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As prom and graduation season nears, police launch ‘No Empty Chair’ campaign

by Apr 22, 2017
The 'No Empty Chair' campaign is a statewide teen driver education effort being launched as prom and graduation season arrives, with the aim of preventing tragedies among teen drivers.

Southampton police report DWI, drug arrests

by Feb 13, 2017
Southampton Town Police report the following arrests in the local area Feb. 10-12.

Cops: 22-year-old mother charged under Leandra’s Law after crash injures toddler

by Dec 25, 2016
An Aquebogue woman was arrested on a Leandra’s Law felony DWI charge early this morning following a crash that injured her 15-month-old child on Christmas morning, according to Riverhead Town Police.

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.
(Photo: 123RF.com)

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...