There were 364 cases on the docket in Riverhead Town Justice Allen Smith’s court Jan. 12-14. The following are among those adjudicated, according to information provided by the court: (more…)
Police & Fire
(Credit: Crime Stoppers photo)
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in a Main Road burglary on Jan. 13.
Sometime between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. at least one suspect entered MCN Distributors warehouse, located at 121 Main Road, and stole assorted air conditioning equipment by loading it into a box truck (pictured above). The truck was then driven to another location, where the stolen items were removed from the truck, according to a release.
Two Flanders men, one described by police as a gang member, were arrested at their Cypress Avenue home last Thursday following an investigation into cocaine sales in the area, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s East End Drug Task Force, which made the arrests in conjunction with the Southampton Town Police Emergency Services Unit and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit.
New York State Police reported the following arrests Jan. 12 through Jan. 18:
• Steven Skiba of Flanders, 52, was arrested on charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana. On Jan. 15, state police said Mr. Skiba was stopped for speeding while he was driving northbound on Route 24 in Flanders. Following an investigation, he was arrested.
• A 39-year-old Riverhead man was arrested on Jan. 17 on a charge of driving while intoxicated. According to police, Juan Cojon-Canteo was stopped for multiple vehicle and traffic violations while traveling westbound on E. Main Street west of County Road 58.
The Riverhead Police Benevolent Association held its installation dinner at the Suffolk Theatre in Riverhead Saturday night. (more…)
A 29-year-old Ronkonkoma woman was arrested on a drunken drive charge in Laurel Saturday night following a crash in Riverhead Town, Southold Town police said. (more…)
Smoke billowing from a home in Calverton Saturday afternoon. (Credit: Melanie Drozd)
A home on Twomey Avenue in Calverton caught fire this afternoon. (more…)
