Cops: Driver caught with guns following traffic stop in Riverside
A Riverhead man was arrested on felony weapons charges Monday following a traffic stop in Riverside, according to a Southampton police press release. Andre Baskin, 39, was driving around 4:30 p.m....
View ArticleSouthampton Blotter: Man charged with DWI in Riverside
New York State police arrested a Westhampton Beach man for driving while intoxicated in Riverside last Monday. After Anthony Wright, 44, was stopped on Route 104 for driving with inadequate lights, an...
View ArticleNo injuries reported in Flanders apartment fire
A garage converted into a two-bedroom apartment on Flanders Road caught fire Wednesday afternoon, according to Flanders Fire Department Chief J.J. Lennon. “The building was fully confined by fire,”...
View ArticleCops: Riverhead woman hid crack cocaine in bra
A Riverhead woman hid crack cocaine in her bra and a crack pipe in her underwear when police approached a “suspicious vehicle” parked in Flanders Saturday night. She was one of three people arrested...
View ArticleSouthampton Blotter: Flanders man arrested on drug charges
Southampton Town police arrested a Flanders man for drug possession last Wednesday. Authorities said they pulled over a car on Flanders Road for having a broken windshield. When police approached the...
View ArticleCops: Flanders man charged with DWAI following multiple-car crash
A Flanders man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a multiple-car crash Sunday night in Riverside, Southampton police said. The crash involved three vehicles and occurred...
View ArticleCops: Drunk driver strikes parked vehicle on Flanders Road
A Riverhead woman driving on Flanders Road Wednesday struck an occupied vehicle parked on the side of the road and was arrested for driving while intoxicated, Southampton Town police said. The crash...
View ArticleSouthampton Blotter: Driver nabbed on weapon charges in Northampton
A Quogue man was arrested and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon Sunday in Northampton, according to this week’s Southampton police blotter. Derek Cruz, 21, was pulled over by...
View ArticleSouthampton Blotter: Driver’s license suspended 27 times
A Shirley man was caught Saturday driving in Northampton with a license that had been suspended 27 times, Southampton police said. Rodney Eleazer, 38, was pulled over by police around 4:50 a.m. for...
View ArticleSouthampton Town police hosting citizens academy in March
Anyone interested in joining the Southampton Town Police Department’s citizens academy will have an opportunity to do so in March. During the 12-week program, residents will be given the chance to...
View ArticleSouthampton Blotter: Flanders man charged with DWI
A Flanders man was arrested Saturday in Riverhead on a drunken driving charge, according to New York State police. John Kolakowski, 26, was stopped for failing to signal and stay within his lane on...
View ArticleCops: Driver charged with DWI following crash in Northampton
An unlicensed Eastport woman was arrested on a drunken driving charge Wednesday after she crashed her vehicle in Northampton, according to a police press release. Samantha Albin, 24, was driving on...
View ArticleSouthampton Blotter: Unlicensed driver charged with DWI in Riverhead
Southampton Town police arrested a homeless woman Saturday on a drunken driving charge in Riverhead. Andrea Griffin, 46, had been stopped near Peconic Avenue and West Main Street around 3:20 a.m. for...
View ArticlePolice offer reward for man who used stolen credit card in Riverhead
Local police are asking for the public’s help to identify and find an man who used a stolen credit card at a Riverhead store last year, according to a police press release. The credit card was stolen...
View ArticleSouthampton, Riverhead name police officers of the year
When Southampton Town Police Officer Michael Walsh pulled over vehicle that had excessive tinted windows Oct. 17 on Flanders Road in Riverside, he soon learned the driver was also in possession of...
View ArticleCops: Riverhead man caught riding a stolen motorcycle
A Riverhead man was arrested on a felony charge Wednesday after he was caught riding a stolen motorcycle, according to a Southampton police press release. Antonio Diaz-Faz, 23, was riding a 2007...
View ArticlePolice seek help identifying suspect who stole motorcycle in Riverside
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Southampton Town police are seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect who stole a motorcycle in Riverside last month. Southampton police received a report that...
View ArticleCops: Driver charged with DWAI after crashing pickup truck in Riverside
An unlicensed Cutchogue man was arrested on felony charges Saturday morning after he crashed his pickup truck into road signs and a guardrail in Riverside, Southampton police said. Police received a...
View ArticleCops: Man burglarized Riverside salon; reward offered
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Southampton Town police are seeking the public’s help to identify a man who burglarized a salon in Riverside, according to a press release. The suspect broke into...
View ArticleCops: Woman crashes pickup truck on Nugent Drive
A woman was taken to the hospital Tuesday after her pickup truck crashed into a tree on Nugent Drive in Riverside, authorities at the scene said. The crash was reported around 3:15 p.m. and the victim...
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