Crime & Safety
Officers Canvass Mastic Neighborhood After 'Unknown Man' Seen In Backyard: Police
The man fled the scene on foot, and the units canvassed the area with negative results, Suffolk police say.
MASTIC, NY — Several police department units canvassed the area in Mastic early Tuesday morning after a 911 caller reported an unknown man in the backyard of a home on Montgomery Avenue at just after 7 a.m., a police spokesperson said.
The man fled the scene on foot, and the units canvassed the area with negative results, according to police.
Residents on social media reported seeing large-scale police activity, including a K-9 Unit, and helicopter searching the surrounding area.
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