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Barricaded Suspect Apprehended After Hours-Long Standoff, Southampton Machete Stabbing Barricaded Suspect Apprehended After Hours-Long Standoff, Southampton Machete Stabbing
Barricaded Suspect Apprehended After Hours-Long Standoff, Southampton Machete Stabbing A barricaded suspect was apprehended following an hours-long standout after he allegedly stabbed another man with a machete. Just before 3:10 p.m. on Friday, April 19 officers responded to a residence in Riverside after receiving a 911 call reporting a man was assaulting another man with machete, according to Southampton Town Police Detective Sgt. Lisa Costa. Upon arrival, police found a 24-year-old man covered in blood suffering from a head wound. Police tended to his wound until Flanders Ambulance arrived and transported him to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fatal Wrong-Way Crash: Shoreham Man ID'd As Victim On Sunrise Highway In East Moriches Fatal Wrong-Way Crash: Shoreham Man ID'd As Victim On Sunrise Highway In East Moriches
Fatal Wrong-Way Crash: Shoreham Man ID'd As Victim On Sunrise Highway In East Moriches An investigation is underway after a fatal wrong-way crash on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened just after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 on the Sunrise Highway (Route 27) in East Moriches. The victim was operating a 2018 GMC Yukon westbound on Sunrise Highway when the vehicle veered into the center median and crossed into the eastbound lanes of the roadway east of Exit 61, Suffolk County Police said. The GMC traveled westbound in the eastbound lanes for approximately an eighth of a mile before striking a 2023 Mack truck that was parked on the eastbound shoulder at…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Victim ID'd In Hit-Run Crash Killing Man In Hampton Bays Victim ID'd In Hit-Run Crash Killing Man In Hampton Bays
Victim ID'd In Hit-Run Crash Killing Man In Hampton Bays Authorities have identified a man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver while walking in a Long Island neighborhood. The incident happened at around 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in Hampton Bays, on Springville Road. Southampton Town Police said Angel Asimbay, age 67, of Hampton Bays, was struck near the intersection of Neptune Avenue. He was taken by ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center and died from his injuries. The driver who struck Asimbay fled the scene, police said. Southampton Town Police and New York State Police are investigating the crash. Anyone with information is asked to…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Fatal Incident: 36-Year-Old ID'd After Sharp-Force Injury In Jamesport Fatal Incident: 36-Year-Old ID'd After Sharp-Force Injury In Jamesport
Fatal Incident: 36-Year-Old ID'd After Sharp-Force Injury In Jamesport Police are investigating after a man was killed overnight on Long Island. Officers responded to a 911 call in Riverhead at 448 Herricks Lane, at 11:43 p.m. Monday, March 4. When officers arrived, Conrad Gowan, age 36, was found inside a residence on the property with a sharp-force injury. Gowan, a resident of the home, was transported by the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead where he was pronounced dead. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TI…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
24-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Another Woman In Riverhead 24-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Another Woman In Riverhead
24-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Another Woman In Riverhead A Long Island woman was charged with assault after allegedly stabbing another woman during an altercation. The incident took place in Riverhead around 7:15 p.m.,  Thursday, Feb. 29 in the area of Osborn Avenue. Riverhead Police Det. Richard Freeborn said officers were called to a home on a report of an assault with a knife.  During an investigation, an adult woman was located with a stab wound to her right arm and injuries to her left hand, Freeborn said. The victim was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead for treatment.  The suspect, identified as Kiyana…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Nurses, Other Healthcare Workers At Riverhead Hospital Vote To Authorize Strike Nurses, Other Healthcare Workers At Riverhead Hospital Vote To Authorize Strike
Nurses, Other Healthcare Workers At Riverhead Hospital Vote To Authorize Strike Hundreds of nurses and healthcare workers at two Long Island hospitals could soon take to the picket line over what they deem as unfair working conditions. More than 700 members of the New York State Nurses Association from Northwell Health voted overwhelmingly – 99.5 percent – to authorize a strike on Thursday, Feb. 1. The healthcare professionals are employed by Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Valley Stream facility and Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. Their latest contract expired at the end of 2023. Union leaders said they want to see an improvement in what they desc…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Flanders Man Sexually Abused 9-Year-Old Niece While Family Took Dog To Vet, Jury Finds Flanders Man Sexually Abused 9-Year-Old Niece While Family Took Dog To Vet, Jury Finds
Flanders Man Sexually Abused 9-Year-Old Niece While Family Took Dog To Vet, Jury Finds A Long Island man is facing more than a decade in prison after a jury found that he sexually abused his 9-year-old niece. The 33-year-old Flanders resident was found guilty of multiple sex crimes by a Suffolk County jury on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Prosecutors are not naming the man in order to protect the victim’s identity. According to investigators, the girl was left alone with her uncle in December 2021 while her family took their dog to the veterinarian. The defendant, who rented a room in the house, entered the girl’s bedroom and asked her if she wanted her back scratched. When the child…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Anesthesiologist Tied To Suffolk Hospitals Drugs, Sexually Assaults Victim: Police Anesthesiologist Tied To Suffolk Hospitals Drugs, Sexually Assaults Victim: Police
Anesthesiologist Tied To Suffolk Hospitals Drugs, Sexually Assaults Victim: Police An anesthesiologist faces charges after allegedly giving anesthesia to a victim without her knowledge and sexually assaulting her, police announced. Putnam County resident Paul Giacopelli of Southeast, age 59, was interviewed and arrested on Saturday, Dec. 30 on sexual abuse charges, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 3.  According to authorities, on Friday, Dec. 29, the Sheriff's Office was told that a female victim known to Giacopelli had been given anesthesia without her knowledge and was then sexually assaulted. This happened multip…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
2 Hospitalized, 1 In Critical Condition, After Wrong-Way, Head-On DWI Crash In Southampton 2 Hospitalized, 1 In Critical Condition, After Wrong-Way, Head-On DWI Crash In Southampton
2 Hospitalized, 1 In Critical Condition, After Wrong-Way, Head-On DWI Crash In Southampton One person suffered critical injuries in a wrong-way, head-on overnight crash involving an allegedly drunk driver on Long Island. It happened just after 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 on the Sunrise Highway (Route 27) between exits 65 and 64, in Southampton. Preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a 2020 Ford Explorer, a 50-year-old East Quogue man, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes on Sunrise Highway when the Explorer struck a 2016 Volkswagen GTI, head-on. The driver of the Volkswagen was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition and the pass…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Medical Emergency Leads To Crash, Road Closure In Quogue, Police Say Medical Emergency Leads To Crash, Road Closure In Quogue, Police Say
Medical Emergency Leads To Crash, Road Closure In Quogue, Police Say Police on Long Island are investigating and asking for witnesses to a crash following a medical emergency suffered by the driver. The incident occurred in Quogue around 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13 on the Montauk Highway near the intersection of Catbrier Road. According to Quogue Chief of Police Christopher Isola, responding officers arrived and found a pickup truck in the woods with a 71-year-old man in the driver seat suffering an apparent medical emergency. The man was treated and transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center via Westhampton War Memorial Ambulance.  The roadway was …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car Outside Riverhead Fitness Center Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car Outside Riverhead Fitness Center
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car Outside Riverhead Fitness Center A man is recovering after being struck by a car in the parking lot of a Long Island fitness center. The incident happened at around 9:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8, in Riverhead, just outside the Planet Fitness on Old Country Road. According to Riverhead Police, a 52-year-old woman was driving a Honda pickup truck through the parking lot when she struck the victim, identified as a 68-year-old Aquebogue man. The man was initially taken by ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead and was transferred to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore.  Police did not elaborate on the…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Tragic Development: 5-Year-Old Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In East Moriches Pool Tragic Development: 5-Year-Old Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In East Moriches Pool
Tragic Development: 5-Year-Old Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In East Moriches Pool A 5-year-old boy has died one day after he was found unresponsive in a swimming pool on Long Island. Emergency crews were initially called at around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, after the boy’s mother found him in the pool at their East Moriches home on Woodcrest Drive, according to Suffolk County Police. The 44-year-old woman performed CPR on the boy until medics arrived and took him to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead.  He was later transferred to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition. On Thursday, Aug. 24, police revealed that the boy died at the hospital. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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36-Year-Old Stabs Victim During Fight At Westhampton Home, Police Say 36-Year-Old Stabs Victim During Fight At Westhampton Home, Police Say
36-Year-Old Stabs Victim During Fight At Westhampton Home, Police Say A 36-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing another person during a fight at a Long Island home. The incident happened at around 1 a.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at a residence in Westhampton, according to Southampton Police. Detectives said Ricky Harris, of Westhampton, turned himself into police after allegedly stabbing the victim, who is known to him, during a physical altercation. Doctors called police when the victim showed up to Peconic Bay Medical Center suffering from a non-life-threatening stab wound. No other details about the victim were released and police did not specul…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'This Is Where You Die': Scorned Woman Slashed BF's Neck During Riverhead Attack, Jury Finds 'This Is Where You Die': Scorned Woman Slashed BF's Neck During Riverhead Attack, Jury Finds
'This Is Where You Die': Scorned Woman Slashed BF's Neck During Riverhead Attack, Jury Finds A scorned woman upset over a pending breakup slashed her boyfriend’s neck before chasing him off the Long Island Expressway into a wooded area, a jury has found. Claudia Garcia Vargas, age 54, of Queens, was convicted of assault in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, July 25. The jury’s decision came almost a year to the day after Vargas picked up her boyfriend of seven years from his job in Queens on July 23, 2022. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, the man told Vargas that he wanted to end their relationship and the two got into an argument. Angered at the rejection, Vargas ref…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
Support Rising For Family Of Mother, Wife Killed In Manorville Crash: 'Always Had A Smile' Support Rising For Family Of Mother, Wife Killed In Manorville Crash: 'Always Had A Smile'
Support Rising For Family Of Mother, Wife Killed In Manorville Crash: 'Always Had A Smile' Donations are pouring in for the family of a wife and mother who was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Long Island that also left her husband fighting for his life. Loraine DiCuffa, age 49, of East Moriches, died following the wreck, which occurred at around 11:50 a.m. Sunday, June 18, in Manorville. According to Suffolk County Police, a 38-year-old Shirley woman was driving a 2022 BMW southbound on Wading River Road when she attempted to make a left-hand turn onto South Street. Earlier Report: Fatal Crash: East Moriches Woman ID'd As Victim, Husband Seriously Injured In Manorville The BMW…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
30-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car In Jamesport 30-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car In Jamesport
30-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car In Jamesport A man is hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a car on Long Island. The incident happened at around 1:45 a.m. Monday, June 19 in Jamesport, on Sound Avenue near Pier Avenue. An investigation by the Riverhead Town Police Department found that a 30-year-old Riverhead man was walking in the roadway when he was struck by a Ford pickup truck driving eastbound. The victim, who police did not name pending notification of family, was taken by ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries. The driver of the pickup truck stayed at the scene and calle…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: East Moriches Woman ID'd As Victim, Husband Seriously Injured In Manorville Fatal Crash: East Moriches Woman ID'd As Victim, Husband Seriously Injured In Manorville
Fatal Crash: East Moriches Woman ID'd As Victim, Husband Seriously Injured In Manorville A woman was killed and a man seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash at a Long Island intersection.  It happened around 11:50 a.m. Sunday, June 18 in Manorville. A 38-year-old Shirley woman was driving a 2022 BMW southbound on Wading River Road when she attempted to make a lefthand turn onto South Street, Suffolk County Police said. The BMW then collided with a 2020 Kawasaki motorcycle that was traveling northbound through the intersection. Both the driver of the motorcycle, Delio Dicuffa, age 50, and his passenger, his wife, Loraine Dicuffa, age 49, bo…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Traffic Circle Killing: Photo Led Police To 20-Year-Old Indicted In Fatal Riverhead Stabbing Traffic Circle Killing: Photo Led Police To 20-Year-Old Indicted In Fatal Riverhead Stabbing
Traffic Circle Killing: Photo Led Police To 20-Year-Old Indicted In Fatal Riverhead Stabbing A 20-year-old man is facing murder charges after allegedly stabbing another man to death in a traffic circle near a Long Island park. Gelber Lopez Perez, of Riverhead, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, June 15, in the death of 26-year-old Tony Fernando Alvarado Ajcuc. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, it was around 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, when Lopez Perez got into an argument with one of two friends he was with at Riverhead’s Grangabel Park. Earlier Report: 20-Year-Old Stabs Man To Death In Riverside, Police Say During thei…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Perfect Health: 4 Suffolk Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety Perfect Health: 4 Suffolk Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety
Perfect Health: 4 Suffolk Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 30 evidence-based measures to grant hospitals a grade on a scale of A to F. Eight Long Island hospitals were awarded the highest grade for patient safety, according to the Leapfrog Hospital 2023 Spring Grade released on Wednesday, May 3. Using 30 evidence-based patient safety measures, The Leapfrog Group evaluates and assigns grades to nearly 3,000 acute-care hospitals around the country. A grade report is released twice annually. The perfect-grade hospitals are: Huntington Hospital Mather Hospital North Shore University Hospital Peconic Bay M…

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by Sophie Grieser
News
Employees Find Man Dead Outside Riverhead Restaurant Employees Find Man Dead Outside Riverhead Restaurant
Employees Find Man Dead Outside Riverhead Restaurant Employees arriving to work found a man dead outside a Long Island restaurant, authorities said. Medics in Riverhead were called at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, with reports of an unconscious man who was seated against an exterior wall outside Express Deli & Café on Osborn Avenue, according to Riverhead Town Police. When officers arrived, they found the man not breathing and without a pulse, and began performing CPR. The man was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Detectives identified the man as 44-year-old Alberto Munoz Noj, of Riverh…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Brazen Robbery: Mastic Woman Attacks Riverhead Store Clerk, Police Say Brazen Robbery: Mastic Woman Attacks Riverhead Store Clerk, Police Say
Brazen Robbery: Mastic Woman Attacks Riverhead Store Clerk, Police Say A 35-year-old woman was charged after police said she attacked a store clerk on Long Island while committing a robbery. Police received a report about the incident in Riverhead at about 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, the Southampton Town Police Department reported. Officers responded to the 76 Gas Station, located at 7 Peconic Ave., and found that a woman attacked the clerk when he confronted her for stealing merchandise, police said. She allegedly slapped him and kicked him before grabbing New York State Lotto scratch-off tickets and fleeing the area, according to the report.  …

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by Nicole Valinote
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1 Dies After Kayak Carrying Man, 8-Year-Old Overturns In Southampton 1 Dies After Kayak Carrying Man, 8-Year-Old Overturns In Southampton
1 Dies After Kayak Carrying Man, 8-Year-Old Overturns In Southampton A Long Island man died after the kayak he was in with an 8-year-old child overturned. The incident took place in the hamlet of Northampton near Riverhead in Wildwood Lake around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15. According to Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph, Adalfo Castro, age 35, of Mastic, was in a kayak with the child on Wildwood lake when the vessel overturned. A bystander in a nearby boat was able to pull the boy from the water, but could not reach the adult, Ralph said. Southampton Town Patrol and marine units responded along with Riverhead and Flanders Volunteer Ambulance.&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Falls From Second-Story Window In Hampton Bays 5-Year-Old Falls From Second-Story Window In Hampton Bays
5-Year-Old Falls From Second-Story Window In Hampton Bays Police on Long Island are investigating after a 5-year-old child fell from a second-story window. The incident took place in Hampton Bays around 5:55 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13. Police received a 911 call reporting the event and officers responded to the home along with Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance, according to Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Police. The child fell from an open window approximately 11 feet to the ground and was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center and transferred to Stony Brook Hospital for further treatment, Ralph said.  The Southampton Town Detective …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
27-Year-Old Killed In Fiery, Single-Vehicle Riverhead Crash 27-Year-Old Killed In Fiery, Single-Vehicle Riverhead Crash
27-Year-Old Killed In Fiery, Single-Vehicle Riverhead Crash Police are investigating a fiery, fatal single-vehicle Long Island crash. It happened around 5 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 in Riverhead when the car veered off Osborn Avenue near Honey Lane, crashing into trees, according to the Town of Riverhead Police Department. The Riverhead Fire Department was notified to respond due to a report of the vehicle being on fire, said police.  The vehicle fire was extinguished prior to their arrival and the fire department assisted with extricating the operator from the vehicle, according to police.  Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
4 Injured, 1 Seriously, In Riverhead Intoxicated Driving Crash Into Tree 4 Injured, 1 Seriously, In Riverhead Intoxicated Driving Crash Into Tree
4 Injured, 1 Seriously, In Riverhead Intoxicated Driving Crash Into Tree Four people were injured, including one seriously when their van hit a tree during an alleged intoxicated driving crash on Long Island. It took place in Riverhead around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 469 East Main St. According to Riverhead Police, responding officers located a 2007 Honda van that collided with a tree. There were five occupants inside the van, with one person seriously injured who was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital by the Suffolk County medivac helicopter, police said.  Two of the passengers were transported to Stony Brook by ambulance; one person was transported to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed After Assaulting, Robbing Riverhead Teen Of Cell Phone, Police Say Man Nabbed After Assaulting, Robbing Riverhead Teen Of Cell Phone, Police Say
Man Nabbed After Assaulting, Robbing Riverhead Teen Of Cell Phone, Police Say A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing a 16-year-old Long Island boy of his cellphone. The incident took place in Suffolk County around 9:15 p.m., Monday, Aug. 22 in Riverhead. Riverhead police received a 911 call reporting a disturbance at 435 Osborn Ave. The arriving patrol units were flagged down by a 16-year-old victim, who reported being robbed of his cellphone and assaulted by a Black man, Riverhead Police said. The victim identified the suspect, who was still on the scene to the police and he was taken into custody, police said. The detective d…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Stabs Man In The Neck In Calverton, Police Say Woman Stabs Man In The Neck In Calverton, Police Say
Woman Stabs Man In The Neck In Calverton, Police Say A woman was charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man in the neck with a knife while driving with him in a vehicle. The incident took place in Calverton around 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, July 24. According to the Riverhead Police, officers responded to a home on Fresh Pond Avenue for a report of a Hispanic man that approached the residence seeking help after being stabbed in the neck. Daniel Saavedra, age 48, of Queens, told responding officers that earlier in the evening he was a passenger in a vehicle with his then-girlfriend Claudia Patricia Garcia Vargas, age 53, of Queen…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Mack Truck Hits BMW, Home In Riverside, Police Say Mack Truck Hits BMW, Home In Riverside, Police Say
Mack Truck Hits BMW, Home In Riverside, Police Say A 10-wheel Mack truck struck a BMW before hitting and damaging a home on Long Island. The incident took place in the hamlet of Riverside around 10:45 a.m., Monday, July 25 on Riverleigh Avenue. The driver of a 2022 BMW stopped on Riverleigh Avenue to a make right turn on Pine Street causing the driver of the 2018 Mack truck to make a quick decision to go to the right of the BMW, striking the car and continuing until it struck the home, said Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Town Police. The driver of the BMW, Audrey Marrus, age 75, of East Rockaway, and the home's one…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Riverhead Man Critical After Stabbing, Police Say Riverhead Man Critical After Stabbing, Police Say
Riverhead Man Critical After Stabbing, Police Say A Long Island man was charged with assault after he allegedly stabbed another man with a large knife leaving the victim in critical condition.  The incident took place in Riverhead around 10:45 p.m., Monday, July 18 in the area of Griffing Avenue and West Main Street. The attack was discovered when a Riverhead officer spotted some kind of dispute between two men on the street, said Det. Richard Freeborn, of the Riverhead Police. As the officer called for backup, one of the men began chasing the other. The man being chased appeared to be bleeding and his shirt was soaked in blood,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
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…

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by Joe Lombardi