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One year after he was murdered, friends of Lee Pedersen seek answers
In places like Coolspring, Pa., and Dublin, N.H., Lee Pedersen had a recognizable face among antique power enthusiasts. He knew his way around a gas engine, folks around the hobby will tell you, and...
View ArticleBlotters: Mastic Beach man arrested on drug charges, resisting arrest
Southampton Town police arrested a 49-year-old Mastic Beach man on drug charges in Riverside Saturday. According to police, Charles Smith was stopped after a police officer saw him holding an open...
View ArticleAfter filing lawsuit, police dispatcher claims she’s faced retaliation
A Riverhead Town police dispatcher alleges that she has suffered “devastating” effects from trauma caused by the Riverhead Police Department and her superiors there and has been targeted for...
View ArticleLEAP panel recommends body cameras among scores of police reform proposals
Body cameras, increased recruitment of minorities and increased transparency were among the recommendations of the Riverhead Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP), which on Friday released its...
View ArticlePromoting community relations at center of Southampton Town Police’s reform plan
The need to engage more actively, positively, and often with the community is a refrain throughout the Southampton Town Draft Police Reform Plan. Of 21 recommendations listed in the 282 page plan, a...
View ArticlePolice seek public’s help to locate 14-year-old boy
Riverhead Town police are requesting the public’s help to locate a missing 14-year-old boy who left the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch. Jadarrius Hunt is Black, standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 250...
View ArticlePolice chief says he supports body cameras, but coming up with funding...
Riverhead Police Chief David Hegermiller said he supports body cameras for officers, but that the cost to implement and maintain them “is not cheap.” “The cost estimate that we got was about $160,000...
View ArticlePolice charge woman for 2020 murder of Aquebogue man
Suffolk County police have charged a Central Islip woman for the murder of an Aquebogue man last year. Homicide Squad detectives arrested Donatila O’Mahoney, 41, and charged her with second-degree...
View ArticleBlotters: Taxicab compliance check results in 11 code summonses
The Riverhead Community Oriented Policing Enforcement unit, also known as COPE, conducted a townwide taxicab compliance enforcement check last Wednesday morning and only one cab company operating in...
View ArticleCops: Wading River woman drove wrong way on highway, arrested for DWI
A Wading River woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated after allegedly driving the wrong direction on Sunrise Highway during overnight hours Sunday, according to Suffolk County police. Maria...
View ArticleProsecutor: Murder suspect forged victim’s will, attempted to flee country
The Central Islip woman indicted last week in the Aquebogue murder of Lee Pedersen was arrested in December for forging his will, a prosecutor said at her arraignment Monday. Police arrested Donatila...
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Morning fire damages multiple units at Calverton Hills apartment complex
Riverhead volunteer firefighters battled both fire and wind Monday morning in a fire that damaged three units in the Calverton Hills apartment complex. The fire was called in at 8:18 a.m. and...
View ArticleMattituck man faces upgraded charges in fatal West Main Street crash
A Mattituck man who allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian in Riverhead while driving drunk last month now faces a top charge of aggravated vehicular homicide, according to online court records. A...
View ArticleRiverhead police seek public’s help to locate 16-year-old girl
Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to locate a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing from Little Flower Children and Family Services. Police said Alexis Vasquez left the Wading...
View ArticleCounty Legislator Sunderman pleads guilty to filing false financial disclosure
Suffolk County Legislator Rudolph Sunderman pleaded guilty Friday to charges of filing a false financial disclosure form with the county Board of Ethics. Mr. Sunderman, 51, has held the Third...
View ArticleBlotters: Flanders man injured during crash charged with DWI
Southampton Town police arrested a 38-year-old Flanders man for DWI following a crash on Evergreen Road in Flanders last Monday afternoon. According to police, Maynor Deleon-Sandoval was involved in a...
View ArticleDA: Illegal drugs made to look legitimate are being sold in Suffolk
Suffolk County’s top law enforcement official on Sunday afternoon issued an “urgent safety announcement” warning residents that illicit substances camouflaged to look like legitimate prescription...
View ArticleSuffolk District Attorney’s office launches Hate Crimes Task Force
In response to a nationwide string of attacks against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced the formation of a new Hate Crimes Task...
View ArticleMain Road closed in Jamesport after vehicle strikes utility pole
Police have closed off a portion of Main Road in Jamesport after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole Friday afternoon. The road is closed in both directions between Washington Avenue and South...
View ArticleBlotters: Police investigating armed robbery; Wading River woman charged for...
Southampton Town police are investigating an armed robbery reported March 20 in the vicinity of Ludlam Avenue and Pebble Way. Patrol officers responded to the location at approximately 11:43 p.m. and...
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