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Pilot Hospitalized After Private Plane Crashes On Long Island
A pilot was hospitalized after a small plane crashed on Long Island. It happened just after 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2 in Riverhead in the area of 2995 Sound Ave. Responding officers found a small private aircraft was found flipped over with the pilot sustaining minor injuries, the Riverhead Police Department said. The pilot was making a planned landing on the private airstrip when the plane flipped over during its landing, the department said. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were notified. The pilot was t…
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Police: Fellow Motorist Discovers Drunk Long Island Woman Behind Wheel With Child In Vehicle
A Long Island woman was arrested for driving while drunk with a 10-year-old girl in the vehicle after she allegedly pulled up to a stop and didn't move again until the person behind her got out of their vehicle to check on what was happening. On Monday, July 26, the Riverhead Police Department responded to the Willow Pond Condo Community for a report of a woman driving a blue Toyota sedan, stopped the Willow Pond entrance gate, with the vehicle and engine running for an extended period of time. This alerted another motorist, who was behind the Toyota and waiting to enter the complex that so…
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Man Robbed At Long Island Chase Bank, Police Say
Police on Long Island are searching for a man involved in an alleged robbery of a man who had just withdrawn money from a bank. The incident was reported just before noontime Thursday, July 15, when the Riverhead Police Department received a call from a Hispanic male victim, saying he had just been forcibly robbed in the parking lot of the Chase Bank located at #7 West Main Street in Riverhead. When officers arrived, they determined that a green-colored pickup truck being operated by a Black male was involved, Detective Mark Stromski said. An investigation found the Hispanic male…
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Bus Driver Nabbed For DWI While Driving Kids From Long Island Day Camp, Police Say
A Long Island camp bus driver was arrested after she allegedly drove while intoxicated with juvenile day campers aboard the bus, and was involved in two crashes. The incident took place around 4:37 p.m., Tuesday, July 13, in Riverhead. The Riverhead Police Department said it received a call from the Baiting Hollow Scout Camp reporting a driver having a "possible altered mental status" while transporting the campers and a camp staffer. Officers responded to the scene and learned that the driver of the bus, identified as 61-year-old Diane M. Juergens, had just been involved in two sepa…
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Police Asking Public For Help In Probe Of Suspicious Car Fire At Long Island Park
Police on Long Island are asking the public for help related to a car fire at a busy area playground. The incident took place around 4:20 a.m., Tuesday, July 6, when the Riverhead Police Department received a report of a vehicle fire at the Riverhead Town Park and Playground located on Lewis St. The arriving Riverhead Patrol Units confirmed a vehicle in the park fully engulfed in flames. The Riverhead Fire Department was notified and responded to extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported at this time. Due to the suspicious nature of the vehicle fire, the Riverhea…
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Some Long Island Beaches To Close As Tropical Storm Elsa Approaches
As Tropical Storm Elsa continues its churn up the East Coast, officials on Long Island are battening down the hatches, as well as closing beaches. Riverhead officials said that as of Friday, July 9, all town beaches will be closed as the storm approaches the area. The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for Suffolk County and southern Nassau County. It calls for sustained winds of 10 – 20 mph with brief periods where winds could reach 30 – 40 mph with some stronger gusts possible. Rain is expected in the amount of 2 to 4 three inches. Related st…
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Woman Found Dead In Submerged Car At Popular Long Island Beach, Police Say
A woman was found dead in a submerged car on Long Island after police received a 911 call of a vehicle in the water. The unidentified 56-year-old woman was discovered around 8:25 a.m., Tuesday, June 29, near the boat ramps of Iron Pier Beach in Riverhead. According to Riverhead Police, a patrol officer who responded to the call swam to the submerged vehicle a found the deceased woman inside. A crime scene was established, and the department's detective division is currently investigating the circumstances of why the car was in the water and the cause of death of the woman. At t…
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Three Injured After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Long Island Home
Three people were injured when a pickup truck crashed through the front of a house on Long Island. The crash took place around 1:11 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24 in Suffolk County when the driver of a 1993 Ford pickup truck traveling westbound on West Main Street in Riverhead appears to have suffered a medical event causing him to lose control of the vehicle, Riverhead Police said. The truck left the roadway, hit an embankment, and went airborne, crashing into the house at 1381 W. Main St., according to police. The driver and a passenger were trapped inside the pickup truck, which was almost …
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Man, Woman Charged After Victim Found Dead Inside Vehicle On Long Island
A man and woman have both been charged with murder after a man was found dead in a vehicle on Long Island man last month. Suffolk County Police announced the arrests on Thursday morning, Dec. 10. Officers in Riverhead responded to a 911 call of an abandoned vehicle on the side of Roanoke Avenue, south of Green Tree Drive, at approximately 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.11. The Riverhead Police Department officers then discovered the body of Marco Grisales, 39, of Sag Habor, in the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said. Homicide Squad detectives responded to the scene and determined that…
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Police Officer Seriously Injured During Long Island Pursuit
A police pursuit involving several departments ended with a crash, seriously injuring a police officer on Long Island. The incident started around 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, when the Riverhead Police Department learned a police pursuit had entered into Riverhead from the Southold area on Sound Avenue, said Riverhead Town Police Det. Michael Schmidt. According to Schmidt, several police agencies were involved in attempting to stop a vehicle in connection with an incident that took place in Southold. A marked Riverhead Police unit was attempting to respond to the area of the pursuit to assis…
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Three Missing Long Island Girls Found
Three missing teenagers on Long Island have all been safely located. The Riverhead Police Department issued an alert last week when three teens ran away from the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch in Riverhead late on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The three girls were seen getting into a BMW prior to their disappearance. According to police, residents Vanessa D’Angelo, Jocelyn Lentino and Nyeisha Dow left the facility without permission around 9:40 p.m. last week. They were later seen getting into the white BMW near Sound Avenue and Osborn Avenue in Baiting Hollow. Previous Story: Alert Issued For T…
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Alert Issued For Three Long Island Girls Who Went Missing After Entering BMW
Three teens who ran away from a Long Island youth home and got into a BMW are missing, police said. The Riverhead Police Department issued an alert as they attempt to locate three teenagers who ran away from the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch late on Tuesday, Feb. 18. According to police, residents Vanessa D’Angelo, Jocelyn Lentino and Nyeisha Dow left the facility without permission around 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday. They were later seen getting into a white BMW near Sound Avenue and Osborn Avenue in Baiting Hollow. D’Angelo, 16, was described as being approximately 5-foot-3, weighing 115 pound…
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