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26-Year-Old Busted Driving Stolen Car In Riverhead, Police Say
A report of a stolen car ended with a 26-year-old man in handcuffs on Long Island.
Riverhead Town Police were alerted at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, that a vehicle stolen from Nassau County was believed to be entering Riverhead.
Nearly 10 minutes later, patrol units spotted the 2006 Dodge Charger stopped on Route 58 near Mill Road, according to police.
Officers arrested the driver, Bhajenauth Ramsaroop, of Jamaica, Queens, without incident on multiple charges, including:
Third-degree criminal possession of stolen property (felony)
Second-degree obstructing governmental administrat…
Homeless Duo Robs Man At Knifepoint Outside Riverhead Business, Police Say
Two people are behind bars after allegedly robbing a man at knifepoint outside a Long Island business.
The incident was reported just after 11 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, in Riverhead, outside the Morenitas Deli on Griffin Avenue near Main Street, according to Riverhead Town Police.
When officers arrived, the victim told them that a man and woman had forcibly removed his cellphone and cash at knifepoint. There were no reports of injuries.
Police eventually located and arrested the suspects, identified as Kari Reid, age 42, and Nicholas Berg, age 37. Detectives said both are homeless in the Riv…
2 Teens Missing From Youth Care Center On Long Island
Police are investigating after two teens were reported missing from a youth care center on Long Island.
Crisuary Almonte-Esteves, age 13, and Hailey Cantwell, age 16, were last seen Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch in Riverhead, located near Sound and Osborn avenues, according to Riverhead Town Police.
Almonte-Esteves is described as a Hispanic female 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighing 147 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Cantwell is described as a white female 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighing 135 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Riverhead Police said foul play …
Five Injured In Head-On Riverhead Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say
Five people suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being hit head-on by an alleged unlicensed drunk driver who was carrying a loaded gun.
The crash occurred in Suffolk County around 7:50 p.m., Sunday, March 14, on Sound Avenue after the driver of an eastbound vehicle, Margarito Romero Quinteros, age 53, of Riverhead, crossed over the double yellow line and hit another vehicle head-on, Riverhead Town police said.
The five people in the vehicle that was struck were transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead for treatment, police said.
Police did not provide a…
LI Man Involved In High-Speed Chase That Injured Police Officer, Nabbed, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested in connection with a high-speed pursuit that seriously injured a police officer.
On Thursday, April 2, Suffolk County Sheriff's deputies were conducting a narcotics investigation in the Middle Island area when they spotted a man matching the description of a suspect wanted for a high-speed pursuit in Southold and Riverhead on Tuesday, March 31, that badly injured a Riverhead Town police officer, said Suffolk County Sheriff's Chief Michael P. Sharkey.
The suspect, Alfred Cowell, 40, was seen getting into a car, a Kia Telluride, police said. …
