Published in Babylon Village Patch November 19,2018

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By Priscila Korb, Patch Staff NOV 19, 2018 3:05 PM ET

BABYLON, NY – A local resident recently wrote a letter to officials requesting a police officer at the Babylon LIRR train station following reports of criminal activity in the area.

The resident addressed the letter to state Senator Phil Boyle and state Assemblywoman Christine Pellegrino.

The letter was written after residents expressed concern on reports of crime at the station during the Suffolk Police first precinct community meeting.

In the letter, the resident requested that an MTA police officer be permanently assigned to patrol the train station during “peak and overlapping” hours.

“The Babylon Station is a main hub on the MTA line, at various intervals throughout the day the area is traversed by thousands of commuters as well as students and teachers going to and from Babylon High School, which is located just fifty yards from the station,” the resident wrote in the letter. “With such a high concentration of people in a small area, the residents would be well served to have the visible presence of a uniformed MTA officer station at the platform.”Subscribe

While the resident addresses that some people might be concerned with how to fund this idea, he claims that it will not have a “negative budgetary impact.”

“The solution can be found in scheduling and payroll management adjustments that meet the demands of the residents for the services that we are already funding,” the letter reads. “I respectfully ask you to also take into consideration that the residents of Suffolk County are already burdened with an MTA tax.”

Another suggestion in the letter is that police be required at other hubs similar to the Babylon Station. 

“What good is the ‘see something, say something’ campaign if there is no one to tell?” the resident wrote.