Crime and courts briefs

RIVERHEAD

Homeless man attacked

in Riverhead, police say

Police said they are investigating the attack Sunday on a homeless man in Riverhead by two or three assailants who stole $400 from the victim and left him with a fractured skull.

The 33-year-old victim was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where Riverhead Town police said he was admitted to the critical care unit with the skull fracture and "possible internal injuries." His condition was not known Monday.

Police said officers responded to a BP gas station on West Main Street in Riverhead at 12:55 p.m. and found the man alongside a building, "bleeding heavily from the face and head."

He was treated at the scene by members of the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance corps, which then transported him to the hospital.

An investigation determined the man had been attacked along nearby Long Island Rail Road tracks just west of Marcy Avenue, directly behind the Long Island Ice and Fuel Plant. The victim told police he was robbed of $400 in cash and that his assailants "struck him about the face and head with an unknown object" -- possibly, police said, a nearby tree branch.

Police are asking anyone with information to call them at 631-727-4500, ext. 332.

ROOSEVELT

Bullet fired into house

on Cottage Place, cops say

Police are investigating an incident in Roosevelt in which someone fired a bullet into a house on Cottage Place on Saturday.

No one was injured.

Nassau County police said a 48-year-old woman was in the house when she "heard a bang noise outside" about 6 p.m. -- then "saw dust kick up" inside her home. Upon inspection, police said the woman found "a small hole" in the wall behind her television.

Responding First Precinct officers determined someone had fired a shot into the home. No shell casings were recovered from the scene.

Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.

CALVERTON

Police search for suspect

in stabbing outside club

Police are searching for an assailant who stabbed a man early Sunday during a brawl outside a club in Calverton.

The 23-year-old victim, whose identity was not released, was transported by members of the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance corps to Peconic Bay Medical Center. His injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

Riverhead Town police said officers from several agencies responded to the attack outside Cinco De Mayo on Middle Country Road at 3:36 a.m. Officers found more than 100 people fighting in the parking lots of the club and the nearby FedEx building.

Police found the stabbing victim at the scene.

Police said the victim named his assailant -- and that officers are searching for the man.

The attack occurred during what police said was "a highly publicized" club event dubbed the "'90s Style Old School Hip-Hop R & B Party." Police are asking anyone with information to call them at 631-727-4500, ext. 328.