Suffolk County Police Union Leader Says a Protester He Arrested Showed Up at His Home, and Asks New York for Anti-Doxxing and 'Halo' Laws
Louis Civello says a billboard truck was parked at his house after an arrest. Police unions in a 99-union coalition want a 15-foot buffer and a ban on publishing officers' home addresses.
A Long Island police union president says New York law gives officers' families no protection from people who track them to their homes.
Louis Civello, a Suffolk County police officer and president of the county's Police Benevolent Association, spoke Tuesday at an event for the New York State Public Safety Alliance, which is pushing for stronger legal protections for law enforcement and other public workers, Fox News reports.
His story. Civello said that in early 2026 he arrested a protester who came to his office for trespassing. "Well, that wasn't enough for this individual," he said. "He then decided he was going to find my address, came to my home with a billboard truck." He said there are seven police precincts in Suffolk County where someone could protest. "You only come to my home to terrorize my family, to get at me via my wife and my children," he said.
What he wants. Civello called for an anti-doxxing law and asked why New York has no "Halo Law," the nickname for a new Florida statute that protects first responders from harassment after a warning. "Right now, no law against it. No law against coming to my house," he said. "You can sit at the edge of my driveway and greet my wife as she comes home."
The wider push. Scott Munro, president of the Detectives' Endowment Association, said the group is asking for "fifteen foot" of distance "for safety reasons." Munro said the alliance includes 99 unions, covering firefighters, traffic agents, sanitation enforcement agents, environmental police and bus drivers. He said there have been almost 2,500 felony assaults on police officers and public servants in New York City this year.
What we do not know. Fox says it contacted both unions for further comment. The report does not name the protester or say whether he was charged over the visit to the house. The assault figure and the details of the incident come from the union leaders' own remarks. Whether a Halo-style or anti-doxxing bill is moving in Albany is not covered in the report.