01.27.2024 News Southold Blotter: Pet parrot calls 911 on man’s phone in Greenport A Greenport woman reported to police Jan. 17 that her boyfriend had overdosed and was not responsive. An officer interviewed the boyfriend in the basement of the house, where...
09.20.2019 Podcasts Greenport man acquitted of top manslaughter charge in fatal overdose case Brought to you by: A Greenport man who prosecutors said knowingly sold heroin laced with fentanyl that caused a fatal overdose in Riverhead was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter Thursday.
03.11.2019 Featured Story DA: Greenport man charged with manslaughter for causing fatal overdose Two men were indicted for manslaughter Monday for allegedly supplying heroin cut with fentanyl to a Riverhead man who fatally overdosed in September 2018, according to Suffolk County District...
05.17.2018 Health Remembering lives lost to opioids at candlelight vigil At a candlelight vigil at Good Ground Park in Hampton Bays Saturday, those affected by the opioid epidemic gathered to share stories of the loved ones they’ve lost, their...
02.08.2018 Police Cops: Greenport men caught with heroin, cocaine during traffic stop A traffic stop in Riverhead led to the arrest of two men who were found to be in possession of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, according to New...
12.30.2017 Police Cops: Holbrook man arrested for possession of heroin A Holbrook man was arrested after he was found to be in possession of heroin during a traffic stop on Main Road in Southold Friday, according to Southold Town...
11.24.2017 Health Sadness and horror at Southampton Town opioid forum A recorded voiceover filled the packed auditorium at Hampton Bays High School last Wednesday night. “Hi, I’m Tom Ventura,” it began, and the speaker continued to detail his life...
10.28.2017 Health Feds create special opioid task force for Long Island A federal task force has been created to tackle the opioid crisis in New York State, home to some of the nation’s highest overdose rates, and it will be...
01.19.2017 Health Fentanyl passes heroin as Suffolk County’s deadliest drug To get a sense of just how potent the synthetic opioid fentanyl is, DEA special agent Erin Mulvey explained that one dose is the size of a grain of...
05.23.2016 Police Cops: Southold man with heroin charged with resisting arrest A Southold man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs and resisting arrest, Southold Town police said.
