An unlicensed Brooklyn man was arrested for drunken driving and a slew of other charges after crashing into two vehicles — including a Riverhead cop car on Sound Avenue, town police said.

The crash happened at the same time but was unrelated to Monday evening’s big All for the East End concert at Martha Clara Vineyards, police said.

Police received a 911 call about an erratic driver speeding eastbound about 9:15 p.m., according to a report.

Theodore Gavalez, 46, allegedly crashed into one vehicle and continued to drive eastbound when he crashed into an unmarked police unit being driven by Lt. David Lessard, police said. Police said Mr. Gavalez was not a concertgoer.

Lt. Lessard was not injured during the incident, officials said.

Mr. Gavalez was arrested for DWI, as well as third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle, resisting arrest, and leaving the scene of two motor vehicle accidents, according to a report.

He was arraigned Tuesday morning and released after posting $10,000 bail, police said.

Mr. Gavalez was due back in court Wednesday.

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Police are offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of a man who used someone else’s debit card at a string of Riverhead stores in April.

Two surveillance images were released by police, both showing the alleged identity theft as a thinly built, light-skinned black or Hispanic man who at the time was wearing a white T-shirt, sunglasses, blue jeans and shoes.

The man made “several purchases” at Target, Walgreen’s and KMart, all on Route 58, on April 24.

Anyone with information is being asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 220-TIPS. Police are offering up to $5,000 in cash for any information that leads to an arrest.

All calls will be kept confidential.

A seafood delivery truck driver from Southold was arrested on drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident charges after a two-car crash Saturday evening in Riverhead, authorities said.

CARRIE MILLER PHOTO | Brian Pressler, 26, of Southold is walked into Southold Town Justice Court Sunday. He was charged with DWI in Southold and cited with leaving the scene of a crash in Riverhead.

Brian Pressler, 26, was driving east on Route 25 in Laurel about 8 p.m. in a delivery truck from Braun’s Seafood in Cutchogue when he was pulled over by Southold Town police, who were alerted to the accident by Riverhead Town police.

Riverhead police said Mr. Pressler had his high beams on and was tailgating a brown Honda at the intersection of Main Road and Edgar Avenue in Aquebogue about 7:50 p.m., when he rear-ended the vehicle.

After he was eventually located in Laurel, officers at the scene determined Mr. Pressler was intoxicated, police said.

He was charged with DWI and issued a citation from Riverhead police for leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, police said.

Southold Town Justice Rudolph Bruer said at an arraignment Sunday that this was not the first time Mr. Pressler, who was released on his own recognizance, has been before him for an alcohol-related offense.

UPDATE: Riverhead police have named the three men arrested Wednesday in connection with an early morning robbery at the CVS Pharmacy on Route 58 in Riverhead.

Police said Jhmil Dawson, 26, of Coram first entered the store around 7 a.m. to count the number of people inside. Moments later he returned to the store with another man and they were armed with a pistol, police said.

Two employees inside the store were able to flee after being approached by one of the suspects, and one of the employees set off the store alarm, police said.

Ishawn Jackson, 16, of Calverton and Lavon Dawson, 17, of Riverhead were also arrested in connection with the robbery. All three suspects were charged with first-degree attempted robbery. The elder Dawson was also charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.

All three suspects are being held overnight and will be arraigned Thursday morning.

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 ORIGINAL STORY (9:19 a.m.)

Two suspects are in custody at Riverhead police headquarters in relation to this morning’s reported armed robbery at CVS, according to police.

The duo – whose names were not released by police yet – are set to be arraigned at Riverhead Town Justice Court.

According to Officer Rich Oliver, the two were spotted by a farm worker in the fields at Anderson Farms, and one of the two men had a warrant out for his arrest.

Oliver said one of the suspects was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, and the other a green bandana.

The same CVS was robbed in mid-January after police said at the time that two men entered the store around 3:30 a.m. and forced an employee to open a safe at gunpoint. Police have not reported any arrests in relation to the robbery.

Police were called shortly after 7 a.m. on Wednesday to the pharmacy after someone reportedly brandished a gun in the store, and ended up fleeing north on foot.

GRANT PARPAN PHOTO | Riverhead Police are investigating a robbery at CVS on Route 58.

No injuries were reported in the incident, though employees were seen outside not long after the robbery, hugging one another and wiping tears from one another’s eyes.

Mr. Oliver said two suspects had been spotted by eyewitnesses fleeing north from the scene of the crime, toward TJ Maxx, one of whom was reportedly wearing a green bandana.

Detectives on scene would not say how many people exactly were involved in the robbery.

“We’re not sure,” Det. Sgt. Joe Loggia said. “We have some good leads.”

Several police cars responded to Wednesday’s crime, and by 9:45 a.m. a police barrier at the store had been lifted.

With reporting from Grant Parpan.

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A woman was hospitalized after being hit by a car in downtown Riverhead Saturday night, according to Riverhead police.

Just before 9 p.m. a woman was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of East Main Street and Howell Aveune, police said.

She was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center for treatment, according to police. Police declined to provide a name.

Police said the accident was not a hit and run.

Please check back at Riverhead News-Review for more information as it becomes available.

PAUL THOMPSON JR.

(UPDATE 11:10 P.M.) Riverhead Police confirmed Sunday night that Paul Thompson Jr., the man wanted for stabbing his girlfriend numerous times at Tanger Outlet Center, is in police custody. No further details were immediately available.

(UPDATE 6:30 P.M.) Riverhead police have released a wanted poster as the search continues for a man they say stabbed his girlfriend multiple times at Tanger Outlet Center Saturday night.

(ORIGINAL STORY) Riverhead police are on the hunt for a Calverton man they say stabbed his girlfriend multiple times at Tanger Outlet Center in Riverhead Saturday night.

Paul Thompson Jr., 24, of Wooded Way in the Calverton Hills community then forced the victim, whom police did not identify because she is the victim of a domestic assault, to drive him away from the scene following the assault, which occurred shortly after 8 p.m., police said. She eventually escaped from the car near Midway Drive in Riverhead, where she was able to get help at a nearby residence, and he fled on foot.

The 23-year-old victim, who lives in Shirley, was escorted by Riverhead Ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center, where she is being treated for her injuries, police said.

Police said Mr. Thompson, a 2007 Riverhead High School graduate with ties to the Mastic Beach area, remained at large as of 9 a.m. Anyone with information is asked to call the Riverhead Police Department at 727-4500 ext. 289.

Mr. Thompson is no stranger to the law, according to online records, having two prior motor vehicle-related arrests. He was arrested in Dec. 2012 for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and again in Feb. 2013 for driving while intoxicated. He pleaded guilty in May and was sentenced to five months in prison and five years probation.

An order of protection was also issued against him for five years, according to the online records.

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Nearly $6,000 worth of jewelry and coins were stolen from a Marcy Avenue home on Wednesday, Riverhead Town police said.

The Marcy Avenue resident said someone had broken into the locked home through a front window sometime between 7:45 a.m. and 5:10 p.m., according to a report.

A number of gold earrings, necklaces, bracelets and a diamond ring were stolen from one resident’s dresser, while watches and silver dollars were stolen from another’s, police said.

The items are valued at $5,955, according to a report.

Detectives are investigating.

cmiller@timesreview.com

MELVIN HERRERA MUG SHOT

A 22-year-old Riverhead man admitted to stealing two televisions from a West Hampton Dunes house after police spotted the allegedly stolen goods in his car when he was pulled over last week, according to a state police report.

The West Hampton Dunes Bay Constables stopped a Nissan Maxima driven by Melvin Herrera that was speeding on Dune Road last Tuesday about 10 p.m., police said. As the constable interviewed Mr. Herrera, they noticed “two large screen televisions” inside the car, the report states.

After New York State police arrived to assist in the investigation, Mr. Herrera admitted he had stolen the TVs, police said.

He was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary, a class C felony, in the Village of West Hampton Dunes Justice Court.

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JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Paul Thompson is led into Riverhead Town Justice court during an arraignment proceeding last month.

A Calverton man accused his pregnant girlfriend of cheating on him with his brother before beating and stabbing her at Tanger Outlets last month, holding her hostage and threatening to kill her during the assault, prosecutors said at the man’s arraignment in Suffolk County criminal court Thursday afternoon.

Paul Thompson Jr., 24, was arraigned on a 10-count grand jury indictment as his family looked on and is now being held at Suffolk County jail on $100,000 cash bail.

He was charged with second-degree assault and grand larceny, both felonies, as well as misdemeanor counts including menacing, criminal obstruction of breath, petit larceny and unlawful imprisonment.

Mr. Thompson — who had been arrested eight times before the incident, including one “violent felony” — went shopping at the outlet center with his 23-year-old girlfriend the night of Sept. 28, said assistant district attorney Eric Aboulafia during the arraignment.

But as the couple was getting back into his girlfriend’s car, Mr. Thompson accused her of cheating on him with his brother, Mr. Aboulafia said.

When she denied the accusation, Mr. Thompson began to hit her in the face, prosecutors said.

“During the beating, the defendant told her he wished she wasn’t pregnant,” Mr. Aboulafia added.

Mr. Thompson then allegedly forced the victim to drive to an area behind the outlets, where he pulled a knife from the back seat of the car and “threatened to kill her on multiple occasions,” prosecutors said. He stabbed her multiple times in her leg while inside the car, Mr. Aboulafia said.

Mr. Thompson then held the knife to her throat and forced her to drive to his uncle’s house, prosecutors said. He allegedly took away her car keys, cellphone and credit card, but she was able to escape near Midway Drive, locking herself into a nearby family’s home.

The family let her call the police and the victim was rushed to Peconic Bay Medical Center, where she required surgery to repair a ruptured artery, Mr. Aboulafia said.

Mr. Thompson — who was also wanted for a violation of probation — was arrested by Riverhead Town police in Mastic the next day. In court, Mr. Thompson stood silently near the bench in a green jumpsuit as the assistant district attorney described him as a ”violent felon with a history of crime.”

Mr. Thompson’s legal aid attorney, Ed Vitale, acknowledged that Mr. Thompson was already being held on the probation violation, and asked that bail be set so Mr. Thompson could begin to accrue time served.

Judge William Condon set bail at $100,000 cash, or $200,000 bond.

As Mr. Thompson was led away by security officers, his mother, Tara, stood up in court and told him, “Love you.”

“I don’t condone what he did, but the truth will come out,” she said outside the courtroom. “He’s not the monster you see in the newspaper.”

Ms. Thompson also said she was concerned with how the victim was recovering.

“We used to talk all the time,” she said. “Now — it’s understandable.”

Other family members said Mr. Thompson had moved on from the relationship at the time of the incident and said the girlfriend who was allegedly attacked at Tanger Outlets had accosted him multiple times in the past.

Mr. Thompson is due back in court on Nov. 7.

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SCREENSHOT |  The Ben Goodale R.H.S. Memorial Fund had already neared its goal as of midday Thursday.

Former Riverhead High School classmates of Benjamin Goodale have started a memorial fund to help support the Goodale family.

Mr. Goodale, a Riverhead Town police officer, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack Tuesday morning. He was 42.

He leaves behind his wife Kathy and two young children, Rudy and Gavin, according to Kim Macri Wysoczanski, a classmate of Mr. Goodale’s who created a donation page for the family.

Those who wish to make a donation can click here.

As of noon today, more than $1,700 had been raised toward the $2,000 goal.

Click here for funeral arrangements.

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A 28-year-old Riverhead man was arrested after allegedly attacking another man Friday for his prescription medication, Riverhead Town police said.

Police received a 911 call about 4:40 p.m. about a fight involving three men near the intersection of Roanoke Avenue and Cranberry Street, according to a report.

Authorities found the victim with injuries to his face and leg, police said. He had been robbed of a backpack containing $44, clothing items and prescription medication, according to a report.

The victim said he had been walking with Jonathan Abate and had mentioned he had prescription medication in his backpack. Mr. Abate then grabbed the bag, punched and kicked the victim and stole the bag, according to a report. Police later arrested Mr. Abate for second-degree robbery, after the victim and the third man identified him to authorities, police said.

The victim was treated at Peconic Bay Medical Center.

• A 55-year-old Quogue woman was arrested on a drunken driving charge after she was spotted by police swerving on Cross River Drive in Aquebogue early last Thursday, police said.

Nancy Pugni was stopped about 1:30 a.m. after failing to maintain her lane and making an improper right turn, according to a police report.

• A 24-year-old Mattituck man was arrested on a drunken driving charge after police received a 911 call about an erratic driver on Northville Turnpike early Sunday in Riverhead, police said.

Adrian Ramirez Perez was stopped after he was first spotted swerving near Ostrander Avenue about 6 a.m., according to a report.

• A “highly intoxicated” 27-year-old Rocky Point woman was arrested after grabbing the steering wheel of her boyfriend’s moving car and attempting to drive it off West Main Street late Monday afternoon, according to a report.

Police responded to the area of Snowflake Ice Cream about 4:10 p.m., where they arrested Emilia Szleszynska for fourth-degree criminal mischief after she refused to exit the car, as her boyfriend had asked. Instead she allegedly kicked and damaged the front windshield, according to a report.

• Police are seeking information regarding the theft of a pocketbook belonging to a Tanger Outlets employee after a woman later used the victim’s debit card at a Medford gas station.

According to police, a trio of suspects stole the bag from the outlet’s Kenneth Cole store on Oct. 7, about 5 p.m. The trio left and a female later used the card to purchase $75 in merchandise in Medford, according to police.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be confidential and information that leads to an arrest offers a cash reward of up to $5,000.

CARRIE MILLER PHOTO | Two men were transported to an area hospital following a four car crash Sunday afternoon, police said.

Two men sustained minor injuries following a four-vehicle collision which included a school bus on Route 58 in Riverhead Sunday afternoon, police said.

A green Volvo unable to stop because of slippery road conditions rear-ended a red Mustang, pushing it into a school bus operated by Towne Bus Corp., near the intersection of Northville Turnpike about 2:40 p.m., police said.

The school bus, which was not carrying any passengers at the time, was then pushed into a fourth car, police said.

A man from the Mustang and a man from the Volvo were transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center by Riverhead Ambulance volunteers, police said.

PAUL SQUIRE PHOTOS | (L-R) Louise Reeves and Roshawn Childress were arraigned in Riverhead Town court Tuesday morning.

A two-time felon and a Flanders woman were caught driving in a stolen car in Aquebogue Monday night, the same day the vehicle had been reported missing from Southampton Town, authorities said.

Police were on the lookout for a black 1997 Toyota Corolla that was taken from a Southampton property Monday, Riverhead Town police said. A patrol officer spotted the car driving out of Milbrook Gables neighborhood in Riverhead about 10 p.m., and later pulled the car over on Main Road.

The car was confirmed to be the one reported stolen and the driver, 32-year-old Roshawn Childress of Patchogue, and the passenger, 31-year-old Louise Reeves of Flanders, were arrested and held overnight.

Both were charged with felony criminal possession of stolen property, police said.

Mr. Childress has been convicted twice before on felony charges, prosecutors said during his arraignment Tuesday morning in Riverhead Town court.

In 2001, he was convicted of attempted burglary and served five years in state prison, online inmate records show. One year after his release, Mr. Childress was again convicted of attempted burglary and served another year and six months in prison.

He pleaded not guilty and was held without bail due to his prior convictions. He is due back in court Friday.

Ms. Reeves, who did not have an attorney present, did not have any prior convictions and was held on $500 bail. She will return to court Wednesday to have a defense attorney assigned to her.

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TRAVIS JAMES MUG SHOT

A Riverhead man accused of choking and smothering his girlfriend during a fight last August, then making threatening calls to her in violation of an order of protection, has been convicted on all 11 charges against him.

Travis James, 32, was found guilty of aggravated criminal contempt, harassment and criminal obstruction of breath by a jury in Suffolk County criminal court Thursday, according to online court records.

Prosecutors said Mr. James was a “serial abuser” who physically and emotionally abused his girlfriend, even after she was granted an order of protection.

On Aug. 4, Mr. James got into an argument with his girlfriend at their house on Fanning Boulevard, and “put both of his hands around her neck and threw her onto her bed,” said District Attorney Thomas Spota. Mr. James then held her on the bed and put a throw pillow over her face, “obstructing her breathing for several seconds,” Mr. Spota said.

Mr. James also sent a “threatening message to his ex-girlfriend, through an emissary, to not come to court,” Mr. Spota said.

“Our evidence presented at this bench trial also included proof the defendant repeatedly made harassing phone calls to the victim in violation of the order of protection,” Mr. Spota said.

In 2009, Mr. James was arrested and charged with burglary and harrassment after he allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house in Hampton Bays soon after being released from jail, according to a previous report in the News-Review. Mr. James stole a video camera from the house and called the ex several times by phone after being asked not to, Southampton Town police said at the time.

Prosecutors said Mr. James pleaded guilty to two counts of felony criminal contempt in March 2010. Because of that conviction, he will be sentenced as a repeat offender by county Judge William Condon on Dec. 23.

The most serious of the 11 guilty counts, a class D felony, carries a maximum sentence of seven years in state prison.

He is being held in Suffolk County jail on $250,000 cash bail.

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A 39-year-old Coram man was arrested on felony charges after the stolen Mercedes-Benz he was driving in died on Route 25A in Wading River last Wednesday, police said.

Police stopped to help a disabled vehicle, which had been driven by Charmaine Williams, about 5:30 p.m., according to a report. While searching the vehicle’s information to schedule a tow, authorities found the vehicle had previously been reported stolen out of New York City, police said.

Mr. Williams was arrested and held for morning arraignment and the owner of the vehicle was notified, police said.

• A 20-year-old unlicensed Riverhead man was arrested for aggravated driving while intoxicated after getting into an accident with another vehicle Sunday morning, according to a report.

Police responding to the scene of an accident on Route 58 found one of the drivers, Emmanuel Alavaz Torres, unsteady on his feet and smelling of alcohol about 9:45 a.m., authorities said.

At the time of his arrest, Mr. Alavaz Torres was found to be hiding the vehicle’s license plate inside of his jacket, according to a report. He was held for arraignment, police said.

• A 40-year-old Riverhead man was charged with aggravated DWI after an off-duty police officer notified authorities of an erratic driver on Main Road last Tuesday, police said.

Police located and arrested Luis Muralles on Roanoke Avenue about 7:10 p.m., according to a report.

• A 21-year-old Peconic man was arrested for drunken driving early Saturday, police said.

Rudy De Jesus Perez was stopped on Roanoke Avenue after making an improper turn about 2:50 a.m., according to a report.

Mr. Perez was arrested and held for arraignment, police said.

• About $5,000 worth of fine jewelry was reported stolen from a Wading River home on Friday, police said.

A 16th Street resident found various jewelry items that had been kept in a bedroom dresser were missing early Friday, according to a report. The items, which include a gold diamond ring, gold bracelet and a gold watch, are valued at $5,000, police said. Detectives are investigating.

• A Baiting Hollow resident reports at least $1,600 worth of items, including flat-screen televisions and brake rotors, were stolen from a home last week, police said.

Sometime between last Sunday and last Wednesday, an unknown person entered a Beach Hill Drive home through a basement side window and removed three large televisions, and four new brake rotors still in their boxes, together estimated at $1,600, according to a report. Police said a computer was also reported stolen.

A number of other items, including high-end car rims and a framed hockey jersey were left in a pile in the basement, police said. Detectives are investigating.

• Six Baiting Hollow residents reported incidents of stolen copper piping in the past week, according to reports.

Sometime between last Sunday and Monday over 100 feet of copper wire was removed from underneath a Beach Hill Drive cottage, police said. The resident reported the wire stolen about 9:50 a.m. last Monday, according to a report. It is valued at $400, authorities said.

Police also received reports of stolen copper piping from another Beach Hill Drive home and a Woodcliff Trail home last Wednesday, from residents of both Neptune Place and Surf Way on Sunday, and from another Beach Hill Drive resident on Monday, according to reports. Police are conducting extra patrols in the area, authorities said.

• A 20-year-old homeless man was arrested for trespassing after he was found sleeping in a school bus that was parked in a bus garage early Tuesday, police said.

Monwell Wright was arrested at the Riverhead Bus Garage about 3:50 a.m, authorities said.
Mr. Wright was charged with criminal trespassing and held for morning arraignment, according to a report.

• Over $13,500 worth of tools and equipment was reported stolen from a Burman Boulevard business on Tuesday, police said.

Sometime between Oct. 8., and Oct 14., a number of lawnmowers, portable heaters, compressors along with an assortment of other tools were stolen from a secured holding container at the Calverton business, according to a report.

Tire pattens from an unknown vehicle could be seen leading up the the doors of the container, authorities said. Detectives are investigating.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

A Thanksgiving-eve East End DWI  Task Force operation led to four arrests in Riverhead Town, police said.

The expanded enforcement initiative was in effect from 7 p.m. Wednesday until 4 a.m. Thursday and included officers from the Riverhead Town, Suffolk County and Westhampton Beach police departments.

The following four drivers were charged with DWI as a result of the operation:

Rogelio Romero, 45, of Riverhead

David Dougherty, 35, of Kings Park

Carlos Franco-Oliva, 23, of Flanders

Dawn Philips, 51, of Riverside

A 20-year-old homeless man was arrested for trespassing after he was found sleeping in a school bus parked in the Riverhead School District’s bus garage early Tuesday, police said.

Monwell Wright was arrested at the Osborn Avenue bus barn about 3:50 a.m, authorities said. He was charged with criminal trespassing and held for morning arraignment.

• Tools and equipment worth over $13,500 were reported stolen from a Burman Boulevard business on Tuesday, police said.

Sometime between Oct. 8 and Oct. 14 a number of lawn mowers, portable heaters, compressors and an assortment of other tools were stolen from a secured holding container at the Calverton business, according to a report.

Tire patterns from an unknown vehicle could be seen leading up to the doors of the container, authorities said.

Detectives are investigating.

• A 24-year-old Riverhead man was arrested on a DUI charge after police stopped a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Taco Bell early last Tuesday, according to a town police report.

Lionel Trent was arrested about 1:15 a.m. for driving while ability impaired by drugs and unlawful possession of marijuana, police said.

• A backpack containing more than $5,500 worth of computer equipment and jewelry was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in the Walmart parking lot last week, police said.

The items, which were kept inside a red Swiss Army backpack, were removed sometime on Nov. 16.

• An unknown male confronted a Pulaski Street Elementary School student Friday, offering the student a toy, police said.

The student was making his or her way to the school’s entrance when approached by the man, according to a report. Additional information was not immediately available.

• Three vehicles in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven by the Route 58 traffic circle were vandalized with permanent marker early Wednesday, according to reports. The damage was reported about 1 a.m., police said.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

A phone scammer targeting a woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease swindled more than $6,000, telling the elderly woman she had won the lottery and needed to pay taxes on her winnings, Riverhead Town police said.

A man by the name of Nan Bolwin contacted the woman by phone in mid-November, told her she had won $950,000 in a lottery, but needed to send in money for processing fees and taxes, according to a report.

The woman, who police said suffers from Alzheimer’s, sent the man three checks totaling $6,400, which were made out to Bolwin and cashed, authorities said.

Another check in the amount of $8,000 had also been sent to the man, but officials at Suffolk County National Bank put the check on hold – to verify with the account holder, police said.

Family members intervened, and the final check was canceled, according to a report.

Detectives are investigating.

cmiller@timesreview.com

A Riverhead man reported being robbed and assaulted after taking cash out of an ATM at the Riverhead Centre shopping center on Route 58 last week, police said.

After removing $400 from the Chase ATM in the Waldbaum’s shopping center about 5 p.m. last Tuesday, the man started walking towards his home, located on Middle Road, when an unknown man approached him from the woods, according to a report.

The stranger punched the victim in the face, and forced the victim to the ground with the help of another unknown man, police said. One of the men reached into the victim’s jacket pocket removing the $400 before fleeing on foot, authorities said. Detectives are investigating.

• A 29-year-old Riverhead man was arrested after his parole officer found four hypodermic needles and a number of glassine envelopes in the man’s jacket pocket last week, police said.

Brant Ovsianik was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument on Hallett Street about 5:45 a.m. last Tuesday, according to a report.

In Oct. 2011, Mr. Ovsianik was arrested on multiple felony charges after he and another man broke into a gas station on Main Road in Cutchogue, and13 vehicles parked near the station, stealing contents within, according to a prior News-Review story.

Mr. Ovsianik was held for morning arraignment.

• Copper piping was reported stolen from several Baiting Hollow cottages last week, police said.

A Woodcliff Park resident reported about $250 worth of copper had been stolen from underneath the home about 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to a report.

About two hours later, another resident reported copper piping had been cut out and stolen from two other cottages on Neptune Place, which is located within the park, police said.

On Friday, another Neptune Place resident reported copper had been stolen shortly after noon, police said.

Detectives are investigating.

• About $5,000 worth of blue foam and a blue tarp were reported stolen from the Riverhead Yacht Club early Saturday, police said.

The items were reported stolen about 9:30 a.m., according to a report. Additional information was not immediately available.

• A Thanksgiving-eve East End DWI Task Force operation led to four arrests in Riverhead Town between the hours of 7 p.m. Wednesday and 4 a.m. Thursday, police said.

The following four drivers were charged with DWI as a result of the operation: Rogelio Romero, 45, of Riverhead, David Dougherty, 35, of Kings Park, Carlos Franco-Oliva, 23, of Flanders, and Dawn Philips, 51, of Riverside.

• A 27-year-old Riverhead woman was arrested after crashing into a vehicle on Sunrise Highway and leaving the scene Sunday, county police said.

Amanda Harris was arrested about 11:45 a.m. in Patchogue after the Jeep she was operating collided with a Nissan on Sunrise Highway in Bohemia, according to a report.

Ms. Harris was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, according to a report. She is due in court late January.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

RACHEL YOUNG PHOTO | A Toyota Prius was damaged after a collision near Herricks Lane in Jamesport, which briefly blocked traffic this afternoon heading westbound.

A woman was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center after a two-car accident on Main Road in Jamesport Saturday afternoon, Riverhead Town police said. The injuries were non life-threatening, police said.

The woman, driving a Honda Accord, was making a left out of Herricks Lane when she collided with a Toyota Prius heading westbound on Main Road about 2:45 p.m., police said. Traffic was briefly blocked going westbound.

Both cars were towed from the scene.