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Crimes Nearby: Assault in Port Jefferson Station Sends Teen to Hospital

The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

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Port Jefferson

• Suffolk County police responded to a burglary Aug. 4 on Harborview Avenue in Port Jefferson Station in which someone entered the home through an unlocked door and stole a laptop computer sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

• A 17-year-old boy from Port Jefferson Station has been arrested and charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, after he punched a 16-year-old boy multiple times and sent him to Mather Hospital with a fractured bone and injuries requiring 18 stitches, according to police. Police said the fight happened at Charm City Drive and Gayle Court in Port Jefferson Station on Aug. 8 at 2 p.m.

Riverhead

• Two men were arrested in Riverhead Wednesday after police said they were caught firing a shotgun on Suffolk County parkland. Police officers narrowly missed being hit by the bullets, authorities said. According to Riverhead Town police, officers responded to a call Wednesday at 6:09 p.m. of gunshots being fired near Sound Avenue. Upon arrival, police searched the parkland near the place where the shots were reported in attempt to located the alleged gunmen.

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During the search, several additional shots were fired "just missing the officers," according to a report, with the bullets whizzing into the park. Further investigation revealed that two men had been firing a shotgun behind a Sound Avenue home, police said.

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