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Cops: Calverton man drove drunk with 5-year-old passenger, charged with felony DWI
A Calverton man was arrested on a felony DWI charge under Leandra’s Law after a traffic stop on West Main Street Monday night, Riverhead Police said in a press release.
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Cops: Three charged with DWI during St. Patrick’s Day enforcement action in Riverhead
Police conducted multiple sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols, resulting in the three arrests and the issuance of 89 summonses, according to a Riverhead Police Department press release issued March 18.
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Armed carjacking at Tanger Outlets Friday: Police search for suspect who drove stolen SUV to NYC
Police said the suspect used physical force to remove the vehicle owner from a 2021 gray Kia Seltos in the parking lot of the Banana Republic Outlet store. The man threatened the vehicle owner with a box cutter before entering the running vehicle and fleeing westbound on the Long Island Expressway, police said.
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Cops: Man charged with felony DWI after crash in Flanders last night
A Flanders man was arrested on a charge of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated after a crash at Flanders Road and Wood Road Trail last night, according to Southampton Town Police. No injuries were reported, police said.
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Central Islip woman sentenced in 2020 murder of 69-year-old Aquebogue man
“This was a cold-blooded killing fueled by greed, treachery, and the complete disregard for Lee Pedersen’s life, all in order to steal the victim’s home,” Suffolk DA Ray Tierney said. Donatila O’Mahony, 43, was sentenced to 25 years to life in the murder and an additional 4 2/3 to 14 years for possession a forged will and attempted grand larceny.
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Police charge two clerks with selling to patrons under 21 during vape and tobacco sales sting
Riverhead Police said they arrested two people during a tobacco and vape compliance check across town yesterday.
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Jealous boyfriend’s accomplice gets 18-year sentence in beating death of man on Roanoke Avenue in November 2020
A 23-year-old man involved in the November 2020 robbery and murder of a man who was found dead in the back of his pickup truck on Roanoke Avenue was sentenced today to 18 years in prison with five years of post-release supervision.
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Cops: Woman used stolen identity to open credit line, make purchases in Riverhead Best Buy store
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a woman wanted for grand larceny for using a stolen identity to make purchases from a Riverhead store in January.
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Update: Missing resident of Riverhead group home located unharmed, police said
Updated - March 9 at 4:15 p.m.: Felix Alexander was located in the New York City area in good health and without further incident, Riverhead Police said in a press release this afternoon.
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Cops: Pair of Bronx residents caught driving stolen vehicle in Calverton, in possession of proceeds stolen from local home
Two people were arrested early Monday morning in Calverton for allegedly operating a vehicle without permission and possessing property stolen from a Calverton home, according to Riverhead Town Police