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2 Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors During Riverhead Compliance Check 2 Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors During Riverhead Compliance Check
2 Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors During Riverhead Compliance Check Two Long Island businesses were cited for allegedly selling alcohol to minors. Compliance checks were conducted at 19 retail vendors throughout the Town of Riverhead on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The operation targeted the sale of alcohol products to patrons under the age of 21. The following vendors were found not to comply: Mobil, 3705 Middle Country Road, Calverton Shell, 626 W. Main Street, Riverhead Faisal Mahmood, age 28, of Ronkonkoma, and an employee of the Mobil gas station, and Mehmet Tunc, age 64, of Riverhead, and an employee of the Shell station, were each charged with unla…
25-Year-Old From Shirley Drove Drunk With Girl In SUV On Riverhead Roadway: Police 25-Year-Old From Shirley Drove Drunk With Girl In SUV On Riverhead Roadway: Police
25-Year-Old From Shirley Drove Drunk With Girl In SUV On Riverhead Roadway: Police A Long Island man has been accused of driving drunk with a child inside an SUV overnight. The incident happened around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, in Riverhead, in the area of East Avenue and East Main Street. Upon investigation, the operator of a 2012 GMC Acadia, identified as Tony Garcia-Rivera, age 25, of Shirley, was found to be intoxicated and had a 15-year-old girl inside of his vehicle, the Riverhead Town Police Department said. Garcia-Rivera was subsequently arrested and charged with: Driving while Intoxicated, in violation of Leandra's Law,  One count of enda…
Tacos With Side Of Cocaine? Long Island Restaurant Permitted Illegal Drug Sales, Police Say Tacos With Side Of Cocaine? Long Island Restaurant Permitted Illegal Drug Sales, Police Say
Tacos With Side Of Cocaine? Long Island Restaurant Permitted Illegal Drug Sales, Police Say A manager and two others are facing charges following an investigation into illegal drug sales at a Long Island restaurant. The Riverhead Town Police Department, together with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s East End Drug Task Force, executed a search warrant at the La Perla Restaurant and Bar on East Main Street on Thursday, Feb. 29. It followed a six-month investigation by undercover detectives sparked by community complaints of illegal drug activity inside the business, police said. Investigators determined that not only was cocaine regularly being sold at the restaurant, but a …
Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Long Island Crowd Gets Decades In Prison Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Long Island Crowd Gets Decades In Prison
Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Long Island Crowd Gets Decades In Prison A repeat violent felon will spend decades more behind bars for opening fire on a crowd outside a Long Island apartment complex. Messiah Booker, age 38, of Riverhead, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 28. It came after a jury found him guilty on more than a half dozen counts in connection with a broad daylight shooting at Riverhead’s Riverpointe Apartments in May 2022. Earlier Report: Man Accused Of Firing Shot Near Riverhead Apartment Complex, Police Say According to prosecutors, Booker got into an argument with a teenager in the…
New Year's Eve Stabbing: Woman Hospitalized After Incident At Riverhead Residence New Year's Eve Stabbing: Woman Hospitalized After Incident At Riverhead Residence
New Year's Eve Stabbing: Woman Hospitalized After Incident At Riverhead Residence Police are investigating after a woman was stabbed at a Long Island residence on New Year's Eve. The incident happened just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31 at the River Pointe Apartment Complex on East Main Street (Route 25) in Riverhead. Riverhead Police patrol units located a woman within one of the buildings with what appeared to be a stab wound to the chest.  The woman was uncooperative with officers at the scene and appeared to be under the influence, according to police.  Bystanders reported that a female suspect had fled the area on foot and was last seen running w…
Suspect Nabbed After Car Stolen With 7-Year-Old Sleeping In Back Seat Outside Long Island Store Suspect Nabbed After Car Stolen With 7-Year-Old Sleeping In Back Seat Outside Long Island Store
Suspect Nabbed After Car Stolen With 7-Year-Old Sleeping In Back Seat Outside Long Island Store Police have arrested a suspect after a car was stolen outside a Long Island business with a child in the back seat. The Christmas Day incident happened at around 11 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25 in Riverhead, on East Main Street. Riverhead Town Police said a 39-year-old Selden woman left her Ford Fusion running with the heat on outside the Riverhead Stationary store as the 7-year-old child slept in the back seat. Earlier Report: Car Stolen With 7-Year-Old Sleeping In Back Seat Outside Riverhead Store While she was in the store, someone got into the vehicle and drove off. The incident promp…
Car Stolen With 7-Year-Old Sleeping In Back Seat Outside Long Island Store Car Stolen With 7-Year-Old Sleeping In Back Seat Outside Long Island Store
Car Stolen With 7-Year-Old Sleeping In Back Seat Outside Long Island Store A woman is facing charges after allegedly leaving a child unattended in a car that was stolen outside a Long Island business. See new update: Suspect Nabbed After Car Stolen With 7-Year-Old Sleeping In Back Seat Outside Riverhead Store The incident happened at around 11 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25 in Riverhead, on East Main Street. Riverhead Town Police said the 39-year-old Selden woman left her Ford Fusion running with the heat on outside the Riverhead Stationary store as the 7-year-old child slept in the back seat. While she was in the store, someone got into the vehicle and drove off wit…
Police Search For Suspects Who Robbed Riverhead Man At Gunpoint Police Search For Suspects Who Robbed Riverhead Man At Gunpoint
Police Search For Suspects Who Robbed Riverhead Man At Gunpoint An investigation is underway after a 30-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint on Long Island. Police received a report of a robbery that happened on East Main Street near Prospect Place in Riverhead at about 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, according to the Riverhead Police Department. A Riverhead man was leaving the area of the El Chapincito Deli on East Main Street when he was approached by two men who demanded all of his property, authorities said. One of the suspects put a handgun against the victim's head and demanded his property while the second suspect went through the victim's pocket…
Suspect Nabbed After Two Shot During Dispute At Riverhead Restaurant Suspect Nabbed After Two Shot During Dispute At Riverhead Restaurant
Suspect Nabbed After Two Shot During Dispute At Riverhead Restaurant A suspect has been apprehended more than a month after two men were shot during a dispute at a Long Island restaurant. It happened around 1:20 a.m. Saturday, May 28 in Riverhead. That's when officers respond to the Mambo Grill and Lounge at 33 East Main Street for a report of a disturbance that resulted in gunshots being fired at the location, Riverhead Police said. Upon arrival, it was determined that numerous gunshots were fired outside and at the rear of the restaurant and that two male subjects were struck by the reported gunshots, police said. It was reported that both subjects sel…
Police Search For Suspects In Series Of Long Island Paintball Attacks Police Search For Suspects In Series Of Long Island Paintball Attacks
Police Search For Suspects In Series Of Long Island Paintball Attacks Police on Long Island are asking the public for help in locating a group of suspects responsible for a series of paintball attacks. The first incident took place on Tuesday, Nov. 10 around midnight when the Riverhead Police Department received a report of paintballs being shot at vehicles and a residence in the Deer Run area of Wading River, and then on Thursday, Nov. 11, around 10 a.m. a similar report was made of paintballs being shot at a residence in the Rabbit Run area of Riverhead, said the Riverhead Police. The attacks, allegedly carried out by four or five black males in their …
Two Robbed In Popular Long Island Park, Police Say Two Robbed In Popular Long Island Park, Police Say
Two Robbed In Popular Long Island Park, Police Say Police are investigating a robbery of two people on a busy Long Island street. The robbery took place around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 31, in Riverhead. The two victims flagged down a patrol officer on East Main Street to report being robbed by two men in Grangebel Park, according to the Riverhead Police Department. The two were together and report being robbed of cash.  One victim lost proceeds of $180 cash and the other lost approximately $300 in cash.  No weapons were displayed and no injuries were reported, police said. The New State Police K-9 was contacted and se…
Three Arrested For Robbing Victim On Long Island, Police Say Three Arrested For Robbing Victim On Long Island, Police Say
Three Arrested For Robbing Victim On Long Island, Police Say Three suspects were charged after a victim was attacked and robbed of his money on Long Island, police said.  At about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6, police received a report of a possible victim of a robbery in the area of Howell Avenue in the Suffolk County Town of Riverhead, according to the Riverhead Town Police Department. When officers arrived, the victim was located at the corner of Howell Avenue and East Main Street, authorities said. He told police that two people had beaten him up and taken his money. Officers located the two suspects a short distance away and too…
Man Robbed At Long Island Chase Bank, Police Say Man Robbed At Long Island Chase Bank, Police Say
Man Robbed At Long Island Chase Bank, Police Say Police on Long Island are searching for a man involved in an alleged robbery of a man who had just withdrawn money from a bank. The incident was reported just before noontime Thursday, July 15, when the Riverhead Police Department received a call from a Hispanic male victim, saying he had just been forcibly robbed in the parking lot of the Chase Bank located at #7 West Main Street in Riverhead. When officers arrived, they determined that a green-colored pickup truck being operated by a Black male was involved, Detective Mark Stromski said. An investigation found the Hispanic male…