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Update: Wading River Care Facility Responds After Ex-Worker Accused Of Mistreating Resident Update: Wading River Care Facility Responds After Ex-Worker Accused Of Mistreating Resident
Update: Wading River Care Facility Responds After Ex-Worker Accused Of Mistreating Resident This story has been updated. A former employee at a care facility on Long Island is accused of using excessive force on a disabled resident. Jamal Walker, age 41, of Coram, was arrested Thursday, Nov. 10, according to Riverhead Town Police. Officers were called to Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River on Sunday, June 25, about an employee allegedly mistreating a resident. Detectives worked with the New York State Justice Center to investigate the incident and determined that Walker had used excessive force on the resident. Walker, described as a former employee at th…

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by Michael Mashburn
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16-Year-Old Accused Of Damaging School Property In Wading River 16-Year-Old Accused Of Damaging School Property In Wading River
16-Year-Old Accused Of Damaging School Property In Wading River A 16-year-old was arrested on Long Island after authorities said he was caught breaking the windows at a school and damaging vehicles. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance involving damaged property at Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River at about 5:45 p.m. on Friday, March 11, according to the Riverhead Town Police Department. When officers arrived at the Little Flower campus, located at 2450 North Wading River Road, they saw the 16-year-old boy breaking windows of residential and school buildings, police said.  They also saw the teen breaking th…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Missing Suffolk County Teens Found Missing Suffolk County Teens Found
Missing Suffolk County Teens Found Update: Two Long Island teenagers who went missing have been found. The Riverhead Police Department announced on Thursday, Jan. 27 that it was searching for 13-year-old Maria Mete and 14-year-old Jackeline Carballo. On Friday, Jan. 28, police reported that the two have been found and returned to the Little Flower Children and Family Services campus in Wading River. Original report: Police have asked the public for help locating two missing Long Island teenagers. The Riverhead Police Department is searching for 13-year-old Maria Mete and 14-year-old Jackeline Carballo. Both girls …

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by Nicole Valinote