Area police departments increase speed enforcement for Speed Awareness Week
If you’ve noticed an increased police presence on the roadway this weekend, then hopefully you’re also keeping an eye on the speedometer. Police departments across New York are participating in Speed...
View ArticleBlotter: Riverhead man charged in machete attack
Southampton Town police arrested a Riverhead man on felony assault charges after he reportedly slashed another man with a machete several times early Monday morning. According to police, the two men...
View ArticleCops: Fight over bicycle leads to stabbing near train station
A 27-year-old Riverhead man was stabbed Friday evening during a dispute that erupted between several men over a bicycle on Railroad Avenue, according to Riverhead Town police. Police responded just...
View ArticleBlotters: DWI arrests, thefts reported at Tanger
Angel Tezenalvado, 32, address unavailable, was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated early last Wednesday on Sweezy Avenue in Riverhead, according to police. • Veronica Bradley, 46,...
View ArticleCops: Teenager reported missing from Little Flower Children’s Services
Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to locate a missing 14-year-old boy. Leo Hernandez left Little Flower Children’s Services in Wading River Saturday. He is a white Hispanic with blue...
View ArticleBlotters: Cars reportedly vandalized on Osborn Avenue
Riverhead Town police responded to two reports of cars being vandalized at about the same time and location Tuesday. Three windows were damaged by an unknown person on Osborn Avenue in Riverhead...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jamesport home destroyed by early morning fire
A home on St. Marys Drive in Jamesport was destroyed by a fire early Sunday morning. The Riverhead Fire Marshal and investigators with the Suffolk County Police Arson Squad were on scene Sunday...
View ArticleTwo men injured in shooting Friday night in Riverhead
Two men were shot during an altercation Friday night on Ostrander Avenue after being approached by two unknown men, according to Riverhead Town police. The victims both went to the nearby emergency...
View ArticleBlotters: Multiple reports of people being scammed out of money
A number of people reported being scammed out of large amounts of money over the past week, according to Riverhead Town police. • A Jamesport resident told police last Wednesday afternoon that an...
View ArticleBlotters: Multiple departments try to stop teen driving wrong direction
• Officers from Southold, Riverhead and Southampton worked to try and stop an erratic driver who nearly struck a Riverhead police car head on early Sunday morning. According to Southold police,...
View ArticleTwo men arrested after striking attendant, robbing gas station in Jamesport
Two men were arrested and a third remains at large following a robbery at the Valero Gas Station in Jamesport Sunday evening, Riverhead Town Police said. The men are accused of striking an attendant...
View ArticleRiverhead man killed in three-car crash in Wading River
A 69-year-old Riverhead man was killed in a three-car collision on Route 25A in Wading River Sunday, town police said. The man, who police did not identify, was traveling eastbound around 2:25 p.m....
View ArticleCops: Audi stolen at 7-Eleven gas pump in Riverhead
A 2016 Audi A-3 was reportedly stolen at the 7-Eleven gas pump area on Route 58 in Riverhead Friday, according to Riverhead Town police. Police responded at about 6:30 p.m. and the car’s owner...
View ArticleRiverhead Blotter: Multiple reports of damaged tires in Riverhead
Maurice Harris, age and address unavailable, was charged with driving while intoxicated Friday afternoon following a crash on River Avenue and Riverside Drive in Riverhead. Additional information was...
View ArticleTown Board to appoint community members to new Law Enforcement Advisory Panel
The Riverhead Town Board is expected to vote Tuesday on appointing members to a Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP) to comply with an executive order issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on June 12. The...
View ArticlePolice dispatcher files $10M lawsuit alleging ‘hostile work environment,...
A Riverhead police dispatcher is suing Riverhead Town and several town officials for $10 million, claiming there they created a “hostile work environment and sexual harassment” at the police...
View ArticleBlotters: Unlicensed driver in single-vehicle crash charged with DWI
A single-vehicle crash on Bellows Pond Road in Hampton Bays resulted in the arrest of a Flanders man who did not have a valid license early Monday morning, according to Southampton Town police. The...
View ArticleRiverhead man charged after allegedly hosting party with 300 guests
A Riverhead man was arrested Oct. 9 for hosting a party with over 300 people in attendance, town police announced Friday. The party hosted by Julian Harris, 29, of Middle Road featured a DJ as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Update: Bomb scare at St. John Paul II Regional school ‘unfounded,’ chief says
Update (12:25 p.m.): Police Chief David Hegermiller said the bomb scare threat at St. John Paul II Regional School has been “unfounded at this point.” He added that the investigation will continue....
View ArticleRiverhead man arrested on drug, weapon charges following crash
A Riverhead man was arrested Thursday afternoon after he attempted to the leave the scene of a three-car crash, town police said in a press release. Andre Baskin was traveling northbound on J.T....
View Article