Cops: Mastic woman arrested under Leandra’s Law after car crash
A Mastic woman driving with her three-year-old daughter was arrested Saturday under Leandra’s Law after she crashed her car on Sound Avenue, Riverhead Town police said. Janvena Minter, 36, was driving...
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Bagel store owner: Attacked customer released from hospital
The customer who was brutally attacked Friday outside Bean & Bagel Café in Calverton has been released from the hospital, according to the store’s owner. Bean & Bagel Café owner Joanne Leibold...
View ArticleRiverhead Blotter: Thefts reported at Target, Old Navy, Nike
Riverhead Town police arrested a man for stealing numerous items from Target Monday. Anderson Sanches-Gonzalez reportedly took three cellphones and a FitBit, concealed them in a Target shopping bag and...
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Cops: Weapons removed from Riverhead home where man held someone at knifepoint
Riverhead Town police were called to the scene of a domestic incident around 2 p.m. Thursday on Daly Drive, where a man was allegedly holding someone at knifepoint. Chief David Hegermiller said the...
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Cops: Another assault reported outside Royal Dorado
For the second time in a week, an altercation outside an East Main Street bar resulted in a victim suffering an injury, Riverhead Town police said. The latest incident outside Royal Dorado Deli &...
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Cops: Reports of shots fired overnight in Riverhead
Riverhead Town police received a report of shots fired in the area of South Oakland Drive in Riverhead overnight Saturday into Sunday, according to police press release. Police first responded to the...
View ArticleCops: Attempted robbery reported at Mobil in Riverhead
An armed robbery was reported Tuesday night at the Mobil gas station on Route 58 in Riverhead, according to a Riverhead Town police press release. Police responded at 10:44 p.m. and an employee said a...
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Cops: Pedestrian airlifted after being struck on Route 58
A pedestrian crossing Route 58 near Ostrander Avenue was struck by a GMC pickup truck heading westbound and suffered “serious” but not life-threatening injuries, according to Riverhead police Sgt....
View ArticleCops: Second armed robbery this week reported in Riverhead
Riverhead Town police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery Thursday night at Walgreens on Route 58, according to a press release. The suspect entered the store, approached the register area...
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Cops: Ridge man drove drunk with children in car in Riverhead
A Ridge man is facing a Leandra’s Law charge as well as misdemeanor charges for endangering the welfare of a child after he was caught driving drunk with three children in the car on Route 58...
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Riverhead’s Royal Dorado, site of assaults, surrenders liquor license
A controversial Riverhead bar that was the site of two violent assaults last month has surrendered its liquor license after nine separate charges were brought against the establishment by the state’s...
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Cops: Queens man broke into two businesses on Sound Avenue
A Queens man was arrested on felony charges Wednesday after police caught him fleeing a Sound Avenue farmstand he reportedly burglarized, according to a Riverhead Town police press release. Jorge...
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Cops: Speed, alcohol contribute to crash that injures Wading River man
Update, 2:20 p.m: A Stony Brook University Hospital spokesman said Daniel Turano is listed in fair condition as of 2 p.m. Original Story: A Wading River man suffered serious head and back injuries in a...
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Cops: Riverside woman leads police on chase, escapes custody at PBMC
A Riverside woman driving stolen vehicles led police on a daring chase from Southampton Town into Riverhead, causing multiple accidents along the way, and escaped custody at Peconic Bay Medical Center...
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Cops: Pedestrian struck by car on Route 58
Update Sept. 20: Stony Brook University Hospital officials confirmed Tuesday that Augustine Cotejay is listed in fair condition. Original story: A pedestrian was airlifted to Stony Brook University...
View ArticleRiverhead Blotter: Pilot reports seeing unmanned aircraft above Calverton
A Federal Aviation Administration operations manager told police that a pilot spotted a drone over Calverton last Tuesday afternoon near Calverton Court. An FAA spokesman said the pilot of an A660...
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Flanders man faces felony charges after East End Drug Task Force raid
A Flanders man who was previously charged in an East End Drug Task Force raid and recently released from jail on a separate weapons possession charge has been arrested again — this time on felony drug...
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Cops: Woman stole bags while holding child at Safari Adventure
A Hampton Bays woman has been linked with two separate thefts at a Riverhead children’s play center earlier this month, crimes she allegedly committed while holding a child in her arms, according to...
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Cops: Rumors of menacing clowns in Riverhead unfounded
Despite reports of people in clown costumes spooking residents, the Suffolk County police chief said Friday those sightings haven’t been confirmed and described the situation as a social media prank....
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Riverhead blotter: Man attacked, robbed near Glenwood Village
A man reported being knocked to the ground and robbed shortly after being dropped off at Glenwood Village at about 2 a.m. Saturday, according to police. The victim said after he was dropped off, he...
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