Suffolk Police and media representatives discuss interaction at crime scenes...
A high-ranking Suffolk County Police Department supervisor apologized to media representatives for the unwarranted arrest of a freelance photojournalist at a crime scene and detailed steps the...
View ArticleSCPD hosts FBI media relations lecture
In response to an incident involving a news cameraman being wrongfully arrested in August, the Suffolk County Police Department held a media relations lecture for its officers this week at the Suffolk...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PCLI’s statement in response to journalist’s arrest
The Press Club of Long Island, the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the nation’s largest journalism organization, calls on the Suffolk County Police Department to drop all...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PCLI commends SCPD for dropping charges
The Press Club of Long Island commends the Suffolk County Police Department for swiftly determining that news cameraman Phil Datz was improperly arrested for filming the aftermath of a police chase on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PCLI in the news
After this week’s news about cameraman Phil Datz being arrested, the Press Club of Long Island made news by calling for Suffolk Police Commissioner Richard Dormer to drop the charges. He promised to....
View Article
