Long Island Man Has 'Serious Injuries' After Easter Sunday Stabbing

Patchogue NY

17 April, 2022

12:09 PM

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PATCHOGUE, NY — A man was stabbed on Main Street in Patchogue in the early hours of Easter Sunday, Suffolk police said. A 42-year-old Patchogue man told officers that at about 3:20 a.m., he was in a parking lot on East Main Street when he was stabbed in the chest, police said, adding that the man drove to a relative's home on Brook Street and officers were called. He was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with "serious injuries," according to police. No other details were available. It is the second time in a week that a person was stabbed in the Patchogue area. A RideShare driver reported being stabbed by a customer nearby at a location on Montauk Highway last Sunday at about 9:30 p.m., said police, adding that the driver then drove himself to Long Island Community Hospital for treatment of "minor injuries." Anyone with information about the stabbing to call the 5th Squad at 631-854-8552 or Crime Stoppers, a confidential police hotline, at 1-800-220-TIPS.