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Police charge Level 3 sex offender with failure to register as required by state law

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Riverhead Police report the arrest last night of a Level 3 Sex Offender for failure to register and verify as required by the State Sex Offender Registration Act.

Police charge homeless man in April 22 burglary of East Main Street laundromat

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A 29-year-old homeless man was arrested on a burglary charge by Riverhead Town Police today in connection with his alleged theft of cash from an East Main Street laundromat April 22, according to a police press release.

Riverhead Police charge two men in attempted robbery of liquor store Saturday night

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One of the men arrested in the attempted holdup is a parolee released from prison in March on a prior attempted robbery conviction. The other man was found to be in possession of a stolen debit card and was additionally charged with Grand Larceny and Possession of Stolen Property offenses.

Police seek information on teens missing from Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch

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Marcire Springfield, 19, left, and Nasir Scruggs, 17, both Timothy Hill Children's Ranch on May 7 at about 10 p.m., according to Riverhead Police. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call police at 631-727-4500.

Garbage truck crash closes West Main Street

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West Main Street is closed between Marcy Avenue and Mill Road this morning due to an accident involving a garbage truck just east of the intersection with Mill Road.

Cops: Man driving stolen vehicle out of Nassau County arrested on Route 58 Sunday afternoon

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Riverhead Town Police said they received a notification from the Nassau County Police Department Sunday at approximately 3:34 p.m. that a stolen vehicle from Nassau County was entering Riverhead Police jurisdiction.

Cops search for two masked men wanted in attempted armed robbery of West Main Street liquor store last night

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A West Main Street liquor store employee told police two men wearing masks, one who displayed a handgun, entered the store at around 8:10 p.m. and demanded money.They fled without proceeds, police said.

Cops: Flanders man threatened someone with box cutter in front of a child

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A Flanders man is facing menacing and endangering the welfare of a child charges after he threatened another person with a box cutter in the presence of a child, according to Southampton Town Police.

Medford man charged in theft of catalytic converters from vehicles parked at Calverton business

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A Medford man was arrested today in the theft of catalytic converters from three vehicles parked at a Calverton business, according to Riverhead Town Police.

Riverhead High School student, 15, fatally shot during fight in Calverton Wednesday afternoon

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Suffolk County Police said Preston Gamble was involved in an altercation between two groups of teenagers and young adults on Hill Circle in Calverton when a male shot him at 3:55 p.m.
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