You can now text 911 during an emergency in Suffolk County.
The service, which has been in testing for several months, is now officially functioning. READ
Police & Fire
An investigation into prostitution and an unlicensed massage business in Wading River led to two arrests, according to Riverhead Town police. READ
Police responded to an accident on Ostrander Avenue and Elton Street around 12:30 p.m. Monday afternoon.
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Suffolk County police are investigating a shooting Sunday afternoon in Calverton that left a 23-year-old Mattituck man injured. (more…)
Southampton police arrested a Flanders man for driving drunk after he crashed into a guardrail in Westhampton. (more…)
Riverhead police are investigating a break-in at the Citgo gas station on Osborn Avenue and Route 58 in Riverhead. Shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday, police on patrol noticed a broken window on the east side of the gas station. READ
Riverhead Town police and the Wading River Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at Phil’s in Wading River early Sunday morning.
At approximately 12:21 a.m., they found a 2007 black GMC Yukon “fully engulfed” in flames. The vehicle was unoccupied and parked when the fire broke out, police said. READ
The Riverhead Fire Department responded to a fire that broke out around 4:15 p.m. Friday on Church Lane in Aquebogue. READ
