Community Informational Session Planned
Update Jan. 29, 2025
After Riverhead Town Supervisor Tim Hubbard issued a similar ‘clarification’ of his original statement Jan.28, Mr. Krupski’s office issued a ‘clarification’ of its original press release Jan. 29 stating that “neither immigration enforcement nor deportation proceedings are legally permissible functions of the [Southold Town] Police department, unless there are criminal charges pending.”
The clarification adds that the town will provide assistance, if asked by federal agencies, to provide “peace keeping or traffic control.”
“In support of public safety for our residents and visitors, we will support all law enforcement efforts to remove criminals from our community,” according to the clarification. “The Town of Southold and the Southold Town Police Department will not obstruct the federal government’s efforts to enforce federal law.”
Original Story Follows:
Following a similar announcement by Riverhead Town Supervisor Tim Hubbard last Friday, Southold Town Supervisor Al Krupski released a statement Monday reaffirming the Town of Southold’s long-standing policy to “not assist Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) or any other federal agency in the enforcement of federal laws. The Town’s Police Department will focus on maintaining public safety and will continue to treat all residents with respect, regardless of race, national origin, citizenship or any other matter which may define us.”
Pictured Above: Southold Town Supervisor Al Krupski.
A Community Informational Session to provide important and timely information to residents on the Southold Town Policing Policy will be held on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Southold Town Recreation Center, 970 Peconic Lane, Peconic.
Southold Town Police Chief Steven Grattan, along with representatives from the Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force and the Police Advisory Committee, have been invited to participate in this discussion and “to be responsive to issues of greatest concern to our residents,” according to the statement.
For more information, contact the Supervisor’s office at 631.765.1889.
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