Cops: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Calverton crash
A motorcyclist sustained serious injuries after a crash in Calverton Thursday afternoon, according to Riverhead Town police. The motorcyclist, 50-year-old Scott Weston of Meshoppen, Pa., was traveling...
View ArticleCops: Riverhead man charged with assault for attacking hospital security guard
A Riverhead man was arrested Friday for allegedly assaulting a security guard at Peconic Bay Medical Center two months earlier. Derek Tuck, 44, was arrested at 6:37 a.m. by Riverhead Town police with...
View ArticleCash reward offered for information on theft at Home Depot
Riverhead Town police and Suffolk County Crime Stoppers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the men who allegedly stole merchandise from Home Depot earlier this month. A Crime Stopper...
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Det. Brian ‘Smiles’ Simonsen Foundation honored for its charitable work in...
The memory and legacy of Brian Simonsen lives on throughout his hometown of Riverhead — even in ways unbeknownst to his widow, Leanne. At St. John Paul II Regional School on Marcy Avenue, the...
View ArticleTeenager reported missing from Little Flower
A frequent runaway from Little Flower Children’s Services in Wading River was reported missing Tuesday. Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to locate Autumn Tucker, 14, who left the...
View ArticleTeenager reported missing from ranch
Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to locate a 16-year-old boy who left the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch and has not returned. Jan Luis Caraballo-Gonzalez left the facility at about...
View ArticleCops: Driver arrested under Leandra’s Law after attempting to flee scene of...
An alleged drunken driver attempted to flee the scene of a crash Sunday night while driving with two minors, according to Riverhead Town police. The driver, Angel G. Ordonez Guitz, was arrested under...
View ArticlePolice searching for suspects in armed robbery near East Main Street
Riverhead Town police are searching for two suspects involved an armed robbery Monday night on East Main Street near Prospect Place. A 30-year-old Riverhead resident was leaving the area of El...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers offers reward for information on theft at Route 58 store
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to identify a man who allegedly stole merchandise from the Riverhead Lowes in June. The theft occurred June 6 at...
View ArticleCops: Laurel man charged with burglary
A 30-year-old Laurel man was arrested Saturday for a burglary committed in July, according to Riverhead Town police. Lawrence Connor was charged with second-degree burglary after allegedly entering a...
View ArticlePolice seek public’s help to locate missing teenager
Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to locate a frequent runaway from the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch. Nasir Scruggs, 16, left the ranch at about 1:50 a.m. Monday without permission....
View ArticlePolice searching for two more teens from Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch
Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to locate two teenagers who left the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch without permission. Juan Rodriguez Flores, 17, and David Clements, 18, left...
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Driver airlifted after crash at drag racing event in Calverton
A driver was airlifted following a rollover crash Saturday afternoon at the popular drag racing series held on the western runway at Enterprise Park at Calverton. Riverhead Town police and the...
View ArticleReward offered for information on theft at Riverhead Target
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information on a theft at the Riverhead Target in September. Riverhead Town police are trying to identify two women who stole merchandise...
View ArticlePolice investigating drive-by shooting on Doctors Path Saturday
Multiple gunshots were reportedly fired from a sedan into an occupied vehicle parked on Doctors Path in Riverhead Saturday afternoon, according to Riverhead Town police. No injuries were reported in...
View ArticleThreat of altercation involving high school students prompted police presence
Riverhead Town police responded to Riverhead High School Friday after a threat of an altercation involving several students, according to the district superintendent. At least one student was taken...
View ArticleCops: Suspect fires shot at clerk fleeing robbery outside Riverhead gas station
Riverhead Town police are investigating a pair of armed robberies that reportedly occurred Sunday night. A gas station employee at the Mobil gas station at 1575 Old Country Road told police a man...
View ArticleCalverton man, two teens charged for pair of robberies Sunday night; gun...
Riverhead Town police arrested a 21-year-old Calverton man in connection to a pair of armed robberies Sunday night. Two teenagers were also arrested and police recovered a handgun from a vehicle...
View ArticleCops: Taxi driver robbed at gunpoint Thursday night
A taxi driver was reportedly robbed and gunpoint Thursday night at the River Pointe Apartments on East Main Street, according to Riverhead Town police. Detectives are investigating the incident, which...
View ArticleBlotters: Man charged with criminal possession of a weapon after menacing...
Riverhead Town police charged Monwell Wright, age and address unavailable, with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing Friday at the Riverside Laundry on West Main...
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