Overview

• The North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company relieved Chief Peter Alt of all duties and launched a full review of its training, policies and procedures
• The Town of Babylon Attorney’s Office and Public Safety Department requested disciplinary action and a comprehensive reassessment of emergency response standards
• Suffolk County Police officers on scene alerted their supervisors, prompting notification to the department’s Internal Affairs unit
• The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has withheld Alt, a Long Island Rail Road conductor, from duty pending a separate investigation
• The child’s family reports she is experiencing anxiety and will enter therapy, and civic leaders are calling for mandatory de-escalation training and clearer conduct guidelines for first responders