Crime & Safety
Officer Injured on Greenlawn Road
Item may have fallen from passing utility truck, police say.
A Suffolk police officer was seriously injured Sunday night when he was struck by an object on Greenlawn Road.
Police said the object might have been a branch or piece of equipment on a passing utility truck while he was standing outside his patrol car about 6:20 p.m.
Office Tim Tonkin suffred a separated shoulder and eye injury. He was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital for treatment.
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Second Precinct Police Officer Tim Tonkin was standing outside his patrol car on Greenlawn Road when he was struck by an object, possibly a branch or piece of equipment, on a passing utility truck at 6:20 p.m. Officer Tonkin was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital and was treated for a separated shoulder and eye injury.
Detectives are attempting to locate the vehicle involved in this incident. They are asking anyone with information to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.
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