50 residents of independent living facility evacuated due to heat problems A Wading River ambulance outside 260 W. Main St. in December 2019. (file photo)
At nearly midnight Saturday Riverhead police responded to Concerned for Independence Living at 260 W. Main St. after calls were received that the fourth floor of the facility was excessively hot.
Along with police, the Riverhead Fire Marshall and Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. “The fourth floor was found to be in excess of 90 degrees and hot air was coming out of the vent,” a release said.
“The approximately 50 residents were evacuated from the building with the assistance of Flanders Ambulance, Hampton Bays Ambulance, Westhampton Ambulance
Police car lights. (Credit: aaron anderer/flickr)
Southampton Town police arrested a 42-year-old Sayville man on drug charges following a crash along County Route 94 and Center Drive in Riverhead Friday.
According to police, Twan Russell fled the scene of the crash and was located nearby at Riverside Taxi.
Mr. Russell reportedly told police that he did not stop and wait for police to arrive because he was nervous and had never been in an accident before, officials said.
Further investigation revealed Mr. Russell had been driving with a suspended license and was in possession of a pink heart-shaped pill he told police was ecstasy, police said.
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