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Excerpts from the Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for Aug. 29, 2012, Justice Allen M. Smith presiding. There were a total of 140 cases on the docket.

Information provided by Riverhead Town Justice Court.

WARRANTS

Scott Evans, 20, of Riverhead, charged on April 20, 2012 with criminal mischief in the fourth degree, resisting arrest and unlawfully dealing with fireworks; charged on March 22, 2012 with a vehicle and traffic law infraction; bench warrant issued.

Editor's note: A criminal charge is an accusation. By law, a person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Cases reported here do not include adjournments, miscellaneous vehicle and traffic law citations or citizen complaints of harassment.

Excerpts from the Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for Aug. 28, 2012, Justice Allen M. Smith presiding. There were a total of 127 cases on the docket.

Information provided by Riverhead Town Justice Court.

PLEAS

Angel Almenas, 59, of Riverhead, charged on June 2, 2012 and November 24, 2011 with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree; pleaded guilty as charged; sentenced to 45 days in Suffolk County Jail and fined $510.

Dorothea Hyde, 45, of Medford, charged on September 17, 2011 with assault and third degree; pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct; fined $250.

Crystal Johnson, 30, of Shirley, charged on April 7, 2012 with petit larceny; pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct; fined $250.

Mark Moritz, 42, of Wading River, charged on November 12, 2011 with driving while intoxicated .15% and driving while intoxicated observed; pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated .15%; the other charge was dismissed in the interest of justice; sentenced to probation and fined $1,000.

Donald Oliver, 37, of Riverhead, charged on February 19, 2011 with aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree, driving while intoxicated .08% and driving while intoxicated observed; pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated .08%; the other charges were dismissed; adjourned to November 21, 2012 for sentencing.

Darris Reddick, 43, of Riverhead, charged on October 27, 2011 with aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree, resisting arrest and driving while ability impaired .06%; pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and driving while ability impaired .06%; the other charge was dismissed; sentenced to six months in Suffolk County Jail and fined $380.

Philip Rutha, 47, of North Babylon, charged on June 24, 2012 with petit larceny; pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct; fined $250.

WARRANTS

Juanita Allston, 37, of Riverhead, charged on December 7, 2012 with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree; charged on September 20, 2011 with petit larceny; bench warrant issued.

Michael Barry, 26, of Aquebogue, charged on January 20, 2011 and April 18, 2012 with harassment in the second degree, charged on January 4, 2011 with criminal mischief in the fourth degree, charged on March 14, 2011 with criminal mischief in the fourth degree and criminal contempt in the second degree, charged on December 29, 2010 and March 19, 2011 with vehicle and traffic Law infractions; bench warrant issued.

Brian Bifulco, 44, of Shirley, charged on August 19, 2012 with petit larceny; arrest warrant issued.

Kimberly Delrio, 22, of East Hampton, charged on August 22, 2007 with petit larceny; bench warrant issued.

Sharon Young, 33, of Riverhead, charged on July 15, 2011 with vehicle and traffic Law infractions; bench warrant issued.

INDICTMENTS

Michael Dellauniversita, 32, of West Islip, charged on May 14, 2011 with robbery in the third degree, unlawful imprisonment in the second degree and aggravated harassment in the second degree; dismissed per indictment by grand jury.

Christopher Magee, 39, of Riverhead, charged on June 20, 2012 with conspiracy in the second degree; dismissed per indictment by grand jury.

Radames Melendez Sr., 60, of Bronx, charged on June 13, 2012 with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree; dismissed per indictment by grand jury.

Editor's note: A criminal charge is an accusation. By law, a person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Cases reported here do not include adjournments, miscellaneous vehicle and traffic law citations or citizen complaints of harassment.

Excerpts from the Riverhead Town Police Press Reports, Sept. 1-4, 2012

1 September 2012 2:31 p.m. Wading River Garage, Sound Road, Wading River
Larceny
An unknown person removed an air compressor; incident under further investigation.

1 September 2012 4:25 p.m. Sony, 1770 West Main Street, Riverhead
Larceny
An unknown black male removed a Sony Playstation valued at $300.

2 September 2012
Arrest
Cristobal Garcia-Xot arrested.

2 September 2012 10:59 a.m. Alfred Avenue, Calverton
Larceny
An unknown person removed two pieces of jewelry from the residence; total value of $8,200.

2 September 2012 2:26 p.m. Main Road, Aquebogue
Incident Auto
Hector Castellon arrested for driving while intoxicated; defendant processed and held for arraignment.

2 September 2012 8:26 p.m. Waldbaum's, 1510 Old Country Road, Riverhead
Larceny
An unknown black male removed approximately six cans of baby formula valued at $20 each and fled the area.

2 September 2012 11:44 p.m. Manor Lane & Sound Avenue, Riverhead
Domestic Incident
Gerard O'Neill arrested for harassment in the second degree.

3 September 2012
Arrest
Leone Jackson arrested for aggravated driving while intoxicated.

3 September 2012 8:53 a.m. Walgreen's, 1196 Old Country Road, Riverhead
Burglary
An unknown person broke the drive-up pharmacy window by an unknown means.

3 September 2012 2:13 p.m. Northside Road, Wading River
Burglary
An unknown person entered through an unlocked front door and removed a diamond necklace and $60.

3 September 2012 6:03 p.m. Target, 1150 Old Country Road, Riverhead
Larceny
Stanley A. Lawrence, 44, arrested for petit larceny; defendant released on a desk appearance ticket.

Editor's note: A criminal charge is an accusation. By law, a person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

2012 0905 fire

The Riverhead Fire Department responded to the scene of a residential oil burner backup on Raynor Avenue Wednesday afternoon.

Firefighters received reports of a structure fire at about 3 p.m. Further investigation revealed the oil burner as the source of the smoke within the house. The flames were contained within the furnace.

The oil burner was backed up and smoking because approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel were poured into the burner, according to Riverhead Fire Department Chief Tony White. The oil tank was empty and someone in the house thought the diesel fuel would suffice until a fuel oil delivery, he said.

Firefighters turned off the emergency oil burner switch and ventilated the house. The fire burned out within a half hour.

Four trucks and about 40 firefighters responded to the scene. Raynor Avenue was closed to traffic for about a half hour.

A Riverhead fire marshal is still at the residence investigating the scene.

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2012 0905 wanted grand larcenyRiverhead Police detectives and Suffolk County Crime Stoppers are asking the public's help in identifying a woman who used a stolen debit card to purchase merchandise in several stores in Riverhead and Hampton Bays on March 12.

The suspect was described by police as a heavy-set white female with blond hair, wearing sunglasses and a black sweatshirt. She was seen driving away in a green minivan.

The debit card was in a purse snatched from a woman shopping at Kmart in Riverhead earlier that day, according to police. The purse also contained $164 in cash, police said. The purse was later found and returned to its owner, but the debit card and cash were missing, police said.

The suspect is wanted for grand larceny.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

Local emergency workers are assisting Center Moriches Fire Department with the evacuation of Cedar Lodge Nursing Home due to a gas leak.

Local ambulance companies are transporting nursing home residents who are on oxygen to area hospitals, a spokesman for Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services said tonight. The rest of the residents are being evacuated to Center Moriches High School.

The spokesman said he did not yet have information on how many residents were being evacuated from the nursing home.

Several ambulances have already arrived at Peconic Bay Medical Center, PBMC president and CEO Andrew Mitchell said this evening. Other patients are being transported to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital and Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, according to radio reports. 

Cedar Lodge is a 100-bed located on Frowein Road in Center Moriches.

 
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