Crime & Safety
Police: Riverhead Man Stole Car, Fled Police, Crashed Car
Riverhead man reportedly stole car from Valero gas station near Riverside traffic circle.
A Riverhead man was arrested early Saturday morning after he allegedly stole a vehicle, fled police, and crashed the vehicle during his attempted escape.
Southampton Police reported that Patrick Earnest Gray, 30, was arrested on charges of grand larceny in the fourth degree, a felony; criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, a felony; and unlawfully fleeing from police, a misdemeanor.
Police said that Gray was found to be operating a vehicle that was reported stolen one hour before he was found in it, when it was reported stolen from the Valero gas station at the Riverside traffic circle.
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According to police, Gray fled police on County Road 94 toward the Long Island Expressway, lost control of the vehicle, and struck an embankment and a road sign near the intersection of CR 94 and Pinehurst Boulevard.
Gray was arrested, transported to police headquarters for processing and held for arraignment.
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