Deer Park woman rearrested after threatening officer’s family, Suffolk police say
A Deer Park woman was rearrested after Suffolk police said she called and texted an officer’s wife, threatening to go to the family’s home.
Suffolk County police said a Deer Park woman crossed from a routine harassment case into a more personal attack when she allegedly targeted the wife of the officer who had arrested her before.
Beatrix Lacroix, 31, was accused of making a harassing phone call on May 16 and sending a text message to a family member of the officer who arrested her in October 2025, messages that police said included a threat to go to the family’s home. She was arrested on May 18 and arraigned May 19 in First District Court in Central Islip on a charge of aggravated harassment in the second degree.
That charge carries a specific legal meaning under New York court materials: it applies to conduct intended to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person, including certain electronic or telephone communications. In Lacroix’s case, police said the alleged contact widened beyond the officer himself and reached into his household, raising the stakes of what began as an earlier enforcement action.
The earlier arrest, in October 2025, stemmed from an Oct. 23 vehicle incident and resulted in 12 charges, with third-degree fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle listed as the top count. Suffolk police have treated the new case as part of a continuing pattern rather than an isolated dispute, because the alleged target was tied directly to the prior arrest.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said officers should not have to fear intimidation or retaliation against themselves or their families when they make arrests. Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association President Lou Civello framed the case as a warning about the vulnerability of officers’ families and a sign that stronger deterrence is needed.
The case highlights a boundary local law enforcement is trying to defend: an arrest in public service should not spill into an officer’s private life. With the alleged threat aimed at a spouse and home in Deer Park, the matter carries implications for officer safety, morale and the department’s response to repeat harassment across Suffolk County.
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