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Cops: Man assaulted outside Royal Dorado in Riverhead

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A Riverhead man was taken to the hospital Monday after he was assaulted outside Royal Dorado Deli & Restaurant, Riverhead Town police said.

The 31-year-old victim, whose name hasn’t been release, suffered a laceration to his hand around 2:20 a.m. and returned home after the assault, officials said.

Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corp took the man to Peconic Bay Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, police said.

Anyone with information about the assault is asked to contact the Riverhead Town Police Department at 631-727-4500 ext. 321.

Last year, Royal Dorado was shut down after multiple violent incidents occurred. It reopened in September.

Photo: Royal Dorado Deli & Restaurant in Riverhead. (Credit: News-Review, 2015)