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ICE sweep results in several arrests across the East End
Three people on the North Fork were arrested during a five-day sweep by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers as part of an operation that led to 65 arrests throughout New York City and Long...
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Cops: Two people in stable condition after shooting in Riverhead
Two people were shot in Riverhead in the overnight hours Saturday in what appeared to be a targeted attack, according to Riverhead Town police. The two victims, both Hispanic men, were transported to...
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Cops: Driver charged with DWI after striking 5-year-old boy on bicycle
A 5-year-old boy was seriously injured after being struck by an alleged drunken driver while bicycling in Riverhead Saturday night, according to Riverhead Town police. Police responded to the...
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Update: Nine total injuries in Calverton crash; driver may face additional...
UPDATE, 10:40 p.m.: A total of nine people were injured, including an 11-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy who were ejected from a Jeep Wrangler, following a two-car crash near the entrance to Splish...
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Three injured after rollover crash on Reeves Avenue
The driver and passenger of a Chevrolet Traverse escaped serious injury after a rollover crash at the intersection of Reeves and Horton Avenues Tuesday afternoon, according to Riverhead Town police....
View ArticlePolice chief outlines plan to add additional downtown sector
The Riverhead Police Department is asking the Town Board to create a second sector in downtown Riverhead, a move that would require adding three full-time officers, according to Chief David...
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Cops: 23-year-old man killed in motorcycle crash
A motorcyclist was killed after striking a tree on Hubbard Avenue just past midnight Friday, according to Riverhead Town police. The 23-year-old, whose identity is being withheld pending notification...
View ArticleRiverhead Blotter: Vandals damage multiple mailboxes in Wading River
Police received 10 reports last Sunday morning from Wading River residents saying their mailboxes had been damaged, officials said. Four of the calls came from Dogwood Lane, four from Cherry Lane and...
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DWI charge dismissed against Riverhead man who struck bicyclist
A driving while intoxicated charge against a 77-year-old Riverhead man who hit a 5-year-old boy riding a bicycle on Aug. 4 was dismissed by Riverhead Town Justice Lori Hulse Monday. The move came at...
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Police searching for suspect who fired handgun in Calverton neighborhood
A Riverhead Town police officer chased a suspect who pulled out a handgun and fired a shot into the roadway in Calverton Sunday night. The officer, while on a routine patrol, came upon a group of...
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Police seek information on stolen farm equipment
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to identify the individuals who stole a forklift and other equipment from a Riverhead farm earlier this month. A...
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Police make new arrest in Tuesday’s Fanning Street robbery
The Riverhead Police Department made another arrested in connection to a Fanning Street robbery that occurred on Tuesday in Riverhead. Robert E. Miller, 29, of Hampton Bays surrendered to authorities...
View ArticleTwo purses stolen from vehicles outside Riverhead Animal Shelter
The North Fork Animal Welfare League is seeking the public’s help to locate a suspect who allegedly stole property from two vehicles at its Calverton facility on Youngs Avenue Tuesday morning. An...
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Upgraded charges for driver responsible for crash near Splish Splash
The driver of a Jeep Wrangler that crashed outside the entrance to Splish Splash earlier this month, causing two children to be ejected, was arrested on upgraded charges of endangering the welfare of...
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Cops: Calverton woman arrested for identity theft
A Calverton woman falsely used the identity of an East Hampton woman to gain employment for the past three years at North Fork Nursery in Jamesport, according to Riverhead Town police. Ana P. Gomez...
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Police dog killed during collision, officers injured after suspect flees DWI...
A driver who sped through a DWI checkpoint struck a Riverhead Town police officer and then led police on a chase, resulting in a K-9 unit crashing and the dog in the vehicle being killed, according to...
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Cops: Rocky Point man arrested for role in 19 burglaries
A Rocky Point man was arrested in connection with a series of burglaries at gas stations from Wading River to Mattituck, according to Suffolk County police. Richard Ambrose, 41, was arrested along...
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Calverton man arrested on weapon and drug charges in Sag Harbor
A 19-year-old Calverton man was arrested in Sag Harbor on felony weapon and drug charges Monday, according to police. A Sag Harbor Village police officer on routine patrol observed a 1998 Nissan make...
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Riverhead man indicted on 10 counts of burglary
A Riverhead man was indicted on 10 counts of burglary following an investigation by Riverhead Town police and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. Taiheem McKay, 23, was connected to a...
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Funeral procession scheduled Monday for K-9 cop Rocky
Riverhead residents will have a chance to pay their respects to Rocky, the K-9 cop killed in the line of duty earlier this week, at a funeral procession scheduled for Monday. Following a private...
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