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Riverhead Student, 14, Arrested For Bomb Threat: Police Riverhead Student, 14, Arrested For Bomb Threat: Police
Riverhead Student, 14, Arrested For Bomb Threat: Police A Long Island teen who allegedly threatened mass harm at a local high school has been arrested, according to police. It happened on the night of Wednesday, Jan. 3 in Riverhead, according to the Riverhead Police Department. Just before 10 p.m., officials at Riverhead Charter School had alerted police to the fact that a student, age 14, posted a bomb threat on social media targeting Riverhead Charter High School. Police arrived at the school, located at 5117 Sound Avenue, and swept the premises, confirming that there were no immediate threats on the grounds, before arresting the student,…

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by Sophie Grieser
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17-Year-Old Charged With Stabbing Another Teen In Face In Riverhead, Police Say 17-Year-Old Charged With Stabbing Another Teen In Face In Riverhead, Police Say
17-Year-Old Charged With Stabbing Another Teen In Face In Riverhead, Police Say A Long Island juvenile has been arrested for allegedly stabbing another teen in the face with a butter knife during an altercation. The incident took place in Riverhead around 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 10. The attack was discovered when officers responded to a report of an assault with a knife at the Timothy Hill Ladybug House, Sound Avenue, said the Riverhead Police. It was reported that two residents were in a physical altercation resulting in a 17-year-old male stabbing an 18-year-old male in the face with a butter knife causing an injury, police said. Initially, the victim…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Movie Starring Julia Roberts Films In Riverhead Movie Starring Julia Roberts Films In Riverhead
Movie Starring Julia Roberts Films In Riverhead A new Netflix movie starring Julia Roberts had multiple film shoots on Long Island. "Leave the World Behind" filmed scenes in different parts of Riverhead on Thursday, April 28, and Friday, April 29, according to Riverhead Town officials. Officials said the shoots took place at the following locations: Hulse Landing Road, between Sound Avenue and New York Route 25A Sound Avenue, between East Winds Drive and Hulse Landing Road Twomey Avenue, between Sound Avenue and Youngs Avenue Horton Avenue, between Reeves Avenue and Sound Avenue The film also stars Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawk and&nbs…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Five Injured In Head-On Riverhead Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say Five Injured In Head-On Riverhead Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
26-Year-Old Killing In Single-Vehicle Suffolk County Crash 26-Year-Old Killing In Single-Vehicle Suffolk County Crash
26-Year-Old Killing In Single-Vehicle Suffolk County Crash Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that happened overnight on Long Island. Police responded to the crash scene at around midnight on Sunday, Feb. 27 in Riverhead, on Sound Avenue near Northville Turnpike.  The responding patrol units located the vehicle that had left the roadway and struck a tree, Riverhead Police said.  The sole occupant of the vehicle was the operator, Ryan Dupuis, age 26, of the hamlet of Aquebogue in Riverhead, police said. Dupuis was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, according to police.&nb…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Killed During Head-On Crash With School Bus In Suffolk Long Island Man Killed During Head-On Crash With School Bus In Suffolk
Long Island Man Killed During Head-On Crash With School Bus In Suffolk A Long Island man was killed after crashing into a school bus while allegedly driving erratically and crossing the double yellow line on the highway, police said. John A. Caputo, age 31, of Valley Stream, was killed around 5 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 10, in Riverhead. According to detectives, the Riverhead Town Police received a report of an erratic driver in a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee failing to maintain its lane of travel, westbound on Sound Avenue. The vehicle crossed over the double yellow line into eastbound traffic and stuck a Riverhead Central School District Bus which was tr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Dies After Vehicle Overturns, Catches Fire In Suffolk County, Police Say Driver Dies After Vehicle Overturns, Catches Fire In Suffolk County, Police Say
Driver Dies After Vehicle Overturns, Catches Fire In Suffolk County, Police Say A driver was killed in a fiery crash on Long Island after his vehicle overturned and he was trapped inside.Police received a report of a crash on Sound Avenue in Riverhead at about 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 8. The crash happened about one-fourth of a mile west of Park Road, according to the Riverhead Police Department. When officers arrived, they saw a Chevrolet pickup towing an enclosed trailer had overturned and was engulfed in flames, and the driver, Salvatore Pinello, was trapped inside, police said. The Riverhead Fire Department extinguished the blaze. Investigators determine…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Bus Driver Nabbed For DWI While Driving Kids From Suffolk Camp, Police Say Bus Driver Nabbed For DWI While Driving Kids From Suffolk Camp, Police Say
Bus Driver Nabbed For DWI While Driving Kids From Suffolk Camp, Police Say A Long Island camp bus driver was arrested after she allegedly drove while intoxicated with juvenile day campers aboard the bus, and was involved in two crashes.  The incident took place around 4:37 p.m., Tuesday, July 13, in Riverhead. The Riverhead Police Department said it received a call from the Baiting Hollow Scout Camp reporting a driver having a "possible altered mental status" while transporting the campers and a camp staffer. Officers responded to the scene and learned that the driver of the bus, identified as 61-year-old Diane M. Juergens, had just been involved in two sepa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Officer Seriously Injured During Suffolk County Pursuit Police Officer Seriously Injured During Suffolk County Pursuit
Police Officer Seriously Injured During Suffolk County Pursuit A police pursuit involving several departments ended with a crash, seriously injuring a police officer on Long Island. The incident started around 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, when the Riverhead Police Department learned a police pursuit had entered into Riverhead from the Southold area on Sound Avenue, said Riverhead Town Police Det. Michael Schmidt. According to Schmidt, several police agencies were involved in attempting to stop a vehicle in connection with an incident that took place in Southold. A marked Riverhead Police unit was attempting to respond to the area of the pursuit to assis…

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by Kathy Reakes