Six alleged Bloods gang members who “terrorized” the Riverhead area for nearly a decade were arrested Wednesday morning on multiple charges, including murder, following an investigation by the FBI Long Island Gang Task Force. READ
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Southampton Police Chief Steven Skrynecki addresses Monday’s FRNCA meeting.
Police believe the shooting that took place in Riverside last week involved gangs and drugs, according to Southampton Town Police Chief Steven Skrynecki. (more…)
Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini announced an initiative last week to focus on investigating and prosecuting crimes committed by gang members, such as members of MS-13.
President Donald Trump said he has a message for violent gang members in the United States that he made clear during a speech Friday afternoon in Brentwood before an auditorium filled with local law enforcement: “We will find you, we will arrest you, we will jail you and we will deport you.” READ
Like it or not, the Guardian Angels are digging in their heels after months of outreach in Riverhead and Greenport.
MS-13 tags on the side of a building where a Riverhead teen was spotted making graffiti Saturday. (Credit: Grant Parpan)
A 16-year-old was arrested after police spotted him making graffiti on the exterior walls of a Riverhead business Saturday night, town police said. (more…)
A rendering of the main atrium at the Family Community Life Center’s planned rec center.
To the Editor:
I am writing in response to some thoughts on drug arrests found in both a recent News-Review editorial and a follow-up letter from Richard Park. I agree that we can’t arrest our way out of a gang problem.
More convictions aren’t the answer. As a community, we need to provide our youth with alternatives to drugs and gangs. As the News-Review pointed out, Riverhead has no YMCA or large recreation center. We need to offer a safe place for our teens to hang out and have fun, one with structure and supervision. The town’s answer is that we can’t afford anything like that now. (more…)
Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota (Credit: Jennifer Gustavson, file)
Police chiefs and other top brass from agencies across the East End met this week to share information with one another on local gang activities during a meeting called by the Suffolk County District Attorney.
The three-hour meeting in Riverside Wednesday follows last month’s gang shooting in a residential area of Southold, after which now five alleged members of MS-13 attacked two men from a rival gang with guns and a machete.
That incident, followed by much local and regional media coverage, has brought attention to the growing problem of gangs on the East End. (more…)