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Riverhead Police: Calverton man who fired shot at burglar charged with assault
The Calverton man who told police he fired a “warning shot” at a burglar Sunday was charged with second-degree assault yesterday by Riverhead Town Police, police said in a press release yesterday.
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Police: Three people in stolen SUV arrested at Route 58 gas station
Three people using a vehicle that had been reported stolen were arrested and charged with criminal possession of stolen property in Riverhead yesterday afternoon, Riverhead Town Police said in a press release.
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River Road resident reports burglary, fires shot at burglar
Riverhead Police are investigating a reported burglary and the possible link between a "warning shot" fired by the River Road homeowner and a shooting victim who was airlifted to Stony Brook from a Calverton Hills condominium late last night.
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Cops: DWI task force arrests three, including man who fled crash scene earlier
Three people were arrested last night as a result of an ongoing enforcement effort by the Suffolk County District Attorney's DWI Task Force in the Town of Riverhead, including one man who police said had left the scene of an accident on Edwards Avenue, according to a Riverhead Town Police press release.
Police & Fire
Cops: Drug dealer busted in East End Drug Task Force raid on Melene Avene
Deantae Jackson, 19, was arrested on three counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree after officers executed a search warrant at his home yesterday, police said.
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Man faces arson, assault, contempt charges after setting fire to tent where girlfriend slept
The suspect doused his sleeping girlfriend and tent with an "unknown accelerant" before setting fire to the tent. She was burned on her legs, hands and face and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment, police said.
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Vehicle vs. pole on East Main Street injures woman Thursday morning
A Riverhead woman injured in a single-car crash on East Main Street this morning was under arrest on suspicion of driving while impaired.
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Police: Woman tried to pass counterfeit 20s at Kmart
Riverhead Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a woman they say attempted to purchase merchandise at Kmart with counterfeit bills earlier this month.
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Cops: Burglar stole shotguns from Laurel garage
A Laurel homeowner reported two shotguns were removed from an unlocked garage this week, according to Riverhead Town Police.
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Cops: Man, 57, charged in burglary of Polish Town Deli
Riverhead Town Police said Patrick Degori, 57, was charged with burglary in the third degree, a class D felony, in connection with the May 2 burglary.