• Anthony Peacock of Mastic Beach was arrested on an outstanding warrant and for an alleged town code violation. Also arrested for alleged town code violations were Bismark Anane of Bay Shore, 31; Jeremy Ryan of Riverhead, 41; and Sebastian Liscano of East Hampton, 26.
• Jorge Pagan of Holtsville, 29, was arrested on two counts of alleged criminal possession of a controlled substance. James Andersen, 43, listed as undomiciled, was arrested on a single count of the same charge.
• Tyrese McRae of Riverhead, 26, was arrested for alleged assault.
• Eswin Barahona Sazo of Riverhead, 35, was arrested for alleged driving while intoxicated.
• Tymell Kimble of Riverhead, 24, was arrested for alleged aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.
• Sean Glogg of Riverhead, 27, was arrested for alleged petit larceny.
• Anthony Miller of Riverhead, 56, was arrested on two counts of alleged trespass.
• Outstanding warrants were executed against Vincent Accardo of Rocky Point, 44; Deasia Baxter of Coram, 28; and Lorenzo Ajcuc-Zurdo of Riverhead, 35.

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 The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

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Police reported that the Riverhead Town Police Dive/Rescue team launched their marine rescue vessel and responded to the scene about three-quarters of a mile northeast of Iron Pier Beach. The Jamesport Fire Department and the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps also responded to the scene.

According to police, the individuals were rescued approximately a quarter of a mile from their jet ski.

They were transported to Iron Pier Beach, police said, where they were treated by the Volunteer Ambulance Corps and then taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center for further treatment of minor injuries. 

The jet ski was recovered and turned over to family members.

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Those who attended the family-friendly event enjoyed a free barbecue and ice cream, courtesy of Suffolk Federal Credit Union. Riverhead police officers took turns manning — and splashing in — the dunk tank, and other games like axe-throwing were a big hit.

There was also plenty of cool police equipment to get up close to — including police motorcycles, bikes, ATVs and a police boat — as well as Command Post, SWAT and dive equipment to see. In addition to drone demonstrations, K-9 officers Loki and Onyx showed off their skills with the help of their handlers, officers John Morris and Chris Burns.

And, of course, it would not be a Riverhead National Night Out without a visit from McGruff the Crime Dog, who gave out many high fives and hugs during the event.

“I say this all the time, and I mean it, and I truly believe that we have the best police department in Suffolk County and probably on Long Island,” said Riverhead Town Supervisor Tim Hubbard. “They’re dedicated, they have many family members here today, they’re local, their kids go to school with everybody’s kids. It’s a real nice community police department — under the leadership of Chief [Ed] Frost, we’ve really moved forward.”

Check out Ana Borruto’s photos below from Riverhead’s National Night Out:

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Joseph Poveromo, a 5-foot-7, 150 pound white male with a fair complexion, had been reported missing after leaving his family’s home on Dogwood Lane in Wading River around midnight Monday morning in a tan, 1997 Nissan Maxima, according to authorities.

The missing man’s destination was unclear, but his family said he is known to frequent Wading River, Calverton, Riverhead and Mastic Beach — including parks in those areas.

In addition to Aspergers Syndrome, Mr. Poveromo also suffers from ADHD and Post Concussion Syndrome and was “possibly suicidal,” police said in a statement when the disappearance was first reported.

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Brandon Roehrig, driving a black 2021 Mini Cooper, “struck the retaining wall at a high rate of speed,” according to Riverhead police. The 41-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. A police report said the incident, which occurred around 2:45 p.m., “appears to be non-criminal in nature.”

The retail complex on Old Country Road includes Buffalo Wild Wings, Dick’s Sporting Goods and the Aldi supermarket. The incident occurred on the eastern end of the rear parking lot. The Mini Cooper is a compact car of modest dimensions, generally 56 to 58 inches high and 70 to 77 inches wide, and originally manufactured by the British Motor Corp.

Any witnesses to the crash are urged to contact the Riverhead Police Dept. at 631-727-4500 or the department’s hotline at 631-727-3333. All calls will be kept confidential, police said.

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According to the investigation, at around midnight on July 7, Mr. Brown allegedly drove from his Riverhead residence to Hampton Bays and fired five gunshots into the home of someone he’d had a dispute with days earlier. No injuries were reported, according to a news release from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. 

If convicted, Mr. Brown could face up to 15 years in prison. Acting Supreme Court Justice Anthony Senft Jr. ordered that he be held on $250,000 cash, $500,000 bond or $2.5 million partially secured bond during the pendency of the case. 

“The collaborative effort resulted in an illegal handgun being removed from the streets before an innocent person could be injured or killed,” Southampton Town Police Chief James Kiernan said in the news release. “We will stop at nothing to bring those responsible for this type of violence to justice.” 

At the time of the incident, residents who were asleep inside the house paid no mind to the noise, as it was reported they thought the sound was fireworks. However, the next day, however, they saw bullet holes in their home and reported them to Southampton police, who recovered 9-millimeter caliber shell casings on the street outside the home.

A search warrant was executed at Mr. Brown’s home Aug. 22 by Southampton Town detectives, with the assistance of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office Gang Task Force, East End Drug Task Force, Southampton Town’s emergency services unit, the Southampton Village K-9 unit and the Riverhead Town Police Department.

During the search, a 9-millimeter caliber handgun was allegedly retrieved from Mr. Brown’s bedroom. 

“This arrest is an excellent example of the work that can be achieved when law enforcement agencies work together,” said District Attorney Ray Tierney in the news release. “I commend the joint investigation conducted by the Town of Southampton Police Department, Riverhead Police Department, with our East End Drug Task Force along with our Gang Task Force. We look forward to holding this defendant accountable in court.” 

Mr. Brown, who is being represented by the Legal Aid Society, is due back in court Tuesday, Sept. 24

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Photos from the scene courtesy of Dave Gorton

Mr. Mendoza-Baquiax was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and was placed under arrest for Felony Driving While Intoxicated, according to police.

The Riverhead Town Volunteer Ambulance Corp, Flanders Volunteer Ambulance Corp, Riverhead Fire Department, Stony Brook Ambulance and Manorville Volunteer Ambulance, responded to the accident. Detectives from the Riverhead Police Department and the New York State Police Forensic Investigation Unit were also on the scene. County Road 105 remained closed until early Thursday morning.

The investigation remains open and anyone who witnessed the accident or has information about the crash is asked to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500. All calls will be kept confidential.

This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.

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.

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Riverhead police detectives and the New York State Police Forensic Investigation Department responded to the scene of the incident, which occurred at approximately 11:47 a.m., just east of Union Avenue.

“Upon Riverhead Police units’ arrival, it was ascertained that a 2018 BMW operated by 65-year-old Anthony Croce of Brooklyn collided head on with a 2002 Nissan operated by 67-year-old Matthew Schramm of Huntington Station. Both operators were the sole occupants of their respective vehicles and both sustained significant injuries,” the police press release stated.

Mr. Croce was transported via Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Mr. Schramm was rushed to Peconic Bay Medical Center with extensive injuries. He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.

The investigation is ongoing, and police are encouraging anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500.

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According to a Riverhead Town Police Department press release, members of the agency, the East End Drug Task Force and Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney’s office executed a search warrant at La Perla Restaurant and Bar, located at 65 East Main Street at approximately 8 p.m. on Feb. 29. Police said they coordinated a six-month undercover narcotics investigation after receiving “community complaints of illegal drug activity within the restaurant.” Officers arrested Christopher Contreras, 33, of Coram, on three counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a Class B felony, for cocaine sales that occurred within La Perla Restaurant Bar. James Wicks, 32, a Bohemia resident, was also arrested and charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a Class B felony, related to cocaine sales within the restaurant.

Police additionally announced that on April 4, La Perla manager Eliseo Quintanilla, 43, of Manorville, was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal nuisance for maintaining a premises where persons gather to engage in unlawful conduct, a Class B misdemeanor.

“I am very happy that the investment of resources in the East End Drug Task Force is paying off with successful investigations,” Mr. Tierney said. “I would like to thank the Riverhead Police Department and all our other law enforcement partners for their hard work.”

When asked about the three arrests, La Perla owner Gabriela Montoya said Mr. Contreras and Mr. Wicks are not employed at her establishment, and that she does not know them. Regarding the arrest of Mr. Quintanilla, Ms. Montoya said “I don’t know about his arrest … I go into the restaurant, I don’t see anything wrong in there.

“I haven’t heard from him in two weeks,” she added of the restaurant manager. “He just works there part-time.”

Riverhead News-Review attempted to reach Mr. Quintanilla by phone.

Police said the New York State Liquor Authority was also present while police executed the search warrant and “will address possible violations of Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.”

The investigation is ongoing and any persons with additional information are urged to contact the Riverhead Police Department 631-727-4500 x 312 all calls will be kept confidential.

This is a developing story. Please check back with Riverhead News-Review for updates.

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The storm, which at one point was forecasted to dump up to a foot of snow in the area, accumulated a total of three to four inches , according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Dominic Ramunni.

“It’s the largest snowfall in two years to the day,” Mr. Ramunni said. “That’s the last time we saw more than three inches.”

The National Weather Service had announced a winter storm watch for portions of southeast New York and northeast New Jersey from late Monday night through 6 p.m. Tuesday evening.

The Riverhead highway department crew of 36 went to work at 5 a.m. Tuesday salting and sanding roads across town, according to the Town Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski.

Southold Highway Superintendent Dan Goodwin said the highway department’s crew of more than 30 workers were well prepared for what the storm could bring.

“We were prepared yesterday, we had plows hooked up and all the sand trucks and everything were checked over and we were basically just waiting for the snow to start,” he said.

He said the crew set out at 7 a.m and “hit the ground running.”

“With this being a wet snow and the temperatures being a little bit on the warmer end, we were a little bit less concerned about the snow and ice building up on the roads because the road surface temperatures were higher than what we would typically expect when we’re getting snow.”

There are 24 designated plow routes across Southold Town headed by three road-crew foremen. There are also three employees dispatched on Fishers Island, Mr. Goodwin said.

Mr. Goodwin gave some important advice to residents.

“The biggest thing with any type of storm system like this, if people see that snow stops around three o’clock or so we still need time to do our jobs, our safety and your safety really do depend on it,” he said. “It’s truly something that people need to take to heart, and they need to understand that the less people that are out on the roads the better we’re able to do our jobs. So just sit back and enjoy and wait to see the plow truck out there and give them a wave and say hello and let him do his job.”

In a Monday interview, Joe Pollina, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, described what the North Fork should expect in anticipation of the storm.

“It’s going to start off as all rain and then transition to all snow sometime after 7 am it looks like for eastern Long Island,” he said. “The snow will continue through the morning and then to the early afternoon tapering off by the mid to late afternoon timeframe and then by the time tomorrow night rolls around precipitation will be pretty much all done.”

He said as of Monday afternoon, the twin forks area could get anywhere from four to eight inches of accumulation.

“There’s the possibility that we could see a little bit more, depending on exactly where this low-pressure system that’s bringing all this precipitation, where exactly that tracks,” he said. “If it tracks further south, [that] would bring in colder air, more [precipitation,] so we would see higher amounts [of snow] if that were to occur. If it tracks closer to the coasts that would bring in warmer air and lessen [precipitation.]”

Northeast winds will be 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph possible, he added. The storm ended up tracking off to the east which accounts for less precipitation.

Experts recommended residents stay home if possible and allowing for extra time during the morning and evening commutes.

Southold Town Supervisor Al Krupski in a phone interview Monday afternoon recommended for residents to “be prepared to stay at home and not go out on the roads.”

“If it’s heavy wet snow, you might have a fallen tree limb or tree,” he said. “You want to let the highway crews, whether they’re the Town, County or State be able to clear the roads as quickly and easily as possible and the more traffic that’s on the roads makes their jobs way more difficult.”

Mr. Krupski said he started conversations with the emergency management team, including Town Police Chief Martin Flatley and Town Highway Superintendent Dan Goodwin “first thing [Monday] morning.”

“We’re at a disadvantage because we’re dealing with mother nature,” he said. “We’re going to try to do the best we can and react accordingly and as the forecast changes…we’re changing our approach to how to best manage it.”

Riverhead Town Supervisor Timothy C. Hubbard issued a Proclamation of a Winter Storm Event effective midnight tonight “for a period not to exceed 24 hours,” according to the proclamation.

 “No parking is permitted on either side of any roadway during this winter storm emergency declaration,” it states.

It also states that “all Town of Riverhead Departments take whatever steps are necessary to protect life and property, and public infrastructure and to perform other such emergency assistance as deemed necessary.”

Riverhead Town Hall closed for the day and were scheduled to reopen Wednesday Feb. 14. Southold Town Hall remained open.

As of late Monday afternoon, area schools are starting to announce closures including Shoreham-Wading River, Riverhead, Mattituck-Cutchogue, Southold and Greenport. For more information visit the following websites.

Shoreham-Wading River Central School District – http://www.swrschools.org/

Riverhead Central School District- https://www.riverhead.net/

Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District- https://www.mufsd.com/

New Suffolk Common School – https://www.newsuffolkschool.com/

Southold Union Free School District – https://www.southoldufsd.com/

Greenport Union Free School District- https://www.gufsd.org/

Oysterponds Union Free School District- https://www.oysterponds.org/

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