631-849-7517. The deadline for submission of candidate petitions is Monday, April 18. (Rocky Point UFSD)
• Lottery applications for Miller Place School District's Universal Pre-K program are due March 21. (Facebook)
• A convoy of trucks left the Ronkonkoma train station and is heading to upstate Newburgh to join vaccine mandate protests. (News 12)

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— Jackie