Police are searching for a group of people after a man was assaulted near the railroad station downtown late last night.

According to Riverhead police, a victim of the assault was found bleeding from the face and head after police arrived to the scene at 303 Osborn Avenue around 11:30 p.m. His injuries were considered non life-threatening in nature, and he was treated at Peconic Bay Medical Center.

An investigation revealed that the man who had been assaulted was robbed of his cell phone by four individuals — two black men and two black females — who fled the area after “repeatedly striking the victim about the face and head with an unknown object.”

A search of the area was conducted by police and K-9 units, though none of the suspects were located.

A string of assaults had occurred on or near the railroad tracks last year — often times including Hispanic victims — though no major incidents have been reported as of late. Thursday night’s victim was a Hispanic man.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone who may have witnessed the crime or would have information about the crime is asked to call police at 727-4500, ext. 332.

Riverhead Town police are investigating an overnight break-in at Jerry and the Mermaid Clam Bar and Grill on East Main Street. 

Police responded to a report of a commercial alarm at 2:29 a.m. Friday and found an east side door ajar. Officers discovered someone had entered the rear covered deck portion of the establishment and forcibly entered the main building by breaking a south side window, police said.

It was unclear if anything had been stolen, police said.

The investigation is ongoing and police are asking for anyone who may have witnessed something suspicious in the area at that time to call the detective division at 631-727-4500 ext. 332.

UPDATE, 10:25 P.M.: Police identified the victim of Friday afternoon’s fatal crash as a 26-year-old Eastport woman, and said that the man who drove the car that killed her was driving under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash.

Courtney Pivirotto died in Friday’s crash when she was struck by a car driven by Brandon McKee, 24, of Center Moriches, police said.

He was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital by Suffolk County Police Aviation, and is currently being treated for life-threatening injuries. He was charged with driving while under the influence of drugs.

Detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to call the detective squad at 702-2230 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

ORIGINAL STORY: One person died and another person was airlifted to the hospital Friday afternoon following a head-on car collision on Lake Avenue in Northampton, Southampton Town police confirmed.

The two-car accident occurred shortly before 3:30 p.m. near Lakeview Drive. [See map below]

According to John Scott Prudenti, chief of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s vehicle crime bureau, one car crossed lanes on Lake Avenue into a line of cars coming in the opposite direction. While the first car was able to avoid the coming vehicle, a second one was sideswiped, though the third one collided with the car head-on, Mr. Prudenti said.

One person in the crash died on scene, and another was taken by helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital.

It remains unclear at this time if any charges will be filed.

“The investigation is in the preliminary stages right now,” Mr. Prudenti said.

Lake Avenue/Route 63, which runs between the Riverside traffic circle and the traffic light near the bowling alley, remains closed in both directions.

No other details were immediately available.

Check back here for more details as they become available.

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Photo: The scene of Friday’s car crash in Northampton. (Credit: Nicole Smith)

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Three men stole $500 worth of merchandise from the Polo Ralph Lauren Children’s store at Tanger Outlets at about 1:30 p.m. Nov. 23.

Two pairs of UGG boots were reported stolen from the UGG Australia store at Tanger about two hours later, according to police. A pair of children’s UGG boots valued at $120 was reportedly stolen by a woman from the same UGG Australia store Nov. 25 at about 6:52 p.m.

• Tremayne Smith, 40, of East Patchogue was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and possession of burglar’s tools following his arrest on Saturday afternoon at Walmart on Route 58, where he is accused of stealing eight HP laptop computers and four RCA laptop computers, according to police.

Mr. Smith was released on $1,000 bail, officials said.

• A woman told police Nov. 24 that someone had forged her deceased sister’s signature on documents and used credit cards belonging to her sister, according to police, who are investigating the case.

Additional information was not released by police.

• A thief smashed the window of a car on Hamilton Avenue in Riverhead about 6 a.m. Nov. 25 and removed about $400 in cash and an iPhone, according to police.

• An unknown person broke out the rear window of a car on Osborn Avenue sometime between 10:30 a.m. Nov. 26 and 12:30 p.m. Nov. 27, according to police, who said the estimated value of the damage was about $300.

• A Kindle Fire tablet valued at about $200 was reported stolen from Peconic Bay Medical Center about 9 a.m. Nov. 24.

• A Cablevision box valued at $200 was reported stolen from a home on Middle Road in Riverhead last Monday.

• Patrick Meehan, age and address unavailable, was charged with DWI Saturday at 8:35 p.m. on Route 25A in Wading River.

• Donna Penafiel, 20, address unavailable, was charged with petit larceny following her arrest at Target on Route 58 Sunday afternoon.  She was processed at police headquarters and then turned over to East Hampton Town police on an outstanding warrant, according to police.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

Photo: Riverhead Town Police Officer Tim Murphy leaving the station’s parking lot. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file)

Southampton Town police arrested a 42-year-old man for criminal possession of a weapon in Flanders Nov. 23. 

Santos Escobar-Hernandez of Flanders reportedly threatened a woman with a kitchen knife and broke a window and two tires on her car around 2:50 p.m. on Flanders Road.

He was charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a felony, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing, both misdemeanors.

• A Flanders woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Riverside Nov. 26, police said.

Police stopped Maria Fransicso for a traffic violation on Flanders Road around 12:25 a.m., police said. She was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, failure to obey a police officer and moving from a lane unsafely, both violations.

• A 25-year-old man was arrested Nov. 23 outside 7-Eleven in Flanders for driving without a license, police said.

Luis Soyos of Flanders was allegedly stopped around 11:25 p.m. for failing to maintain his lane. Police later learned that his license was suspended, officials said.

Mr. Soyos was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, driving without a license and moving from a lane unsafely, both violations.

• Police stopped a Riverhead woman on Bell Avenue in Flanders for driving without headlights Nov. 25 around 5:30 p.m.

Police determined Latece Pollard, 25, had a suspended license and that her registration was expired, officials said.

She was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, operating an unregistered vehicle and having substandard lights, both violations.

• A Southold man was arrested on Main Road in Riverhead for driving with a suspended license Nov. 27.

Miguel Javier, 25, was stopped around 3 p.m. for having a loud muffler, officials said, when they learned he had his non-driver ID suspended.

He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, driving with no license and a loud exhaust system, both violations.

• Police arrested a 28-year-old man Saturday for driving without a license in Riverside.

Jose-Nery Avila-Choa of Riverhead was stopped for numerous traffic offenses, officials said. Police then learned that his non-driver ID was suspended and his car wasn’t registered.

He was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, and numerous violations.

• A car on Woodhull Avenue in Riverside reportedly had its window broken into overnight Nov. 22 and was rummaged through. Nothing was stolen, police said.

• Items were reportedly stolen from a car parked at Suffolk County Community College around 4 p.m. Nov. 23, police said.

• An Old Quoque Road resident had the window of a car that was parked in the driveway smashed with a brick overnight on Nov. 25, police said. Loose change was reported stolen.

• A man was beaten while walking home Friday around 10:15 p.m. on Point Road in Flanders after a gray sedan approached him, police said. The man was allegedly pushed down and kicked, and his cellphone and wallet were stolen. A friend took him to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, officials said.

• A car parked in a Ludlam Avenue in Riverside driveway was broken into overnight on Saturday, police said. A screwdriver was reportedly used to break into the passenger window and about $6 in quarters was stolen.

• About $4.50 in change was reportedly removed from an unlocked car on Ludlam Avenue in Riverside overnight on Saturday, police said.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

Voters in local fire districts will go to polls Tuesday, Dec. 8, to vote for fire commissioners. Wading River is the only local district with a contested election.

The elected commissioners run the fire district, which sets the budget and related taxes for the fire department.

While fire chiefs are chosen by department members only, all registered voters can cast ballots for commissioners.

• In Wading River, incumbent Mike Harrigan is being challenged for a five-year term by Jim Meier, a former commissioner who lost his bid for re-election in 2014. Voting is open from 2 to 9 p.m. at fire headquarters, 1503 North Country Road.

• In Riverhead, incumbent John Tradeski Jr. is running unopposed for a five-year term. Voting runs from 1 to 9 p.m. at the main firehouse, 540 Roanoke Ave.

• In Jamesport, two incumbent commissioners are running unopposed. Lee Anthony is seeking a five-year term and Harold “Duffy” Griffiths III is running to complete the remaining three years of the term vacated by Joel Lazarus, to which he was appointed. Polls will be open from 3 to 9 p.m. at the firehouse, 25 Manor Lane.

• In Flanders, incumbent Joe Cavaluzzi chose not to seek re-election and Frank Belson will run unopposed for a five-year term. The firehouse, on Firehouse Lane off Flanders Road, will be open for voting from 6 to 9 p.m.

• In Manorville, incumbent William Hille is unopposed in his bid for a five-year term. Voting takes place from 3 to 9 p.m. at the firehouse, 14 Silas Carter Road.

The Manorville ballot also carries a proposition about whether to amend the district’s Length of Service Award Program by raising the maximum service award available to participants from $20 per month to $30 per month.

The award program, which is aimed at facilitating department recruitment, provides qualified volunteers with pension-like payments based on the duration of their service.

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Photo: Wading River fire department. (Credit: News-Review, file)

State police arrested a 25-year-old man for driving drunk in Riverside Saturday, according to a state police report.

Police said Ivane Abulidze of Riverhead was pulled over on Flanders Road for an alleged traffic violation. He was allegedly found to be intoxicated at the time and was arrested.

He was charged with driving while intoxicated and released from custody with traffic tickets and a future court date in Southampton court, police said.

A Riverhead man was charged with felony driving under the influence of drugs after crashing in Mattituck late Monday, injuring himself and a passenger, Southold Town police said.

According to a police report, 22-year-old Joshua Odell was the driver in a single-car accident at the intersection of Main Road and New Suffolk Avenue in Mattituck about 8:20 p.m. Police arrived on scene to find a female passenger from the car unconscious outside the vehicle with Mr. Odell “hovering over her,” according to the report.

Police said Mr. Odell admitted to an officer that he had used PCP and marijuana before driving the vehicle. He was charged with felony DWAI and felony aggravated unlicensed driving before being taken to Eastern Long Island Hospital for treatment of his injuries. He was ultimately released into police custody, according to the report.

The female passenger was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead for treatment of “unknown injuries,” police said.

Southampton Town Police arrested a 54-year-old man on a drug charge in Flanders Monday.

Warren White of Flanders was reportedly seen near the 7-Eleven at around 4:50 p.m. and was arrested on an active bench warrant for failing to appear in Southampton Town Justice Court, police said. Police then found crack cocaine on him, according to a press release.

He was additionally charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and littering, a town code violation.

Mr. White had been arrested in September after stealing two Corona bottles from the Flanders 7-Eleven, according to prior reports.

A new Wading River Fire District commissioner was elected Tuesday in the area’s only contested race.

Challenger Jim Meier was elected to a five-year term after defeating incumbent Mike Harrigan by a 348-286 vote.

Mr. Meier had been a commissioner for 10 years before losing by two votes last year. He said Tuesday’s voter turnout was one of the largest for a fire commissioner election in Wading River.

• In Jamesport, two incumbent commissioners ran unopposed. Lee Anthony was elected to a five-year term after receiving 48 votes. Harold “Duffy” Griffiths III ran to complete the remaining three years of the term vacated by Joel Lazarus, to which he was appointed. Mr. Griffiths received 77 votes.

• In Flanders, incumbent Joe Cavaluzzi chose not to seek re-election and Frank Belson ran unopposed to serve a five-year term. Mr. Belson received 11 votes.

• In Riverhead, incumbent John Tradeski Jr. ran unopposed for a five-year term and was elected with 52 votes.

District treasurer Paul Epperlein ran unopposed to serve a three-year term and was re-elected with 77 votes.

• Results from Manorville weren’t immediately available yet.

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Photo: Wading River Fire Department. (Credit: News-Review, file)

A fire that broke out at the former 84 Lumber building on West Main Street in Riverhead Wednesday afternoon is a “crime scene” and is being investigated as a possible arson, Riverhead police said.

Riverhead Sgt. Edward Frost said detectives will be working with the Suffolk County Arson Squad to determine the cause of the fire.

Firefighters from multiple departments battled the blaze after it started at about 2:20 p.m.; of the property’s three metal buildings, the middle one had visible damage from the fire. Multiple fire trucks from Riverhead Fire Department responded to the burning building and began putting out the fire after the 911 call came in.

Jamesport Fire Department and the Riverhead Fire Marshal were also called to help, while firefighters from Ridge Fire Department were on standby at the scene with a rapid intervention team to assist. Ambulances teams also came to the fire scene, but no injuries were reported, authorities said.

Authorities used a payloader to remove concrete blocks from the building. Bill Oberhausen, manager of Fairfield Apartments across the street from the fire, said the blocks were installed to keep out skateboarding young adults who had been entering the vacant building to skate.

The 84 Lumber building was built in 1984 and has been closed since 2011; the company has since said they left town due to the poor economy. In October, representatives for the company told the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals they hope to reopen the shuttered storefront.

That 84 Lumber proposal was due to be voted on at tomorrow’s ZBA meeting.

Route 25 remained closed from the Tanger Outlets entrance to Kroemer Avenue as first investigators roped off the area in crime scene tape. Authorities haven’t yet determined what started the fire.

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Photo Credits: Tim Gannon

A man riding a bicycle in Flanders was airlifted to the hospital Wednesday night after he was struck by a car on Flanders Road, officials at the scene said.

The incident took place at around 6 p.m. near the intersection of Woodroad Trail and a Flanders Northampton Volunteer Ambulance official confirmed the victim was taken to Stony Brook Hospital.

The Riverhead Fire Department also responded to the scene to organize a landing zone for Suffolk County Police Aviation at the county center in Riverside.

No other details about the accident were immediately available.

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Photo: The scene of Wednesday’s rescue effort at the Suffolk County Center in Riverside. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo)

It seems the requests of some Southampton Town community members have not fallen on deaf ears.

After residents from the Flanders-Riverside-Northampton area demanded an increased police presence from the Town Board and continued to express their frustrations over a recent crime wave, they are finally getting their wishes: A new plan is already in practice to ensure that at least two squad cars are in the northwestern section of town at all times.

Starting last Wednesday, Southampton police are keeping one squad car in the Flanders area and one in the Riverside-Northampton area during evening hours, said Police Chief Robert Pearce. Additionally, whenever the Community Response Unit is staffed, it will be stationed in the area as well.

“It’s a huge relief, and it’s such a testament to the good that can come out of our hamlet working together,” said Ron Fisher, president of the Bayview Pines Civic Association. “The quality-of-life issues that they’re addressing are what we’ve been [requesting] for three months, and now they’re doing it. It’s wonderful.”

Community members had been demanding greater police presence in the town’s northwestern neighborhoods after a string of crimes, including more than 70 car break-ins, a home invasion and a murder.

Southampton Town had initially unveiled a plan to reshuffle resources and increase staffing for the CRU, but that will not take place until mid-January and some residents were concerned it was not enough. Now, they are happy that something is being done immediately.

“We had people from everywhere come to that Town Board meeting [on Nov. 24] and ask the board for more help,” Mr. Fisher said. “Clearly it worked.”

Chief Pearce also said the Town Board allocated money in its 2016 budget to hire two additional police officers, one of which has already joined the force. The plan announced in November will move patrol officers to 12-hour shifts and allocate six officers to the CRU.

“The more resources I have, the greater the ability to have two units in the [Flanders-Riverside-Northampton] area at all times,” the chief said. “The union is very supportive of it. I’m supportive of it. Hopefully it works out.”

Mr. Fisher said he’s already feeling the effects of the added police cars in the area.

“It actually went into effect last Wednesday,” he said. “So already, people have noticed an increase in police presence. I myself noticed a police car patrolling Old Quogue Road, patrolling south of [Route] 24, north of [Route] 24, in and out of neighborhoods.”

He praised Chief Pearce for the work put into meeting the community’s needs.

“Chief Pearce and the [Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association] were really supportive,” he said. “They understood the need for policing and they agreed with us. It was just a matter of getting support from the board.”

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A man with a suspended registration was caught with fake prescriptions for drugs to local pharmacies during a traffic stop in Flanders early Friday, Southampton Town police said.

Police said Steven M. Price, 47, of East Quogue was pulled over on Flanders Road and Firehouse Lane in Flanders about 12:50 a.m. He was arrested for aggravated unlicensed driving, driving with a suspended registration, and “multiple other traffic violations,” according to a news release.

Mr. Price had also been under investigation since September for allegedly showing fake drug prescriptions to local pharmacies. After his arrest, Mr. Price was also charged with two counts of possession of a forged instrument, both felonies.

He was arraigned in Southampton Town court and held in Suffolk County jail on $23,000 bail, police said.

Southampton Town police arrested a Flanders man on a drug charge along Flanders Road Saturday.

Christopher Schmidt, 20, was heading eastbound near Longneck Boulevard in Flanders at around 1:05 a.m. when he was pulled over for having an inadequate rear license plate lamp, officials said. Police reported that the car smelled of marijuana, and found some within the car, as well as a quantity of MDMA, an amphetamine, in Mr. Schmidt’s rear left pants pocket.

Mr. Schmidt was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony. He was also issued violations for unlawful possession of marijuana and driving with an inadequate plate lamp.

• Police arrested a Riverhead man Saturday on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

Mark Goode, 42, was stopped for allegedly speeding while heading northbound on County Road 51 at around 2:45 p.m., and police learned he had a suspended driver’s license and was driving his car without an interlock device. He also allegedly smelled strongly of alcohol and had bloodshot, glassy eyes.

Mr. Goode admitted to taking two oxycodone tablets about two hours earlier, police said. He reportedly performed poorly on standard field sobriety tests and refused to take a chemical test.

Mr. Goode was charged with driving while ability impaired with two prior convictions within 10 years and first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, both felonies. He was also charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, circumventing an interlock device and refusing to take a breath test, all misdemeanors. Additionally, he was charged with driving without a license and speeding, both violations.

• A 28-year-old female was arrested for allegedly stealing coffee and a pack of cigarettes from the 7-Eleven in Flanders Dec. 2.

Jessica Chmielewski of Flanders approached the register at around 11:55 a.m. with a medium coffee and asked for a pack of Newport cigarettes, police said. She was given the cigarettes and then said she has to get money from her car and would be right back, but never returned with the two items, police said.

She was charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

• A car parked in a driveway on Old Quogue Road had its front passenger window broken overnight Nov. 30, police said. Nothing was taken.

• Someone reportedly used a screwdriver to break into a car window on Kirk Avenue in Riverside overnight Nov. 30 and took about $1 in change from the car.

• A woman had $140 removed from a purse in her unlocked car, parked at the Parkview Mobile Home Park in Riverside overnight Nov. 30, officials said.

Three dollars in change was also removed from another unlocked car that night. A wallet that was taken from a woman at a different unit at the park was found inside that car, police said.

• Approximately $100 was reported stolen from the center console of a car on Flanders Road in Riverside overnight Nov. 30. The car appeared to have the window broken with a screwdriver.

• A man allegedly had the door at his home on Old Quogue Road kicked in and $420 worth of prescription medication was stolen at around 6:15 p.m. Dec. 2.

• Police reported that a bass electric accordion was stolen from the open garage of a house on Anne Avenue in Northampton between 9 p.m. Dec. 3 and 1 p.m. Dec. 4.

• A Pioneer radio was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Bayview Lane in Flanders at around 5:15 p.m. Dec. 4.

• A 2005 Land Rover was removed from a driveway on Arthur Street in Flanders between 6:30 and 9 p.m. Dec. 4, officials said. The victim reported that there was a new iPad in the back of the car and the keys are with him.

Police are again searching for information following another mugging in the downtown Riverhead area.

According to Riverhead police, a man alerted a patrol officer around 8:50 p.m. that his friend was being assaulted by several other men near the corner of Maple Avenue and Second Street.

When police arrived on scene, the assailants had fled on foot, taking the victim’s cash and cell phone.

The victim, a Hispanic male, had described the men who assaulted him as all black males between the ages of 19 and 20 years old. One was allegedly dressed in all black and another was wearing red pants. The victim said he had been punched and kicked repeatedly about the face during the assault.

Police searched the area, though none of the assailants were found.

Friday’s group assault was the second in nearly a week in the area. Last Thursday, another Hispanic man reported being mugged by a group of people — two black men and two black females — near the rail road tracks on Osborn Avenue. No arrests have been announced in relation to that attack.

And last year, a string of assaults had occurred on or near the railroad tracks — often times including Hispanic victims.

The investigation remains ongoing and anyone who may have witnessed the incident or may have information about the assault is asked to call Riverhead Detectives at 727-4500.

An employee at a Manorville business arrived at work Saturday morning to find a garage door open and two quads missing, Riverhead Police said.

The quads — a 2008 Kawasaki KSF450 and a 2006 Yamaha Blaster — were reportedly removed from theR&R Construction building on Line Road in Manorville sometime overnight after an unidentified person gained entry into the locked garage.

Police said the incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Riverhead Police Department Detective Division at (631) 727-4500.

A Roam Electric Scooter, also known as a hoverboard, was reported stolen from Bed, Bath and Beyond on Route 58 last Tuesday afternoon. The scooter is valued at $500, according to police. 

• Willie Bryant, 34, of Riverside, was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and second-degree harassment Sunday afternoon on Peconic Bay Boulevard in Aquebogue.

Officials say Mr. Bryant bit a police officer’s hand during an arrest. Additional information was not available.

• A gray 2002 Hyundai was reported stolen from a home on Baiting Hollow Lane in Calverton Sunday afternoon.

• A 2009 Jeep Liberty was reported stolen from a home on Locust Road in Wading River Saturday afternoon.

• Wilmer Amador-Hernandez, 35, of Jamesport was charged with driving while intoxicated following his arrest on Lincoln Street in Riverhead Sunday afternoon.

• Michelle Wilson and Janet Forgione were both charged with petit larceny on Friday afternoon at Walmart on Route 58. Additional information was not available.

• Two inflatable Santas valued at $80 were reported stolen from a home on Washington Avenue in Jamesport Monday night at about 6 p.m.

A 46-year-old Hispanic man was mugged over the weekend and Riverhead Town police are asking for the public’s help in the investigation, according to a press release.

The robbery took place sometime between Saturday 11 p.m. and Sunday 5 a.m. “in the area of Middle Road west of Doctors Path” in Riverhead, police said.

The victim suffered lacerations to his face and reported three to four people beat him and stole his wallet, as well as $500 in cash, a cell phone and personal effects, officials said.

A separate mugging was reported Friday.

In that incident, a man alerted a patrol officer that his friend was being assaulted by several other men near the corner of Maple Avenue and Second Street. When police arrived on scene, the assailants had fled on foot, taking the victim’s cash and cell phone, officials said.

The victim, also a Hispanic male, had described the men who assaulted him as all black males between the ages of 19 and 20 years old. One was allegedly dressed in all black and another was wearing red pants. The victim said he had been punched and kicked repeatedly about the face during the assault, officials said.

Last Thursday, another Hispanic man reported being mugged by a group of people — two black men and two black females — near the rail road tracks on Osborn Avenue, police said.

And last year, a string of assaults had occurred on or near the railroad tracks — often times including Hispanic victims.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incidents or may have information about the assaults is asked to call Riverhead Detectives at 727-4500.

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Photo: Middle Road and Doctors Path in Riverhead. (Credit: Google Map image)

Update: Southampton Town police said James Moran was located at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The police thanked members of the public who provided information to help locate him.

Original Story: Southampton Town police are seeking the public’s help to locate a “depressed and suicidal” Hampton Bays man who was last seen at about 1:30 p.m. Monday.

Police said James Moran, 53, is 5-foot-8 and 185 pounds. He drives a gray Honda Ridgeline.

Mr. Moran is believed to possibly be visiting area beaches, police said.

Anyone with information can call Southampton police at (631) 728-3400.