LI Cops Shoot Hoops For Childhood Sexual Abuse Victims' Charity

LONG ISLAND, NY — There might have been a winner to this basketball game, but in the end it didn't matter — both teams were playing for the same good cause.

Two of Long Island's law enforcement agencies joined together Saturday for a charity basketball game to benefit the first-ever 'Child Advocacy Challenge.'

Suffolk County police officers squared-off against a squad of New York State troopers at Island Garden Arena in West Hempstead to support the Suffolk County Child Advocacy Center, a facility for child victims of physical and sexual abuse. It has a multi-disciplinary team that uses a child-friendly environment to support and protect children, non-offending parents, and other family members, police said.

The final score was 71 -65 with Suffolk PD taking home the trophy. But the most important thing to the players, who volunteered their time for the event, was that $2,000 was raised for the center.

Suffolk Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison called the real winners of the game the Suffolk County Child Advocacy Center.

“It’s important for law enforcement to partner with community agencies to better the lives of residents and I encourage the community to come out and support this great cause," he added.