Brentwood, NY
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Police ID Man Found Dead In Suffolk County Wooded Area Police ID Man Found Dead In Suffolk County Wooded Area Police ID Man Found Dead In Suffolk County Wooded Area
Police ID Man Found Dead In Suffolk County Wooded Area Police have identified a 51-year-old man who was found deceased in a wooded area on Long Island as they continue to investigate his cause of death. The Riverhead Police Department reported on Monday, Feb. 7, that Oscar Patzan-Xiquin was identified as the man found dead in the area of Pulaski Street. Authorities initially announced that the death investigation was underway on Friday, Feb. 4, police said.  Police said Patzan-Xiquin was originally from Guatemala and most recently was experiencing homelessness in Riverhead. Authorities said members of the community helped …

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Man Charged With Stealing High-End Items From Riverhead Home Depot Man Charged With Stealing High-End Items From Riverhead Home Depot Man Charged With Stealing High-End Items From Riverhead Home Depot
Man Charged With Stealing High-End Items From Riverhead Home Depot A 45-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly stealing high-end items from a Home Depot location on Long Island over the course of several months, police announced. Riverhead resident Charles Lamb was arrested by local police and charged with five counts of fourth-degree grand larceny on Wednesday, Feb. 2 after he surrendered himself into custody. According to the Riverhead Police Department, Lamb was identified as a suspect by management at Home Depot on Old Country Road in Riverhead following multiple reported thefts between September and December 2021. In each instance, police said …

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
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Officer Hospitalized After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser In Suffolk County, Police Say Officer Hospitalized After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser In Suffolk County, Police Say Officer Hospitalized After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser In Suffolk County, Police Say
Officer Hospitalized After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser In Suffolk County, Police Say A police officer was hospitalized after his cruiser was struck by another vehicle in a Long Island crash involving an allegedly drunk driver. The Riverhead Police Department reported that Kenneth Hamilton, age 47, of Wading River, was arrested for driving while intoxicated after his vehicle struck the cruiser. Officers responded to a report of a possible single-vehicle crash on Wading River Manor Road near State Route 25 in Wading River at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, police said. Police determined that the driver involved in the crash had failed to negotiate the roadway due…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Women Accused Of Punching, Stabbing 7-Eleven Employee In Suffolk Women Accused Of Punching, Stabbing 7-Eleven Employee In Suffolk Women Accused Of Punching, Stabbing 7-Eleven Employee In Suffolk
Women Accused Of Punching, Stabbing 7-Eleven Employee In Suffolk Two women are facing assault charges after police said they attacked an employee at a Long Island 7-Eleven. The Riverhead Police Department reported that 19-year-old Angie Vanegas and 20-year-old Iona Weston, both of Riverhead, were each arrested and charged with second-degree assault in the November incident. On Saturday, Nov. 13, an employee at the store, located at 162 Old Country Road in Riverhead, was punched and stabbed in the leg by Vanegas and Weston, police said.  Police previously reported that the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.  Ea…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Three Accused Of Stealing Credit Cards From Vehicle In Suffolk County Three Accused Of Stealing Credit Cards From Vehicle In Suffolk County Three Accused Of Stealing Credit Cards From Vehicle In Suffolk County
Three Accused Of Stealing Credit Cards From Vehicle In Suffolk County Three people have been charged after authorities said they stole credit cards from a vehicle on Long Island. The Riverhead Police Department said 31-year-old Keval Gray, 29-year-old David Andre, both of Amityville, and 31-year-old Carizma Brown, of Central Islip, were each charged with six counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property in the Friday, Jan. 28, incident. Riverhead Police received a report from a homeowner on Howard Street in Wading River about a suspicious man on his property at about 4:45 a.m. on Friday, authorities said. The homeowner discovered that t…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Police Searching For Suspect In Jamesport Dunkin' Donuts Burglary Police Searching For Suspect In Jamesport Dunkin' Donuts Burglary Police Searching For Suspect In Jamesport Dunkin' Donuts Burglary
Police Searching For Suspect In Jamesport Dunkin' Donuts Burglary Police on Long Island are searching for a suspect following a burglary at an area Dunkin' Donuts store. The incident was uncovered around 5 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28 when an employee arrived at the Jamesport Dunkin' Donuts store located at 1451 Main Road and found the front entry glass had been broken. An investigation by Riverhead Police found that around 10:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 27, an unknown person entered the store after breaking the front glass and remained inside for a short time before fleeing. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to contact the Riverhead Police…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
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Missing Suffolk County Teens Found Missing Suffolk County Teens Found Missing Suffolk County Teens Found
Missing Suffolk County Teens Found Update: Two Long Island teenagers who went missing have been found. The Riverhead Police Department announced on Thursday, Jan. 27 that it was searching for 13-year-old Maria Mete and 14-year-old Jackeline Carballo. On Friday, Jan. 28, police reported that the two have been found and returned to the Little Flower Children and Family Services campus in Wading River. Original report: Police have asked the public for help locating two missing Long Island teenagers. The Riverhead Police Department is searching for 13-year-old Maria Mete and 14-year-old Jackeline Carballo. Both girls …

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Suffolk County Man Arrested For Assault, Police Say Suffolk County Man Arrested For Assault, Police Say Suffolk County Man Arrested For Assault, Police Say
Suffolk County Man Arrested For Assault, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested following a physical dispute with another man who was injured. Suffolk County resident Jason Melenciano, age 40, of Riverhead, was arrested around 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, following a dispute with another man who received a laceration to his arm, Riverhead Police said. According to police, Riverhead police responded to a home at 5050 West Main St., for a report of a physical dispute involving residents. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Melenciano and Richard Meade, age 39, of Riverhead had been involved in a fight which resulted in a lacera…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Man Facing Charges After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say Long Island Man Facing Charges After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say Long Island Man Facing Charges After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say
Long Island Man Facing Charges After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say A Long Island man is facing charges after he accidentally shot himself in the leg. Vincent Coakley, age 60, of Calverton, was arrested while at the hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 21, said the Riverhead Police Department. According to police, the department received a call around 2:15 p.m. from Coakley's wife saying he had shot himself in the leg while handling a firearm. Responding officers to his Fresh Pond Avenue home found Coakley with a gunshot wound to his lower right leg.  He was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
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Man Robbed At Knifepoint In Long Island Dollar Tree Parking Lot, Police Say Man Robbed At Knifepoint In Long Island Dollar Tree Parking Lot, Police Say Man Robbed At Knifepoint In Long Island Dollar Tree Parking Lot, Police Say
Man Robbed At Knifepoint In Long Island Dollar Tree Parking Lot, Police Say Police are searching for three people who allegedly robbed a man at knifepoint in the parking lot of a Long Island Dollar Tree store. The incident took place around 6:25 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the Dollar Tree parking lot on Old Country Road in Riverhead. According to police, a 53-year-old man was in his vehicle in the parking lot when a Hispanic woman got into his vehicle and shut it off. At the same time, two Hispanic men walked up to the vehicle, opened the driver's door, and demanded the man's money while displaying a knife. Police said a quantity of money and personal b…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
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Police On Long Island Warning Residents To Ignore Latest Robocall Scam Police On Long Island Warning Residents To Ignore Latest Robocall Scam Police On Long Island Warning Residents To Ignore Latest Robocall Scam
Police On Long Island Warning Residents To Ignore Latest Robocall Scam Police on Long Island are investigating a robocall that claimed to be from a police department and referenced a data breach. Riverhead Police said the incident took place around 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6, when the department received a report of an unwanted robocall from phone number 631-902-5121 with the caller ID of Melissa Frost. When answered a recorded message stated the caller was Sgt. Frost of the Riverhead Police Department, calling about a data breach at the Riverhead High School, the department said. "This call was not from the Riverhead Police Department or any other affiliated ag…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
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Person Nabbed For Stealing $5K In Goods From LI Store, Second Woman Gets Away, Police Say Person Nabbed For Stealing $5K In Goods From LI Store, Second Woman Gets Away, Police Say Person Nabbed For Stealing $5K In Goods From LI Store, Second Woman Gets Away, Police Say
Person Nabbed For Stealing $5K In Goods From LI Store, Second Woman Gets Away, Police Say One Long Island woman was arrested and police are searching for a second after the two allegedly stole more than $5,000 worth of merchandise from a Micheal Kors store. The incident took place around 5:40 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 5, at the store located in the Tanger Outlets in Riverhead. The two removed 14 bags of merchandise valued at $5,892 from the store without paying, according to Riverhead Police. The women were seen getting into a black-colored Audi and fleeing the area prior to officers' arrival, according to police.  A description of the suspects and the vehicle were bro…

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by Kathy Reakes