Late-night robocall from Suffolk police awakens some residents

The Suffolk County Police Department says it was a robocall to help locate a missing autistic, nonverbal teen from Amityville.

Krista McNally

Apr 18, 2025, 9:46 PM

Updated 6 days ago

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Some Long Islanders were jolted awake by a phone call from Suffolk County police around Friday at 1 a.m.
The Suffolk County Police Department says it was a robocall to help locate a missing autistic, nonverbal teen from Amityville.
Suffolk Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina tells News 12 the robocall system they used is similar to an Amber Alert, and it went out in a 50-mile radius because detectives were fearful the teen had gotten on a train.
He was located by police at about 1 a.m. in West Babylon.