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West Main Street, Riverhead, NY

Alleged Drug-Dealing Trio From Mastic Beach, Wading River, Riverhead  Nabbed After Probe Alleged Drug-Dealing Trio From Mastic Beach, Wading River, Riverhead  Nabbed After Probe
Alleged Drug-Dealing Trio From Mastic Beach, Wading River, Riverhead Nabbed After Probe Three accused drug dealers are facing charges after community complaints of street-level narcotics sales led to an investigation on Long Island. Over the past two months, Riverhead Police say detectives received reports on the alleged activity in Riverhead in the area of Peconic Crossing on West Main Street.  The probe led to the arrest of Wani Turner, age 49, of Mastic Beach, Damion Walker, age 46, of Wading River, and Monwell Wright, age 30, of Riverhead. Turner and Walker are prior felony offenders, police say. They were each charged with both misdemeanor and felony charg…
Habitual Flag Thief Nabbed After Targeting Several Riverhead Businesses, Police Say Habitual Flag Thief Nabbed After Targeting Several Riverhead Businesses, Police Say
Habitual Flag Thief Nabbed After Targeting Several Riverhead Businesses, Police Say Police have arrested a man accused of stealing several American flags from businesses on Long Island. The alleged crime spree came to an end Thursday, June 1, when an employee at the Laundry Palace in Riverhead called 911 saying a man had just cut the rope and removed the flags from outside the business. When officers arrived, they found a man matching the suspect description not far from the scene. He was later identified as 37-year-old Nelson Priester, who is homeless. Priester was reportedly uncooperative and initially refused to identify himself. Investigators were able to tie him to…
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,…
Riverhead Armed Robber Demands Victim's Scooter, Cash, Police Say Riverhead Armed Robber Demands Victim's Scooter, Cash, Police Say
Riverhead Armed Robber Demands Victim's Scooter, Cash, Police Say Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Long Island. The victim, age 32, told police he was walking in Riverhead near West Main Street and Griffing Avenue at around 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28, when a man pulled him into an alley and tried taking his electric scooter, Riverhead Police said. When the victim told the suspect that the scooter didn’t work, the suspect pulled a silver-colored handgun and demanded everything in the victim’s pocket, police said. The victim gave him $400 cash and a debit card before running from the alley toward Grangebel Park, police said. Polic…
Suffolk County Man Charged With Storage Unit Fire, Police Say Suffolk County Man Charged With Storage Unit Fire, Police Say
Suffolk County Man Charged With Storage Unit Fire, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested for allegedly starting a fire inside a storage unit. The fire was discovered around 1:45 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 15, when a Riverhead Town Police officer on patrol noticed smoke in the area of Mill Road and West Main Street in Riverhead. During an investigation, the officer located a fire inside one of the CubeSmart Storage Units located at 99 Mill Road along with a man screaming for help outside of the unit.  The man, identified as Robert Lazazzaro, age 60, undomiciled, uninjured from the fire was transported to the Peconic Bay Medical Cent…
Man Robbed At Suffolk County Chase Bank, Police Say Man Robbed At Suffolk County Chase Bank, Police Say
Man Robbed At Suffolk County Chase Bank, Police Say Police on Long Island are searching for a man involved in an alleged robbery of a man who had just withdrawn money from a bank. The incident was reported just before noontime Thursday, July 15, when the Riverhead Police Department received a call from a Hispanic male victim, saying he had just been forcibly robbed in the parking lot of the Chase Bank located at #7 West Main Street in Riverhead. When officers arrived, they determined that a green-colored pickup truck being operated by a Black male was involved, Detective Mark Stromski said. An investigation found the Hispanic male…
Three Injured After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Suffolk County Home Three Injured After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Suffolk County Home
Three Injured After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Suffolk County Home Three people were injured when a pickup truck crashed through the front of a house on Long Island. The crash took place around 1:11 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24 in Suffolk County when the driver of a 1993 Ford pickup truck traveling westbound on West Main Street in Riverhead appears to have suffered a medical event causing him to lose control of the vehicle, Riverhead Police said.  The truck left the roadway, hit an embankment, and went airborne, crashing into the house at 1381 W. Main St., according to police. The driver and a passenger were trapped inside the pickup truck, which was almost …
38-Year-Old Charged In Death Of Suffolk County Man Following Altercation 38-Year-Old Charged In Death Of Suffolk County Man Following Altercation
38-Year-Old Charged In Death Of Suffolk County Man Following Altercation Police have charged a man following the investigation of the death of a man after an altercation on Long Island earlier this month. The man died on Sunday, Jan. 5 after reporting he was in an altercation in the Riverhead on Thursday, Jan. 2. Wayne Sapiane reported to police that he was struck on the head by a man Suffolk County Police now identify as 38-year-old Daniel Hughes in the area of West Main Street in Riverhead. Southampton Town and Riverhead Town police both responded to the incident. Sapiane, 65, who was undomiciled but living in Riverside, was transported to Peconic Bay Me…
Police Investigate Death Of Suffolk County Man Following Altercation Police Investigate Death Of Suffolk County Man Following Altercation
Police Investigate Death Of Suffolk County Man Following Altercation Police have launched an investigation into the death of a Long Island man following an altercation several days earlier. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man on Sunday, Jan. 5 after reporting he was in an altercation in the Riverhead area earlier this month. Wayne Sapiane reported to police that he was struck on the head by an unknown white man in the area of West Main Street in Riverhead on Thursday, Jan. 2. Southampton Town and Riverhead Town police both responded to the incident. Sapiane, 65, who was undomiciled but living in Riverside, w…