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RIVERHEAD/Police: Man used machete to threaten people at outlet

A man with a machete remained in jail on a terrorism charge Wednesday after he threatened to hurt people at the Tanger Outlets Riverhead, authorities said.

John Medina, 32, of Mastic, was arrested Tuesday after police said he told people at the outlet that he wanted to hurt them and himself, Riverhead police said. Medina had a machete in his backpack, police said.

He was charged with making a terrorist threat, a felony, and fourth-degree possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor. At Riverhead Justice Court, bail was set at $250,000 cash or $500,000 bond, authorities said.

-- Ellen Yan

MASTIC/Detectives probe shooting of man after home break-in

Seventh Squad detectives are investigating the shooting of a Mastic man Tuesday, Suffolk County police said.

Officers responded to Market Street at about 9:30 p.m. after an emergency call about a man asking for an ambulance. Police said that when the officers arrived, the man reported two men broke into his house and shot him in the leg.

The man was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with a non-life-threatening wound to his leg, police said.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 800-220-8477. All calls will be kept confidential.

-- Gary Dymski

RIVERHEAD/3 sex offenders arrested for failing to register locally

Three of the four registered sex offenders who walked away from their homeless shelter in Riverhead have been arrested on charges of failing to register as sex offenders with their local jurisdictions, Southampton Town police said Wednesday.

Daniel Hernandez, 24, was arrested in Texas on Friday, Antoine Hubbard, 31, was arrested in Bay Shore on Friday and Larry Lamar, 57, was arrested in Riverhead on Monday, according to Det. Sgt. Lisa A. Costa of the Southampton police.

Angel Tirado, 40, was still at large late Wednesday, she said.

All four had left the homeless trailers near the county jail in Riverhead in recent weeks and failed to register a new residence within 10 days, she said. All were indicted by a grand jury on a felony charge of failing to register, and arrest warrants went out last Friday, she said.

There were 1,017 registered sex offenders in Suffolk County as of Monday, out of a statewide total of 35,713, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, which runs the sex offender registry. Last year, 531 registered sex offenders statewide were convicted of failing to register, agency spokeswoman Janine Kava said.

-- William Murphy