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Cops: Drunk school bus driver transporting day campers crashes on Sound Avenue

by Jul 14, 2021
Cops: A drunken school bus driver carrying day campers from Baiting Hollow Scout Camp was involved in two crashes on Sound Avenue yesterday afternoon — and left the scene of both. The driver, a 61-year-old Ridge woman was arresgted on felony DWI charges under Leandra's Law and other charges.

Cops: Impaired driver arrested after crashing into pole on Flanders Road

by Mar 30, 2021
Southbound traffic on Flanders Road in Riverside was diverted while PSEG repaired a severed pole and downed wires after the crash, police said.

Cops: Wading River woman drove drunk, led police in wrong-way pursuit on Sunrise Highway

by Mar 14, 2021
Suffolk Police said a 26-year-old Wading River woman was drunk when she drove eastbound in the westbound lanes of Sunrise Highway at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday

Pedestrian killed in crash on West Main St., driver charged with DWI

by Feb 12, 2021
A Mattituck man has been charged with driving while intoxicated following a crash on West Main Street last night that killed a pedestrian, Riverhead Town Police said in a press release this morning.

Riverhead police sobriety checkpoints net four Thanksgiving eve arrests

by Nov 26, 2020
Four people were arrested at sobriety checkpoints conducted by Riverhead Town Police last night.

Riverhead woman killed in single-car crash early Sunday morning; driver charged with DWI: cops

by Nov 8, 2020
A 41-year-old Riverhead woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on County Road 51 early Sunday morning, Southampton Town Police said. The driver of the vehicle was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries and charged with DWI.

Cops: Riverhead man impaired by drugs, in possession of 40-cal. handgun, causes three-car crash with injuries, flees scene

by Oct 30, 2020
Police said the man who caused a three-car crash on Pulaski Street that injured four people yesterday was impaired by drugs and in possession of a 40-caliber handgun and two loaded magazines. He left the scene on foot, followed by responding officers, and was arrested on weapons and DWAI charges.

Cops: Drunk driver in crash with marked police unit Saturday night in Riverhead

by Aug 16, 2020
Riverhead Police charged a man with aggravated driving while intoxicated after a crash with a marked police car on West Main Street last night.

Cops: Two facing drug charges after raid on Hinda Boulevard home

by Apr 16, 2019
The arrests were the result of an investigation by the Riverhead Police Department and the East End Drug Task Force into neighborhood complaints about suspicious activities at 47 Hinda Boulevard in Riverhead, police said.

DWI task force checkpoints net one arrest in Riverhead

by Dec 23, 2018
Police established several sobriety checkpoints throughout town last night, part of an enforcement action by the Suffolk County District Attorney's DWI Task Force. Stepped up enforcement will continue through the holiday season, police said.