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Cops: Drunk driver crashed into parked police vehicle next to crowded sidewalk during SantaCon event early Sunday

by Dec 11, 2016
Cops: The drunk driver crashed into a police unit parked outside the Suffolk Theater near a crosswalk where 15-20 people were standing, then fled the scene.
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Six charged in East End DWI Task Force enforcement effort Thanksgiving Eve

by Nov 24, 2016
Six people were arrested in Riverhead last night in an East End DWI Task Force and Riverhead Town Police Department enforcement operation, Riverhead Town Police announced in a press release this morning.

Jamesport assistant fire chief pleads guilty in DWI case following February crash

by Nov 14, 2016
An assistant Jamesport fire chief, who was suspended from the department following his arrest on a DWI and leaving the scene charge in February, pleaded guilty today in Southold Justice Court.

Cops: Flanders landscaper cutting grass critically injured by drugged driver

by Sep 14, 2016
A Flanders landscaper was critically injured yesterday when a Wading River woman police say was impaired by drugs hit him while he was mowing a lawn in Ridge.
Riverhead highway crews will be paving local roadways June 26 and 27. (File photo: Peter Blasl)

Paving work, road closures in Manorville and Calverton this week

by Jun 20, 2016
Shultz Road and a section of Wading River-Manor Road are scheduled for paving this week, beginning today.

Southold police: Jamesport FD assistant chief charged with DWI, leaving the scene

by Feb 14, 2016
An assistant fire chief in the Jamesport Fire Department was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident last night in Southold Town, according to Southold police.

Man charged with DWI after Sound Avenue crash in Baiting Hollow

by Dec 23, 2015
A man was charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash on Sound Avenue in Baiting Hollow this afternoon. The man arrested was operating a...

Jury selection begins in trial of Flanders man charged in 2014 fatal DWI crash in Hampton Bays

by May 5, 2015
Prosecutors say Joseph Perez, 31, had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit four hours after the crash that killed a 56-year-old Middle Island woman as she delivered newspapers to Montauk Highway businesses in the pre-dawn hours.

Cops: Wrong-way drunk driver from Wading River almost hits police car, forces cars off road

by Apr 13, 2015
A drunk wrong way driver from Wading River almost hit a police car twice and forced other motorists off the road before being stopped...
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Riverhead Police: Five arrested at sobriety checkpoints on St. Patrick’s Day

by Mar 18, 2015
Riverhead Police arrested five people and issued numerous summonses in a "STOP DWI" enforcement action on St. Patrick’s Day, police said in a press release.