Brookhaven Partners With Suffolk Sheriff For 'Senior Safety Tips'

FARMINGVILLE, NY — Brookhaven’s Senior Citizens Division and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s office will host a free “Senior Safety Tips” event at Town Hall on May 30.

The event will be held on the second floor of Town Hall at One Independence Plaza in Farmingville.

It will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event, which will be presented by the Family and Children’s Foundation, is designed to help senior citizens recognize and avoid scams. Covered topics include Financial Abuse and Exploitation; Scams to Be Aware Of; Ways to Protect Yourself; What To Do If You Are A Victim and more.

Long Island law enforcement authorities have reported a rash of scams recently.

Nearly $10,000 scammed from an older adult was intercepted in Ronkonkoma authorities said in December.

A Flushing man tried to scam a 79-year-old woman out of $10,000 after telling her there was a fraudulent PayPal charge on her bank account in Patchogue in April, Suffolk police said.

An 87-year-old Setauket woman was tricked into sending over $650,000 in checks to a bogus FBI agent pretending that her bank account had been compromised, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney's office said on April 28.

A Wantagh woman was the victim of a $18,000 phone scam earlier this month in Nassau, police said.

Help For Those With Cognitive Impairments
The Sheriff’s office will also be available to discuss and answer questions about Project Lifesaver, a rapid-response program that aids people, who wander as a result of cognitive impairments or other afflictions.

The program combines technology and specially trained deputies to locate individuals who have wandered with clients wearing a “watch-type” wristband transmitter, which is worn on the wrist, ankle, or as a necklace, which emits a tracking signal.

For more information, call 631-451-9191, or go to www.suffolkcountysheriffsoffice/project-lifesaver.