A change of date has been scheduled for an upcoming public forum on gang activity in Southold.
According to Southold Town Police Chief Martin Flatley, he said the meeting has been changed to December 11 at 7 p.m. at the Southold Town Recreation Center on Peconic Lane in Peconic.
Initially, the meeting was slated for December 4.
“The change is necessary because of two important meetings on this topic that were just scheduled during the second week of December, whose outcome could alter the presentation material being offered during this public forum. This will allow me to present the most current and accurate information to the public that is available,” Flatley said.
One meeting will include all heads of law enforcement agencies in Suffolk County and the District Attorney’s Office and the second is a gang roundtable meeting, Flatley said.
Representatives from local government, law enforcement and the North Fork school districts will be present at the December 11 meeting “to provide timely information on gang history and current trends, the exploration of school-based anti-gang programs, and efforts underway to address recent gang violence. All members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend,” a release announcing the event said.
The meeting follows a brutal gang attack in Southold last month between the MS-13 and 18th Street gangs that has sparked patrols by the Guardian Angels in Greenport, with an eye toward keeping the community safe.
