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01.24.2020 Police

Former Mets player Wally Backman acquitted of both charges in domestic case

Wally Backman was acquitted of two charges he faced stemming from a domestic incident in Riverhead Aug. 30. Mr. Backman, 60, the manager of the Long Island Ducks and...

01.23.2020 Police

Police seek help locating 16-year-old reported missing

Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to locate a missing 16-year-old boy. Michael Benson is 5-foot-6, about 130 pounds with brown eyes and brown, straight hair. He...

01.22.2020 News

Man charged with fatal assault indicted by grand jury, arraignment scheduled for Thursday

Daniel Hughes, the 38-year-old man who was charged with a Jan. 2 assault that led to another man’s death on West Main Street in Riverhead, has now been indicted...

01.21.2020 Police

Trial begins against former Mets player Wally Backman after domestic incident

The trial of former New York Mets second baseman Wally Backman began in Riverhead Town Court Tuesday, where Mr. Backman is facing charges of second-degree harassment and fourth-degree criminal...

01.19.2020 Police

Southampton Blotter: Flanders man caught driving with revoked license arrested

Nicholas Fisher, 34, of Flanders was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and making an illegal U-turn on Jan. 6 at 4 a.m. He was stopped for a traffic...

01.18.2020 Police

Riverhead Blotter: Police investigating multiple thefts

Antony Gonzales-Huaman, 25, of Southampton was arrested last Tuesday around 4:14 p.m. for one count of forcible touching, a misdemeanor, according to Riverhead Town police. He was later released...

01.17.2020 News

Jamesport man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for selling drugs

A 30-year-old Jamesport man, who pleaded guilty in June to distributing crack and powdered cocaine, was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison Friday. Tramaine Brown, who was...

01.15.2020 Police

Cell phone dispute led to altercation that left 65-year-old man dead, family says; suspect held on $150K bail

A man accused of a Jan. 2 assault that led to the victim’s death three days later was ordered held on $150,000 cash bail or $300,000 bond. Daniel Hughes,...

01.14.2020 Police

Update: Police charge Riverhead man with assault in connection to fatality in early January

Update (Jan. 14): Suffolk County police arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with the death of a Riverside man following an altercation Jan. 2. Daniel Hughes of Riverhead was...

01.13.2020 Police

Cops: Pedestrian killed crossing Route 25A in Shoreham Sunday night

A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle on Route 25A in Shoreham Sunday night, according to Suffolk County police. A woman was crossing westbound Route 25A in...

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