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Southampton Town Police Chief Steven Skrynecki Dies Following Long Illness

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Southampton Town Police Chief Steven Skrynecki on the day he was appointed in 2016. PRESS FILE

Southampton Town Police Chief Steven Skrynecki on the day he was appointed in 2016. PRESS FILE

Staff at Katrinka's Deli in Hampton Bays created a memorial to the chief. ROBERT CORVALAN

Staff at Katrinka's Deli in Hampton Bays created a memorial to the chief. ROBERT CORVALAN

Chief Steven E. Skrynecki at his desk in 2019. DANA SHAW

Chief Steven E. Skrynecki at his desk in 2019. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Police Chief Police Chief Steven Skrynecki at the walk-out for the retirement of Southampton Village Chief Thomas Cummings in 2021. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Police Chief Police Chief Steven Skrynecki at the walk-out for the retirement of Southampton Village Chief Thomas Cummings in 2021. DANA SHAW

Kitty Merrill on Oct 6, 2022
Described by a colleague as “the quintessential public servant,” Steven Skrynecki, who served as chief of the Southampton Town Police Department since 2016, died at his home in Hicksville on... more

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