Suffolk Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriffs Rescue Kitten from Storm Drain in Yaphank

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 2, 2025

Suffolk Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriffs Rescue Kitten from Storm Drain in Yaphank

(YAPHANK, NY) — On Monday, September 1, 2025, Suffolk County Deputy Sheriff’s along with the Sheriff’s Office’s Emergency Management Section rescued a kitten trapped in a storm drain in Yaphank. At approximately 7:40 PM, during a routine patrol of the John J. Foley Building in Yaphank, a Deputy Sheriff heard a noise coming from a storm drain outside the building.  Upon further investigation it was found to be a kitten trapped in a storm drain.  Deputy Sheriffs along with the Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Section moved a dumpster covering the storm drain and pried the drain open to rescue the cat. The kitten was adopted by one of the Deputy Sheriffs involved in the rescue and has been named “Foley.”

For more information, please contact Public Information Officer Vicki DiStefano at Victoria.DiStefano@SuffolkCountyNY.gov.