A Mattituck man was arrested for heroin possession Saturday night in Riverhead, police said. 

Thomas Dougherty, 30, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument following his arrest about 11 p.m. near McDonald’s on Route 58, according to town police.

An officer had responded to a 911 complaint that a man was possibly unconscious in the bathroom of the restaurant, police said, but the man had left by the time the officer arrived.

A search of the area turned up Mr. Dougherty, who refused to comply with an officer’s requests to keep his hands out of his pockets and waistband, police said. Mr. Dougherty admitted to having two needles in his pocket, which were retrieved by the officer, and a further search turned up a brown sand-like material, which police identified as heroin, in Mr. Dougherty’s front pocket.

• An employee at the Empire gas station on Route 58 in Riverhead told police that someone had passed a counterfeit $100 bill and gotten $90 in real money as change on Saturday afternoon.

The suspect fled westbound in a gold Jaguar sedan with chrome wheels, according to police.

• A woman reported to police at 1:22 a.m. Friday that someone had stolen her wallet from an unlocked car on Harrison Avenue, near Route 58. The woman told police the wallet contained $1,800 in cash, according to police.

• A security guard at Target was threatened with a knife Monday afternoon by a man who was trying to seal about $175 worth of assorted clothes, according to police.

The suspect escaped, but the merchandise was recovered, according to police.

• Underwear was reported stolen from a store at Tanger Outlets Sunday, according to police.

A manager at the store said an unknown black male wearing a green jacket, a baseball hat and tan pants removed several pairs of underwear from two display tables at the Hanesbrands store at Tanger and then fled on foot, according to police, who searched the area but were unable to find the suspect.

• David Akines, 23, address unavailable, was charged with third-degree assault and resisting arrest Monday night about 7 p.m. on Court Street in Riverhead. He was involved in an assault earlier in the day on West Main Street, where the victim was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries, according to police. Additional information was not available.

• Three cans of copper wire and a Garmin GPS unit were reported stolen from a car parked at the Riverhead Charter School Friday morning.

• An unknown person broke the rear driver’s side window of a car parked on Griffing Avenue in Riverhead around 5 p.m. Friday, police said.

• A Microsoft Surface Pro 2 tablet and a driver’s license were reported stolen from a car parked on Park Place in Baiting Hollow about 5 p.m. Friday, according to police.

• A 12-foot-long kayak was reported stolen from the driveway of a home on Park Road in Baiting Hollow Saturday morning, 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.

There were 464 cases on the docket in Riverhead Town Justice Lori Hulse’s court May 2-5. The following were among those adjudicated.

• Jeremy Rosendahl, 36, of East Quogue pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired by drugs, possession of a hypodermic instrument and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to six months in jail.

• Rona Simmons, 44, of Riverhead pleaded guilty to petit larceny and was sentenced to 120 days in jail.

• Cynthia White, 56, of Calverton pleaded guilty to two counts of petit larceny and was sentenced to 90 days in jail.

• Victor Jeronimo-Salan, 31, of Flanders pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and driving without a license and was fined $1,200.

• Caesar Vasquez-Ramirez, 28, of Westhampton pleaded guilty to DWI and was fined $1,200.

• Santos Sapon-Talo, 29, of Riverhead pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired, reduced from DWI, and was fined $960.

• Faith Pepa, 30, of Riverhead pleaded guilty to DWI and was fined $565.

• Richard Jacobellis, 22, of Ridge pleaded guilty to seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and was fined $205.

• A charge of fourth-degree grand larceny against Jennifer Maier, 30, of Wading River was dismissed in town court as she was indicted in county court.

• Theodore Paloumbas, 28, of Whitestone pleaded guilty to DWI and was sentenced to three years’ probation.

• Charges of first-degree burglary and third-degree assault against Able Tsang, 51, of Riverhead were dismissed.

Southampton Town police officers used the opiate overdose reversal drug Narcan earlier this month to revive a man who was found unresponsive at a Flanders residence.

According to a police press release, authorities received a 911 call around 6:15 a.m. May 1 about a “male subject unresponsive due to a possible overdose.” Officers administered Narcan and performed rescue breathing on the man as Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps arrived.

Within a few minutes, police said, the man began to breathe on his own and regain consciousness. He was transported by RVAC to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead for further treatment.

According to the release, Southampton Town police have been using Narcan for the past two years. The drug, which can be administered by injection or nasal spray, makes people who have overdosed on opiates regain consciousness and resume breathing normally.

“It has proved to be a lifesaving ally in the fight against opioid deaths,” Southampton Town police said.

New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker has said Narcan “counteracts the depression of the central nervous system and respiratory system” for 30 to 90 minutes.

An unlicensed Nassau County man was arrested on a drugged driving charge late Sunday morning after he crashed a vehicle into Sergio’s Pizza on Route 58 in Riverhead and fled the scene, town police said. 

Jaquan Harris, 27, of Uniondale (pictured) was taken into custody after he was located a short distance from the scene in the vehicle involved in the crash, police said. Nobody was injured in the incident, which occurred shortly before noon.

Mr. Harris was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, according to a police press release.

The Riverhead Town fire marshal responded to the scene to inspect the structural integrity of the building and the pizzeria remained closed Sunday afternoon.

Riverhead Town police are searching for a suspect in an attempted armed burglary at a house on Melene Avenue, according to a press release. 

The man entered the home shortly before midnight Saturday by kicking in the front door armed with a handgun, police said. He then fled when confronted by a resident in the home, escaping south toward Lewis Street in a white vehicle with three other men inside.

Police are asking anyone with information on this incident call detectives at 631-727-4500 ex. 327.

Two people were arrested on drug charges during separate investigations last week in Riverside, according to a Southampton Town police press release.

Around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, police reportedly found Rasheeda Brown of Riverhead, 30, “acting suspiciously” as she attempted to conceal a crack pipe in her hand.

Ms. Brown allegedly threw crack cocaine on the ground and stepped on it as an officer attempted to pick it up, police said.

After reportedly struggling with the officer, Ms. Brown was charged with tampering with physical evidence, a felony, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest, both misdemeanors, officials said.

On Saturday, police made a second drug arrest in Riverside.

Around 5:15 p.m., police said, they responded to the area to investigate complaints about “suspicious subjects and ongoing narcotics use.”

During the investigation, police reportedly found Shareem Giles of Riverhead, 45, attempting to hide drugs in his pants.

As officers began talking to Mr. Giles, a container holding crack cocaine fell out of his pants and onto the floor, officials said.

Mr. Giles was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.

Southampton Town Police arrested a Flanders man on Wednesday following reports of him illegally carrying a loaded gun, according to a police press release.

Bryan Hale, 49, of Flanders was arrested at his home for multiple gun charges, according to the release. Several reports of Mr. Hale possessing a loaded gun were reported to police in Southampton hamlet over the last several weeks, police said.

During the investigation, Mr. Hale was found to be in possession of a 9-mm Hi-Point loaded handgun, according to the release.

He was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of a weapon, and first-degree criminal contempt, all of which are felonies, police said.

Police said there was an order of protection against Mr. Hale prohibiting him from being in possession of any guns, which led to the charges.

A previous dispute between a mother and daughter and a Riverhead woman took a violent turn last month when the mother and daughter reportedly ran down the woman with a minivan in Riverside, then teamed up to beat her with a baseball bat and prevent onlookers from intervening, according to Southampton Town police.

Both women have been arrested and charged with felony assault, police said.

According to a police press release, the mother and daughter — Patricia Seymour, 61, and Allison Cowell, 34, both from Ridge — targeted the victim while she was riding a bicycle near the Shamrock gas station in Riverside on April 11.

Ms. Cowell rammed the victim with a mini-van, knocking the bicyclist to the ground, police said.

Ms. Cowell then jumped out of the van, took a baseball bat and hit the 30-year-old female victim about 20 times while her mother, Ms. Seymour, stopped bystanders from helping, said police Lt. Susan Ralph. 

The victim was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead for treatment of bruises to her body, Lt. Ralph said.

Ms. Cowell was charged with two counts of second-degree assault, as well as third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, police said. Ms. Seymour was also charged with second-degree assault.

Police said there was an existing warrant for Mr. Cowell’s arrest related to a previous aggravated unlicensed driving incident. Police did not say what the earlier dispute between the victim and the mother and daughter concerned.

Police detectives have asked anyone with additional information to call Southampton Town Police Detectives at (631) 702-2230.

Two Sports Authority employees were arrested Wednesday on felony charges after they were caught stealing merchandise at the Riverhead store on Route 58, Riverhead Town police said.

Police responded to the store shortly before 5:15 p.m. to investigate a reported a theft and found Kerry Nash, 19, and Matthew Fineron, 20, had been stealing from the store from April 28 to May 8, officials said.

They were charged with third-degree grand larceny and held for a morning arraignment, police said.

The national sports retail chain declared bankruptcy in March and announced its Riverhead location would be closing.

Riverhead Town police are investigating an alleged threat made against a teacher at Wading River Elementary School.

Authorities were alerted to the threat last Thursday afternoon by Wading River Elementary School principal Louis Parrinello, who said an unsigned typed letter had been mailed to the school, according to a police report.

The letter reportedly referred to an elementary school teacher — whose identity was not disclosed by police — with an expletive. In a rhyme, the writer threatened to shoot the teacher and “throw her in a ditch,” police said.

Authorities said the letter and its accompanying envelope were placed into police custody. Detectives were notified of the incident and extra patrols will be made around school grounds.

“The police have this now,” Shoreham-Wading River Superintendent Steven Cohen said in an interview Tuesday. “They are investigating.”

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The Jamesport Fire Department responded to a shed fire in South Jamesport Friday, according to a press release issued by the fire department’s chief.

A passerby reported the fire around 5:45 a.m. at a residence on Front Street, fire chief John Andrejack said.

“Firefighters from the Jamesport Fire Department responded with one engine and the fire was quickly extinguished before it could spread to the nearby house or neighboring residences,” he said.

While the Riverhead Fire Marshall’s office is investigating the incident, Mr. Andrejack said he believes it “was possibly caused by self-combustion of soiled rags in the shed.”

He’s urging residents not to store oily rags and “credits the citizen’s community awareness and quick 911 notification with averting a larger incident,” the press release states.

Photo: (Credit: Jamesport Fire Department)

A Riverhead man was charged with two misdemeanors for drug possession and aggravated unlicensed driving after police caught him with hashish during a traffic stop in North Sea Tuesday afternoon, according to a Southampton Town police news release.

Police said an cop was patrolling the area about 4:30 p.m. when the officer spotted a vehicle with equipment violations, the release states. The cop pulled over the driver, 24-year-old Hayden Dixon of Riverhead, and discovered Mr. Dixon’s driving privileges had been suspended by the state Department of Motor Vehicles, police said.

The officer also noticed that there was “a quantity of hashish in Dixon’s vehicle in plain view” and arrested Mr. Dixon at the scene, according to the news release. Police said they found he was also in possession of more marihuana.

Mr. Dixon was taken to Southampton Town Police Headquarters and charged with misdemeanor aggravated unlicensed driving and criminal possession of a controlled substance, as well as a violation for marijuana possession and equipment violations, police said.

He was processed and given a ticket with a future date to appear in Southampton Town Justice Court.

A Stony Brook man was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Flanders on Friday.

A vehicle driven by Dylan Vitti, 24, was pulled over after being observed failing to stay in the proper lane on Flanders Road around 1:40 a.m., police said. He was found to be intoxicated and was charged with aggravated DWI, a misdemeanor, and numerous traffic violations.

• New York State Police arrested a Miller Place man for drunk driving in Flanders last Tuesday.

Thomas Rosante, 33, was stopped on State Route 24 after he was seen moving unsafely from his lane, officials said.

He was charged with DWI, a misdemeanor.

• A Riverhead woman was arrested for theft in Riverside last Thursday.

Shana Pippin, 30, was identified by the victim in a photo lineup in connection with a petit larceny that occurred on April 25, officials said.

Ms. Pippin was charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

• Police arrested a Northampton man for driving with a suspended license in Riverside Friday.

Herman Patterson, 32, was driving westbound on Maynard Street around 10:40 p.m. and was observed tailgating a car when police stopped him and learned he had a suspended driver’s license, officials said.

He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and a traffic violation.

Mr. Patterson also was arrested in March for aggravated unlicensed operation and possession of marijuana, according to a News-Review article.

• A Bohemia woman was arrested for driving without a license in Riverside on Saturday.

Erica Gerrity, 42, was stopped for speeding eastbound near the traffic circle at Nugent Drive at around 7 p.m. when police learned her license was suspended in Tennessee and New York, officials said.

She was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and multiple traffic violations.

• Police arrested a Riverhead man for driving with a suspended license in Hampton Bays on Sunday.

Victor Velasquez, 38, was involved in an accident on Ponquogue Avenue around 12:50 p.m. when police learned his license had been suspended in April for failing to answer a summons out of East Hampton Town Court, officials said.

He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, and a traffic violation.

• A Bridgehampton man was arrested for driving without a license in Flanders last Tuesday.

Jose Guanga, 54, was observed driving erratically on Flanders Road around 12:45 a.m. and was stopped by a police officer, who determined Mr. Guanga had a suspended license, officials said.

He was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and multiple traffic violations.

• Police arrested a Westhampton man for driving an unregistered car in Riverside last Tuesday.

Juan Tintibalan, 28, was observed driving eastbound on Riverleigh Avenue around 7:45 p.m. when he was stopped for having something hanging from his rearview mirror, obstructing his view, officials said. Police then learned he had a suspended driver’s license, officials said.

He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and two traffic violations.

• A Patchogue man was arrested for driving with a suspended license in Northampton last Wednesday.

When Nicholas Callister, 28, was stopped for speeding on Moriches-Riverhead Road around 5:10 a.m., police determined he had a suspended driver’s license, officials said.

He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and two traffic violations.

• A Center Moriches woman was arrested for driving without a license in Northampton last Wednesday.

Mynor Peralta, 28, was stopped on Speonk-Riverhead Road around 7:50 p.m. for speeding. She was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and two traffic violations.

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.

A Wading River man was arrested Friday on a felony charge after damaging a vehicle with a pipe, Riverhead Town police said.

At around 9:30 p.m., police received a report of a motor vehicle accident on Long Pond Road and another 911 call came in shortly after indicting a fight broke out following the crash, officials said.

Police found one of the vehicles was damaged with a pipe, officials said.

Eric Randazzo, 44, was charged with second-degree criminal mischief and held for a morning arraignment, police said.

Officers responded Friday to a fight on Osborn Avenue, near Pulaski Street, where a man reported being attacked by two men, according to Riverhead Police.

The victim said he was jumped by two young black men he didn’t know, who broke his eyeglasses, according to police. Witnesses confirmed the victim’s account, police said.

One of the suspects was wearing a black hoodie with black pants; the other was wearing a black shirt, black shorts, had a “skinny afro” and was about 5 feet, 5 inches tall, police said.

• A Wyandanch woman was charged with petit larceny following her arrest at the Route 58 Target last Tuesday night.

Store security told police that Amana Carter, 19, stole three items from the store and was taken into custody in a civilian arrest, with help from an officer, according to police.

• A 19-year-old Lindenhurst woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after an accident last Wednesday about 3 a.m., according to police.

Taylor Gdoviak drove her car through numerous stop signs and then went off the Long Island Expressway entrance ramp and struck a tree, police said.

Both Ms. Gdoviak and her passenger declined medical attention, according to police.

• David Breschard, age and address unavailable, was charged with two counts of petit larceny at the Route 58 Target store last Thursday night. Additional information was not available.

• A television, a microwave and a refrigerator were reported stolen from a room at the Greenview Motel on West Main Street Sunday afternoon. The estimated value of the stolen items is about $380, 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.

Riverhead Town police are asking for the public’s help identifying the suspects involved in two separate incidents that took place at Target in Riverhead earlier this month.

In the first incident, an unidentified man allegedly used a stolen credit card May 6 to make more than $5,500 in purchases at the Route 58 store.

According to a police press release, the man removed a wallet from a woman’s pocketbook at Panera Bread in Riverhead around 12:30 p.m. He then went to Target and, with the help of a second unidentified person, reportedly used the victim’s credit card to make the purchases.

In the second incident, police said an unidentified man removed merchandise from Target on May 9 without paying for it. When he attempted to leave the store, police said, a struggle ensued between him and some employees. The suspect reportedly threatened the use of a knife.

Anyone with information about either incident is asked to call the Riverhead police department at 631-727-4500, ext. 332. All calls with remain confidential.

Photo: (Credit: Riverhead Town Police Department)

A Riverhead man suffered serious injuries Saturday after he was stabbed in the parking lot of Charlie Brown’s Bar in Hampton Bays, Southampton Town police said.

Police responded to the scene shortly before 4 a.m. and found the 30-year-old victim had been stabbed in the torso, officials said. He was taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in Patchogue and is listed in “grave condition,” police said.

Police found another stabbing victim, age 23, during the investigation, officials said. That person was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center and is listed in “serious but stable condition,” officials said.

Police said the victims, who haven’t been identified, were assaulted by four men: Carlos Gutierrez-Zacupa, 23, of Flanders; Nelvin Ramos-Andrades, 18, of Hampton Bays; Luis Linares-Chavez, 22, of Westhampton; and Marvin Siciliano-Nunez, 19, of Hampton Bays.

Each suspect was charged with two counts of felony gang assault in the first degree, officials said. Mr. Linares-Chavez was also charged with a driving while ability impaired, police said.

The suspects are scheduled to be arraigned Sunday morning at Southampton Justice Court. No other information about the incident was immediately available.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Southampton Town Police at crimetips@southamptontownny.gov or 631-728-5000, Southampton Town Detective Unit at 631-702-2230, or the Crime Hotline at 631-728-3454. All calls will be kept confidential.

Four men charged with stabbing two people outside a Hampton Bays bar Saturday — including a Riverhead man who is listed in “grave condition” — were found with blood stains on their clothing and inside their car when police pulled them over shortly after the reported  knifing, according to assistant district attorney Carla Egan.

During a Sunday arraignment before Southampton Town Justice Deborah Kooperstein, Ms. Egan said the suspects were also in possession of a sheath that matched witness descriptions of the sheath seen during the attack, when a foot-long knife was drawn from a sheath and used during the attack on a 30-year-old Riverhead man who was repeatedly stabbed in the torso.

Southampton Town police said he was listed in “grave condition” at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in Patchogue as of Saturday afternoon.

Another stabbing victim, age 23, was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center and is listed in “serious but stable condition,” police said Saturday.

Authorities said the victims, who haven’t been identified, were assaulted by four men: Nelvin Ramos-Andrades, 18, of Hampton Bays; Marvin Siciliano-Nunez, 19, of Hampton Bays; Luis Linares-Chavez, 22, of Westhampton; and Carlos Gutierrez-Zacupa, 23, of Flanders.

From left, Carlos Gutierrez-Zacupa, Marving Siciliano-Nunez, Nevin Ramos-Andrades, and Luis Linares-Chavez

The stabbing was reported Saturday around 3:50 a.m. in the parking lot of Charlie Brown’s Bar and Grill on West Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays and the suspects fled the scene in one car, police said.

“Both victims were stabbed multiple times with knives,” Ms. Egan said in court, adding the defendants inflicted “life-threatening injuries” and charges could be upgraded if either victim dies from their stab wounds.

Ms. Egan said there are surveillance cameras inside the bar and in the parking lot that recorded the incidents leading up to the stabbing, but the actual stabbing was not recorded on video.

She said witnesses reported seeing the suspects using a foot-long knife drawn from a sheath and described their vehicle to police.

During the investigation, police located a sheath inside the car matching the the eyewitness description, Ms. Egan said.

Officers also found blood inside the car and on three of the suspects, she added.

In addition, she said one of the witnesses claims to have seen the men flashing signs that he identified as from the El Salvadoran street gang, Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13.

Mr. Gutierrez-Zacupa’s attorney, Antonio Salva of Bay Shore, told the court that his client has lived in Flanders since coming to America six years ago. He has a young child and another on the way, Mr. Salva said.

“He works seven days a week to maintain his family,” Mr. Salva said in court. He explained that a tattoo on Mr. Gutierrez-Zacuba means “I’m Always with You” and is not a gang slogan but rather is in honor of a former girlfriend who died of leukemia.

“He is not a gang member,” Mr. Salva said.

Mr. Salva acknowledged that Mr. Gutierrez-Zacupa has a prior driving while intoxicated conviction from Sept. 21, 2015, from which he is on probation.

Ms. Egan said that since Mr. Gutierrez-Zacupa was born in El Salvador, there’s reason to believe he could be a flight risk.

Mr. Siciliano-Nunez said in court, through a Spanish interpreter, that he has lived in Hampton Bays for three years and works as a painter for a Flanders company.

Ms. Egan said he’s also facing has a driving while intoxicated charge from March 16 in Southampton Town, as well as an immigration charge in Laredo, Texas from July 18, 2014. Additional information about that incident wasn’t immediately available.

Both Mr. Siciliano-Nunez and Mr. Gutierrez-Zacupa pleaded not guilty and were held on $250,000 bail.

Each suspect was charged with two counts of felony gang assault in the first degree, officials said. Mr. Linares-Chavez was also charged with a driving while ability impaired, police said. Under state law, gang assault refers to an assault by two or more people, and does not imply affiliation with a street gang.

Mr. Linares-Chavez’s arraignment was postponed until Monday in order to give him time to obtain an attorney.

Mr. Ramos-Andrades’ arraignment was done in private because the 18-year-old suspect was granted youthful offender status and audience members were asked to step outside the courtroom while his arraignment took place.

Prosecutors have asked that an order of protection be issued against the suspects barring them from contact with the victims, a request Judge Kooperstein granted Sunday.

Charlie Brown’s Bar and Grill and is owned by Luis and Rosa Tejada, according to State Liquor Authority records.

Luis Tejada had previously owned the Crystal Bar on West Main Street in Riverhead, which lost its liquor license in 2007 after the authority cited several stabbings and wrote that “the premises has become the focal point of police activity.”

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Photo: Charlie Brown’s Bar and Grill in Hampton Bays. (Credit: Tim Gannon)

A Baiting Hollow woman who crashed into a tree while driving on Edwards Avenue succumbed to her injuries early Monday, Riverhead Town police said.

Brigit Burgio, 23, was driving in a 2004 Kia Optima around 9:20 p.m. Sunday when she sideswiped a parked 2014 Jeep Wrangler and then crashed into a tree on the west side of the road, police said.

Riverhead Fire Department members extricated Ms. Burgio from her vehicle and Suffolk County Police Aviation airlifted her to Stony Brook Medical Center, where she later died, a police source confirmed.

Ms. Burgio was a 2010 Riverhead High School graduate who earned all conference honors as a soccer player in 2008 and 2009 and was named team MVP. She attended Mount Saint Mary College and played for the soccer team there.

Her coach, Frank Martini, called her a “special life” and said her passing was a “tremendous loss to the world.”

“On the field there was nothing she couldn’t do: great skill, vision, determination and a team player,” he said. “Brigit understood the responsibility of being a Mount student-athlete and wore that badge with dignity and pride, winning the respect of her teammates and opponents.”

Mr. Martini said the team was “blessed to have Brigit as part of our family.”

“The numbness we now feel will soon be overshadowed by the memories that reside within our hearts,” he said.

Police detectives have not released the cause of the crash. Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to contact the Riverhead Town Police Department at 631-727-4500.

Photo caption: Ms. Burgio, in a 2013 senior year photo for Mount Saint Mary College’s soccer team. (Credit: Mount Saint Mary College Knights)

Riverhead Town police are searching for three suspects who reportedly assaulted and robbed a 22-year-old Hispanic man Monday night in Riverhead, according to a press release.

Police were called around 7:45 p.m. to the railroad tracks between the rear of the Department of Social Services building and the East Main Street crossing at Riverside Drive where the victim was found, officials said.

The victim told police he was assaulted by three black males and robbed of a backpack and $20, officials said. He reported the suspects fled on foot, police said.

Police said the victim was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center, treated for his injuries and released.

Anyone with information or who may have witnessed the described incident is asked to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500 ext. 321.