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Cops: Riverhead woman arrested for choking another woman
A Riverhead woman turned herself in to police on Sunday following an incident in which she choked another woman during a physical altercation last month, Riverhead Town police said in a press release....
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Riverhead police searching for Capital One Bank robber
Police say this man robbed Capital One Bank in Riverhead on Tuesday. (Credit: Riverhead Town police) Riverhead police are searching for an unarmed man who reportedly robbed the Capital One Bank on East...
View ArticleCops: Copper thieves target PSEG trucks
Nearly $2,000 in copper wiring was reported stolen from PSEG-Long Island utility trucks parked at the electric company’s Doctors Path headquarters, Riverhead Town police said. Sometime during the...
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Riverhead police hands out food, presents to needy families
Riverhead Town police officer Ed Carey volunteers Tuesday morning to prepare boxes of food for needy families. (Credit: Paul Squire) There were 16 boxes in the Riverhead Town municipal garage on...
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Cops: Holbrook man fired gun in Riverhead hotel room
Neal Shudak. (Credit: Riverhead Town police) A Holbrook man was charged with criminal mischief on Christmas morning for discharging a firearm in a hotel room at the Hyatt Place Hotel on Main Street,...
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Cops: Hispanic man attacked, robbed of cell phone in Riverhead
Police responded to a report of an assault and robbery on Sweezey Avenue in Riverhead Sunday night. (Credit: Google Maps image) Riverhead Town police are searching for two suspects that reportedly...
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Cops: Cutchogue man charged in Route 58 burglaries
A Cutchogue man with a history of arrests was charged Wednesday night for twice burglarizing a Route 58 business in recent weeks, Riverhead Town police said. Joseph Reiter Jr., 37, of Cutchogue, who...
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Cops: Manorville man charged in two robberies at Tanger
Nicholas Rutigliano mugshot. (Credit: Riverhead police) A 25-year-old Manorville man was arrested in connection with two robberies at Tanger Outlet Mall this week, Riverhead Town police said. Nicholas...
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Cops: Greg Fischer arrested for criminal contempt, harassment
Greg Fischer. (Credit: Riverhead Town Police Department mugshot). A Calverton man who previously ran for Riverhead Town Supervisor and a seat on the Riverhead school board has been charged with...
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Cops: Armed robbery reported on East Main Street
Riverhead police are investigating an armed robbery reported at a store on East Main Street Tuesday night. Police said an unknown black male entered the Damaris Multi Service, located at 725 East Main...
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Cops: Jamesport man arrested for second assault this month
Alvah Randall Jr. mugshot. (Credit: Riverhead Police) A Jamesport man was arrested for the second time this month for allegedly assaulting someone, first with a screwdriver and now a brick, Riverhead...
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Portion of Sound Avenue closed due to drifting snow
(Credit: Google maps) Riverhead police are warning motorists to avoid Sound Avenue and Reeves Avenue tonight as drifting snow and black ice are combining to make for treacherous conditions. Police...
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Cops: Aquebogue nursery owner discovers dead body on property
Riverhead police investigate at an Aquebogue nursery Friday evening. (Credit: Paul Squire) The owner of an Aquebogue nursery discovered the body of a deceased male on his Main Road property Friday...
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Update: Police ID victims in Wading River double-murder, suicide
Police investigate the scene at 27 12th Street Monday morning following a double-murder and suicide. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister) UPDATE 7:37 a.m.: A 17-year-old girl was among the three victims in Sunday...
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Cops: Burglar broke into house while owners vacationed
(Credit: Google maps) A Riverhead family returned home from vacation Tuesday only to discover their house was burglarized while they were away, town police said. On Tuesday, the homeowners reported...
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Report: Shooting victim told police she feared mom’s boyfriend
Suffolk County investigators arrive on scene of the shooting incident Monday morning. (Credit: Joseph Pinciaro) The 17-year-old girl who was murdered along with her mother in Wading River Sunday night...
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Police arrest Mastic man for Capital One Bank robberies
Riverhead Police arrested a Mastic man in connection with a pair of robberies at two Capital One Banks. John Gayles, 55, was charged with two counts of third-degree robbery following his arrest...
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‘Sgt. Mommy’ comes from a family of police officers
Sgt. Jill Kubetz was promoted last week to be the department’s first female sergeant. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Jill Kubetz’s 4-year-old daughter, Rachel, has given her a new nickname: “Sgt. Mommy.”...
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Update: Bail set at $300K for man arrested on gun charges Saturday
A Kings Park man caught stealing ammunition from Walmart in Riverhead Saturday was also found to be in possession of a switchblade, a loaded .40 caliber semiautomatic handgun and an unauthorized...
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Update: Police ID man injured in hang-gliding crash
Rescue workers responded to a hang-gliding crash at EPCAL in Calveron on Monday. (Credit: Grant Parpan) A 49-year-old Shirley man was badly injured Sunday morning in a hang-gliding crash at the...
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