Blue ribbons lining the streets from Riverside to Jamesport, honoring fallen New York City Police Detective Brian Simonsen, shimmered bright in the Saturday morning sun as the Greater Jamesport Civic Association presented a scholarship to 17-year-old Riverhead High School senior Jordyn Stromski. (more…)
A fundraiser Sunday in memory of Det. Brian Simonsen of Calverton raised more than $25,000 for scholarships. The fundraiser, hosted by the memorial foundation started in his honor, drew close to 700 people to East Wind Long Island in Wading River, according to Mike Lojko, one of the organizers.
The Riverhead High School softball team paid tribute to fallen NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen Tuesday.
Arm in arm, Det. Simonsen’s mother, Linda, and wife, Leanne, stepped into the pitcher’s circle to throw out two ceremonial first pitches, drawing applause from dozens of supporters at the Riverhead High School field.
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The Riverhead Town Board plans to vote Tuesday on a resolution to authorize the honorary name designation of “Detective Brian Simonsen Way” along South Jamesport Avenue.
(more…)After a funeral Mass in Hampton Bays, Detective Brian Simonsen of Calverton was laid to rest at Jamesport Cemetery. READ
When a woman in central Queens suffered an unexpected attack and fought off an intruder in her home, Detective Brian Simonsen of the NYPD’s 102nd Precinct answered the call. READ
A sea of blue lined Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays Monday, as hundreds of uniformed police officers from New York City and elsewhere waited in line to pay their respects to NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen of Calverton, who was killed in the line of duty while responding to a report of an armed robbery last week in Queens. READ
South Jamesport Avenue will be closed between Route 25 and North Railroad Avenue for approximately 90 minutes beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday to accommodate the funeral procession for NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen of Calverton, according to Riverhead Town police. READ