Man reports being followed near Riverhead halfway house

Heard on: Suffolk NY Law Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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So far, I got a call from Southampton PD.

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They said that a male called his phone with his friend, who said that he was being followed by someone.

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Someone was after him.

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He was on his way from Flanders McDonald's to a halfway house somewhere in back of Big Digger's/Big Dog.

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Checking those police for additional information.

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Looking for a male, approximately 50 years old with a beard.

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(name withheld).

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Careful, you should respond.

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Careful, thank you.

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One headquarters house is going to be (number withheld) Ronald.

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(number withheld).

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One headquarters, nobody by that name lives at this halfway house behind Diggers here.

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What, can you run that name through Niche and see if we have an address for him?

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(number withheld).

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(name withheld)'s name is coming back to a.

8/18/2026 08:50 PM

Suspicious Activity

Flanders Rd, Riverhead, NY 11901

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to information from another police department about a possible stalking or harassment situation involving a man traveling from a fast-food restaurant in Flanders toward a halfway house area behind a local business in Riverhead. The man was described as about 50 years old with a beard. Officers checked the halfway house location, reported that no one matching the given name lived there, and requested a records check for a possible address.