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Early-Morning Thief Nabs Work Truck From Riverhead Municipal Building Early-Morning Thief Nabs Work Truck From Riverhead Municipal Building
Early-Morning Thief Nabs Work Truck From Riverhead Municipal Building Police are investigating the early-morning theft of a work truck from a Long Island municipal building. The incident happened at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, in Riverhead, at the Riverhead Water District Garage located on Pulaski Street. According to Riverhead Town Police, someone broke into the building before making off with a 2002 white Chevrolet work truck. The culprit also stole various copper pipes and tools, and damaged a fence while fleeing. Investigators later found the truck abandoned in Coram thanks to the help of an onboard GPS system. No arrests had been made as of …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Riverhead Gas Station Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Riverhead Gas Station
Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Riverhead Gas Station Police on Long Island are on the hunt for an alleged armed robbery suspect who shot at a store employee. The incident took place in Riverhead around 10:15 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30 at the Mobile Gas Station located at 1575 Old Country Road. According to Riverhead Police, a man entered the store and displayed a black handgun demanding money.  The employee complied and was able to exit the station during the robbery and ran across Pulaski Street, police said. The suspect followed the clerk on foot and fired a handgun at them, Riverhead police said. Police said during an inv…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Found Dead In Suffolk County Wooded Area Police ID Man Found Dead In Suffolk County Wooded Area
Police ID Man Found Dead In Suffolk County Wooded Area Police have identified a 51-year-old man who was found deceased in a wooded area on Long Island as they continue to investigate his cause of death. The Riverhead Police Department reported on Monday, Feb. 7, that Oscar Patzan-Xiquin was identified as the man found dead in the area of Pulaski Street. Authorities initially announced that the death investigation was underway on Friday, Feb. 4, police said.  Police said Patzan-Xiquin was originally from Guatemala and most recently was experiencing homelessness in Riverhead. Authorities said members of the community helped …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Asking For Help Identifying Man Found Dead In Suffolk Police Asking For Help Identifying Man Found Dead In Suffolk
Police Asking For Help Identifying Man Found Dead In Suffolk Police are asking the public for help after a man was found dead at a tent encampment on Long Island. The Hispanic man, known only as "Oscar," was found around 10:50 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 3 in a wooded area located south of Riverhead Building Supply, at 1093 Pulaski Street, and south of the nearby Long Island Railroad tracks.  According to Detective Richard Freeborn, of the Riverhead Police, when officers arrived they found the man dead dressed in multiple layers of clothing and jackets along with blue jeans and black boots. The department's Detective Div…

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by Kathy Reakes