Dog Rescued from Well on Kings Park Lawn

KINGS PARK (Suffolk County Police Department) - Suffolk County Police, assisted by the Kings Park and Commack Fire Departments, rescued a black lab from a well in Kings Park this evening.

Fourth Precinct police officers responded to a 911 call regarding a dog that fell into a well at 1135 St. Johnland Road in Kings Park at 9:16 p.m. Mindy, a 14-year-old black lab, was out in the yard on a dog-run when she fell into an old well, approximately 8-feet-deep.

The Suffolk County Police Emergency Services Section, the Commack Fire Department Technical Rescue, and the Kings Park Fire Department Heavy Rescue responded and with a combined effort, the dog was pulled out at 10:55 p.m.

LIRR Strikes Pedestrain

By James Brierton
Editor-in-Chief

KINGS PARK (TheMatadorOnline.com) - A pedestrian was struck Friday evening around 5 p.m. by a Long Island Rail Road train in Kings Park.

The pedestrian was struck by the eastbound train at the crossing on Indian Head Road, just east of the Kings Park train station.

The unidentified pedestrian was taken by helicopter to Stony Brook University Medical Center. Their condition is unknown at this time.

Investigators from the Suffolk County Police Department and MTA Police were on hand at the scene.

Police shut down Indian Head Road between Meadow Road and 25A while they investigated. The incident created a 30 to 60 minute delay for the railroad on its Port Jefferson branch.

An investigation is on going.