Crime & Safety

Police: Wading River Man Arrested for Unlawful Possession of Medication

Southold Town Police charge Wading River man with criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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James Brewer, 23, of Wading River was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance on Tuesday at 7:47 p.m., after police stopped him for a traffic violation on Sound Avenue in Mattituck and found him to be in possession of a prescription medication that is a controlled substance, police said. He was arrested and taken to police headquarters where he was processed and  released on bail.


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