Riverhead Blotter: Multiple cars broken into on Middle Road, Gregory Place
Police received multiple reports last week of car break-ins on Middle Road in Calverton and Mill Road and Gregory Place in Riverhead, according to Riverhead Town police reports. Police said six cars...
View ArticleCops: Elderly couple robbed at knifepoint outside Walmart
An elderly couple sitting in their car outside the Riverhead Walmart were robbed late Thursday afternoon, Riverhead Town police said. The suspect displayed a box cutter-type knife to the couple and...
View ArticleCops: Compliance check results in three arrests for selling alcohol to minor
An alcohol compliance check of 20 Riverhead businesses resulted in three arrests Friday, Riverhead Town police said. Riverhead police’s COPE unit conducted a New York State Liquor Authority compliance...
View ArticleRiverhead Blotter: Unlicensed driver left scene of crash
An unlicensed driver was charged with leaving the scene of an accident in Riverhead last Wednesday morning, Riverhead Town police said. Adam Wolper was driving a gray 2000 Cadillac Escalade when his...
View ArticleCops: Suspect charged with assault after stabbing in Riverhead
A man was stabbed inside a Riverhead sober home on East Second Street Sunday night and the suspect faces a felony assault charge, Rivehread Town police said. Police arrested Philip Maletta, 51, for...
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Cops: Pedestrian killed on Route 58 Sunday night in Riverhead
A pedestrian was struck and killed on Route 58 late Sunday night in Riverhead, according to New York State Police. The victim was identified as 47-year-old April Valera of Levittown, police said. The...
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Jeep skids into school bus bound for Aquebogue Elementary School
A Jeep skidded into a packed school bus bound for Aquebogue Elementary School on Main Road in Aquebogue Wednesday morning. More than a dozen kids were on the bus and no injuries were reported among...
View ArticleRiverhead Blotter: $4.7K worth of tools stolen from elementary school
Nearly $4,750 worth of tools were reported stolen Monday from Wading River Elementary School, according to a report. Among the missing items were a press tool, Hilti hammer and Sawzall, police said....
View ArticleNew York ‘Raises the Age’ of criminal responsibility
Update: On Friday, the state budget passed, including a change to allow for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the age of juvenile delinquency would increase...
View ArticleCops: Man robbed of money, cell phone early Sunday morning
A 26-year-old man was reportedly robbed early Sunday morning after asking two men for a ride, Riverhead Town police said. Police responded at about 2:12 a.m. to a disturbance on Ostrander Avenue, north...
View ArticleCops: Attempted armed robbery reported at Riverhead Supermarket & Deli
Riverhead Town police responded to a report of an attempted armed robbery Friday night at the Riverhead Supermarket & Deli at 945 W. Main St., according to a press release. The suspect, a man, was...
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Police seek public’s help to identify men suspected of stealing
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two men wanted for separate thefts in Riverhead. On March 16 at about 10:15 p.m., a man...
View ArticleCops: Riverhead man arrested after high-speed pursuit
A Riverhead man driving under the influence led police on a high-speed pursuit on the Long Island Expressway Monday night and was eventually arrested without incident after leaving the vehicle in front...
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Cops: One man arrested after armed robbery in Riverhead
Two men armed with a knife and sword robbed a victim of a backpack in Riverhead Monday afternoon, Riverhead Town police said. Police responded at about 2:21 p.m. to Sweezy Avenue and one of the...
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Cops: Officer taken to hospital following car crash in Riverhead
A Riverhead Town police officer was taken to Stony Brook Medical Center after his vehicle was struck by another car Wednesday afternoon, according to a police press release. The officer, who wasn’t...
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Cops: Employee fabricated armed robbery story, stole money himself
An employee of Guess Factory Outlet in Tanger Outlets who claimed to be the victim of an armed robbery in December fabricated the story and instead stole the money himself, Riverhead Town police...
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Cops: Riverhead teen arrested on felony drug charges
An East End Drug Task Force investigation led to the arrest of a Riverhead teenager after police executed a search warrant at a Melene Avenue home Tuesday, according to Riverhead Town police. Deantae...
View ArticleRiverhead Blotter: Woman charged with grand larceny for stealing handbag
A Hampton Bays man was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Riverhead last Wednesday. Gerard Anderson, 51, was stopped for traffic violations around 12:10 a.m. on Old Country Road and was later...
View ArticleCops: Increased enforcement for DWI results in multiple arrests
Riverhead Town police arrested three people during increased enforcement overnight Saturday into Sunday as part of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s DWI Task Force. Police established checkpoints...
View ArticleRiverhead plans to hire full-time code enforcement officer
Riverhead Town officials will bring on a new full-time code enforcement officer to handle weekend and evening cases and help ease the backlog of 300 open complaints. Instead of waiting to hire a...
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