Police car lights. (Credit: aaron anderer/flickr)
The Riverhead Community Oriented Policing Enforcement unit, also known as COPE, conducted a townwide taxicab compliance enforcement check last Wednesday morning and only one cab company operating in the town was in compliance with local and state regulations, according to police.
Officers conducted a total of seven compliance checks, resulting in 11 town code summonses and one state vehicle and traffic law violation, according to police.
In total, police said, five taxicab companies were inspected and only one was found to be in compliance with local and state regulations.
The primary mission of the enforcement is to maintain public safety by deterring illegal operation of non-permitted vehicles and ensuring compliance with Riverhead town code and all vehicle and traffic laws.