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Riverhead Man Held In Beating Death Of 90-Year-Old Woman

A New York man is being held without bail in the beating death of his fiancDee’s 90-year-old grandmother.

2011/07/06

Riverhead Walmart Suspect (credit: Suffolk County Police)

Elderly Woman Sought In Theft At Riverhead Walmart

Suffolk County police say a silver-haired suspect will face grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing a wallet from a Walmart customer.

2011/06/29

LI Robbery Suspects Involved In Deadly Crash After Evading Suffolk County Police

A Lincoln Town Car carrying passengers suspected in a robbery at the Tanger Outlets in Riverhead crashed into a silver Subaru on Sunrise Highway Service Road in Sayville, killing a female passenger.

2011/06/27

Body Of Man Who Saved Stepson Recovered Near L.I. Beach

Riverhead police said Edwin Barahona’s body was found near the Wading River beach Saturday.

2011/06/11

Bellport Man Who Rescued Child From Long Island Sound Disappears

Police in Riverhead say 35-year-old Edwin Barahona of Bellport was last seen in chest-deep water Friday night, then slipped under the surface.

2011/06/11

Opening Day at the VA Clinic - Riverhead, NY - Jun 3, 2011 (credit: Sophia Hall / WCBS 880)

Veterans Affairs Clinic Opens In Riverhead

A new clinic will make it much easier for veterans on the east end of Long Island to get medical care.

2011/06/03

L.I. Man Faces Charges In Crash With Off-Duty Police Officer

Police said Francisco Tomas of Riverhead was driving on Middle Country Road in Ridge when he struck the other car. The officer was in stable condition following the accident.

2011/05/31

A Suffolk County Police Cruiser - File / Photo: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880

Police Find Woman Dead Inside Riverhead Motel Room

Police said 53-year-old Henrietta Sholl was found dead Thursday afternoon on a bed at Budget Host East End motel in Riverhead.

2011/05/06

1 Dead After Special Needs Bus, Tractor-Trailer Collide In Riverhead

A dispatcher for the Maryhaven special-needs said six clients were on the minibus along with two staffers.

2011/04/20

A Jail Cell - File / Photo: JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images

Police: Man Captured After Attempting To Break Out Of Riverhead Jail

Authorities said the escape was not planned, but rather Jose Garcia just decided to start climbing the fence surrounding the exercise yard at the Riverhead Long Island Correctional Facility.

2011/04/14

Long Island Jury Convicts Pastor Of Sexual Abuse

A Long Island jury has convicted the pastor of a small congregation of sexually abusing two teenage brothers.

2011/01/29

Youth Fleeing Long Island

64 percent of young adults on Long Island surveyed say they plan to leave the island in the next five years.

2011/01/20

Nydia Vega - Photo: Suffolk County Police Department

Accused Hamptons Conwoman Pleads Not Guilty

In a green jumpsuit and with her hands cuffed behind her back, Nydia Vega did not look anything like the glamorous heiress authorities say she told people she was.

2011/01/05