Three teenagers were arrested on charges of criminal possession of stolen property in South Jamesport early this morning, Riverhead Police said in a press release this afternoon.
Police said they received 911 calls from residents in the area just before 4 a.m. today reporting that three people in a white SUV were going onto various properties and attempting to open vehicle doors.
Patrol officers and a Riverhead Police K9 unit responded and quickly located the unoccupied vehicle on 4th Street in South Jamesport, according to the press release.
Three male occupants of the vehicle fled from the area on foot but were apprehended a short time later with the assistance of Riverhead Police K9 “Loki,” police said. All three were taken into custody and transported to the Riverhead Police Department, the press release said.
The Riverhead Police Detective Division responded to the area to investigate and determined that the vehicle involved had been stolen from the Calverton area without the owner’s knowledge, police said. Police also determined that all three suspects had been going through unlocked vehicles in search of valuables in neighborhoods in the Mattituck, Laurel and Jamesport areas.
Two suspects were identified as 15-year-old and 17-year-old juveniles from the Calverton area and were placed under arrest and processed on a charge of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Third degree, a class D felony, and were held for arraignment at Suffolk County Superior Court, police said.
The third suspect was identified as 18-year-old Kyle Harris of Aquebogue according to the report. Harris was also placed under arrest and charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Third degree, as well as Criminal Trespass 3rd degree, a class B misdemeanor. Harris was held for arraignment at Riverhead Justice Court, police said.
Police remind residents to remove all valuables from their vehicles and to lock their doors.
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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