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POLICE BLOTTER Riverhead Town

A Riverhead woman was arrested for selling methadone pills Thursday following a joint investigation by Riverhead and Suffolk County police, authorities said.

Amy Filomena, 36, is facing a charge of second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, town police said.
Ms. Filomena, who was arrested near her Harrison Avenue home, had allegedly sold more than 200 pills, according to court records.

Riverhead police did not release details as to the nature of the investigation. Ms. Filomena was arraigned in Riverhead Town Justice Court and is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.

• A Westhampton Beach man was arrested on a drunk driving charge in Jamesport early Sunday, police said.
Daniel Rivera-Corado, 37, was charged with driving while intoxicated and multiple traffic violations after he was stopped by police about 1 a.m. on Main Road, officials said.

• Officers from the Head of the Harbor Village Police Department located a 2008 tractor about 11 a.m. last Thursday that had been reported stolen from the Riverhead area in March 2008. No charges have been filed.

• Someone stole $100,000 worth of Apple computers from the Best Buy store on Route 58 in Riverhead early last Wednesday morning, police said. The theft was reported about 1 a.m. No arrests have been made.

• Someone stole two dirt bikes from a home on Laurel Court in Wading River sometime between 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Saturday, according to police reports. The theft was reported about 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.