DWI Checkpoint Nabs 10 In Riverhead

The Suffolk County District Attorney's East End DWI Task Force set up a checkpoint in Riverhead Friday night and netted 10 arrests.

According to Riverhead police, there were six charged with driving while intoxicated, one charge of driving while under the influence of drugs, and four counts of felony possession of a controlled substance.

Jean M. Powell, 53, of Calverton was charged with driving while intoxicated, Madeline C. Perez, 20, of Selden was charged with driving while intoxicated and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a 17-year-old from Farmingville, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, William M. Francis, 24, of Mastic Beach was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a hypodermic needle, Cory T. Cornish, 22, of Riverhead was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, Doug Ryder, 45, of Riverhead was charged with driving while intoxicated, Janelle A. Hooghkirk, 23, was charged with driving while intoxicated, Shawn C. Barrington, 42, of Wading River, was charged with driving while intoxicated and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a 17-year-old Riverhead resident was charged with driving while intoxicated, and Brad T. Reeve, Jr, 38, of Aquebogue, was charged with driving while intoxicated.

The task force consisted of officers from Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York State, Shelter Island, Southold, and Suffolk County Parks Police.

Additional details and checkpoints will continue throughout the holiday season. Riverhead police on Friday afternoon told residents enhanced enforcement would be in place during the holiday season and urged them to appoint a designated driver, call a taxi, or make arrangements to stay at a location if they have been drinking.