NY top cop: Troopers will aid efforts to combat MS-13 gang

By David M. Schwartz Newsday SUFFOLK, N.Y. — Suffolk Police Commissioner Timothy Sini said Thursday state troopers will begin increased patrols of parks and other state-owned land in the Brentwood and Central Islip area to help the county combat the MS-13 gang. Sini told county lawmakers the gang — suspected in the killings of four young men in Central Islip last week — along with the opioid crisis are the top challenges facing the police department. “Obviously, this is a huge...