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for Benjamin Ehlers
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Kevin Zauner
July 28, 2025
sorry to hear about Benny he was good buddies with my dad don zauner "Donny" they worked on cars together , I remember the red Corvette, they sometimes fished also I have a great memory with Benny my dad , Benny and I went to the bridgehamton drag strip Benny raced his suped up Honda motorcycle and my dad had a big block Datsun pickup Benny blew up the engine and my dad broke his rear diff we were stuck my mom saved us with a spare diff my dad had in the back yard we replaced the diff in the drag strip parking lot my mom had to get some neighbors to lift it no cell phones back then we loaded up the bike in the back of the truck and the 3 of us squeezed in the cab of the tiny truck stopping at the bar for a couple before getting home Benny was a good guy also remember getting off a few tickets I had a v8 Datsun z
Joel Reines
July 26, 2025
When I came on the Sufflok County Police Dept. many years ago, knowing full well that neither the Academy nor my field training could really prepare me for the rather daunting job ahead, it was an incalculable help when arriving at midnight to take over the Oakdale 520 car for the 12 to 8 shift, that the officer I was relieving did what he did: Rather than just handing me the keys and radio and briefly relating a couple of incidents of importance that had occurred during his shift, then jumping into his personal car to get home as quickly as possible, this cop stuck around a few extra minutes. Why? I know it was because he was aware that his relief was a new guy -a rookie. Instead of rushing off he stayed around a few additional minutes, chatting. About anything; cars and motorcycles (of course!), kids, mortgage rates... anything that cops talk about in the slow times between the outbreaks of chaos... until this rookie felt more at ease, ready to face the night ahead.
That cop I was relieving was, of course, Benny Ehlers and I was, and even now am, after almost 40 years on the force and 8 years of retirement, grateful to him for those conversations at midnight, at the 520 relief point, somewhere way down in Oakdale, so long ago.
The Benny I knew continued to be the same nice, quick-to-smile, friendly guy for the ensuing 15 or so years I worked, on and off, with him in the west end of the 5th. Even after he retired, as I walked the foot post on Main Street in Sayville, I'd occasionally hear the engine of that Cobra growling, followed by the driver shouting, "Hey Joel. How's it going?!" I'd turn in time to give a quick wave, and then he was gone.
Something else he said that I'll never forget: He always ended those midnight chats with me with "Hey, keep your head down. You'll be fine."
Thanks Benny.
John Newton
July 21, 2025
Worked with Ben for five years! Squad One was the BEST! RIP Ben!
PS I´am sure you have the pedal to the metal!
June Sclafani
July 20, 2025
Thank You for your service!!! May GOD open the gates of Heaven and greet you with open arms...Know that family and friends have a place at his table...My sympathy for the rest of your family.....
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