Riverhead Town Justice Allen Smith ordered the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office on Tuesday to release to the press copies of a police video shot from the dashboard of the... more
UPDATE: Sunday, 9:45 a.m. A Riverhead man has been charged with DWI in relation to the Saturday evening crash that sent five people to hospitals. Southampton Town Police said on Sunday morning that they have charged Erik A. Yatvelasquez, 22, of Riverhead with DWI following the investigation of the crash. It is not known whether Yatvelasquez was one of those taken to area hospitals following the accident. ORIGINAL STORY: County Road 104 in Northampton was closed overnight and into Sunday morning while police investigated a car accident that sent five people to the hospital, one with serious injuries. Police say ...
30 Nov 2025 by Staff Writer
The Southampton Town Police Department will hold its 2026 Civilian Police Academy starting in January. The academy offers a unique opportunity to see and experience what police officers do on a daily basis. All Southampton Town residents are invited to attend the specialized training at police headquarters. Developed to bring the community and the department that services it closer together, the academy aims to open up the lines of communication and build trust between the police and the community. There is no physical component to the program. Participants will gain insight into the laws of arrest, search and seizure, use ...
24 Nov 2025 by Staff Writer
A Westhampton Beach woman who works for the U.S. Postal Service was arraigned on federal criminal charges on Thursday, November 20, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers say she interfered with the detention of a man believed to be an undocumented immigrant on November 5. Tamara Mayorga-Wong, 57, of Westhampton Beach was arraigned at the federal court in Central Islip on Thursday and released on $50,000 bond. The ICE officers who arrested her on November 5 claimed that Mayorga-Wong came out of the Westhampton Post Office on Mill Road, wearing her Postal Service uniform, on the morning of November 5 ...
21 Nov 2025 by Staff Writer
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