Riverhead Police detectives report the arrest of a man charged w=in three commercial burglaries in Riverhead.
Police have charged Kenneth Hughes, 33, of Riverhead, with three counts of burglary in the third degree in connection with burglaries at Cuddy’s Bar on Third Street in South Jamesport, Green Island Distributors on West Main Street in Riverhead and Riverwalk Bar and Grill on Peconic Avenue in Riverhead. Hughes was also charged with one count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree in connection with the reported burglary at Green Island Distributors.
Police did not provide the dates and times of the incidents.
An investigation into additional reported burglaries is ongoing by the Riverhead Police Department Detective Division and additional charges are expected, police said.
Hughes was transported to Riverhead Police Headquarters where he was processed on the stated charges and held for arraignment.
Editor’s note: A criminal charge is an accusation. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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