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Gone In 60 Seconds: $135K In Trailer, Car Parts Stolen From Riverhead Dealership Gone In 60 Seconds: $135K In Trailer, Car Parts Stolen From Riverhead Dealership
$135K In Trailer, Car Parts Stolen From Eagle Chevrolet Apparently, some people don’t believe in paying retail. Suffolk County Police are on the hunt for two bold thieves who rolled out of a Riverhead dealership with a trailer full of auto parts—without ever signing a lease or haggling over interest rates. The dynamic duo pulled into the parking lot of Eagle Chevrolet on Old Country Road around 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, casually hitched up a $60,000 trailer, and drove off as if they had just closed a deal on the lot. But the real kicker? The stolen trailer wasn’t empty; it housed $75,000 worth of automotive parts, bringing the total loss to…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Armed Robber Tussles With 7-Eleven Employees In Riverhead Armed Robber Tussles With 7-Eleven Employees In Riverhead
Armed Robber Tussles With 7-Eleven Employees In Riverhead A suspect is on the loose following an armed robbery at a Long Island convenience store. The incident happened in Riverhead, at the 7-Eleven store on Old Country Road, at around 1:45 a.m. Monday, Nov. 4. Riverhead Town Police said a masked man approached the counter and requested a pack of cigarettes before demanding that the female clerk open the cash register. When the employee refused, the man jumped over the counter and pulled out what appeared to be a gun covered with a cloth. At that point, a male employee intervened and attempted to subdue the suspect. After a brief struggle, the…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fatal Crash: 21-Year-Old From East Hampton ID'd As Victim In Riverhead Fatal Crash: 21-Year-Old From East Hampton ID'd As Victim In Riverhead
Fatal Crash: 21-Year-Old From East Hampton ID'd As Victim In Riverhead One person was killed in a crash involving a pair of vehicles on a Long Island roadway. It happened around 8:20 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 in Riverhead, near a Target on Old Country Road. A 2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R, operated by Christian Gutierrez, age 21, of East Hampton, struck another motorcycle, a 2006 Yamaha R6, operated by Rodolfo Castillo, age 54 of Southampton.  Gutierrez had numerous injuries and died at the scene, Riverhead Police said. The Riverhead Police Department Detective Division and the New York State Police Forensic Investigation Unit responded to the scene of the i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
2 Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors During Riverhead Compliance Check 2 Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors During Riverhead Compliance Check
2 Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors During Riverhead Compliance Check Two Long Island businesses were cited for allegedly selling alcohol to minors. Compliance checks were conducted at 19 retail vendors throughout the Town of Riverhead on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The operation targeted the sale of alcohol products to patrons under the age of 21. The following vendors were found not to comply: Mobil, 3705 Middle Country Road, Calverton Shell, 626 W. Main Street, Riverhead Faisal Mahmood, age 28, of Ronkonkoma, and an employee of the Mobil gas station, and Mehmet Tunc, age 64, of Riverhead, and an employee of the Shell station, were each charged with unla…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fatal Overnight Crash: 37-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victim In Riverhead Fatal Overnight Crash: 37-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victim In Riverhead
Fatal Overnight Crash: 37-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victim In Riverhead A woman was killed after being struck by an SUV on a Long Island roadway overnight. The incident happened just before 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, in Riverhead, on eastbound Old Country Road, near the Gulf Gas Station and the Residence Inn Hotel. Upon arrival of the Riverhead Police Department Patrol Division, it was determined that a 2009 Nissan Rogue, operated by a 46-year-old woman, struck two pedestrians.  One of the pedestrians was a woman identified as Denise Wack, 37 years old. The second pedestrian was a man identified as Lawrence Pressley. He was also 37 years old and with…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Crash: Greenport Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car In Riverhead, Police Say Hit-Run Crash: Greenport Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car In Riverhead, Police Say
Hit-Run Crash: Greenport Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car In Riverhead, Police Say A man has been accused of driving drunk with three children in the car after a hit-and-run crash on Long Island. The incident happened around 8:10 p.m. in Riverhead. Greenport resident Juan L. Arevalo-Lopez, age 22, crashed a white Honda Civic on Old Country Road before fleeing the scene, according to  Riverhead Police Department. Responding officers found Arevalo-Lopez to be intoxicated while his 1-year-old daughter, and two boys -- ages 9 and 10 -- were inside the vehicle, said police. Arevalo-Lopez was charged with: Driving while intoxicated, under Leandra's Law;  Three cou…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Trio Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say Trio Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say
Trio Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say Three employees were arrested after allegedly selling alcohol to minors at Long Island businesses. Riverhead Town Police conducted compliance checks at 15 businesses in Riverhead and Wading River on Monday, June 10. Of those, violations were reported at three stores. The following suspects were arrested on suspicion of unlawful dealing with a child, a misdemeanor: Suat Akkaya, age 33, of Wading River; employee of Village Beverage on Wading River Manor Road in Wading River Nicholas Alaia, age 21, of Calverton; employee of Riverhead Liquor Mart on Old Country Road in Riverhead Jenny Flores …

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by Michael Mashburn