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Riverhead Police investigate shots fired, damaging vehicle in residential neighborhood early Tuesday morning
Riverhead Police detectives are investigating shots fired in the early morning hours of April 17 in the area of Oakland Drive South in Riverhead.
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‘Put the Phone Away or Pay’: Riverhead cops target distracted drivers
The Riverhead Police is ramping up its enforcement to combat distracted driving from today through Monday, part of a statewide campaign to target drivers distracted by cell phone use.
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Riverhead Police Feb. 2024 crime report
Riverhead Town Police reported 157 criminal incidents, issued 130 criminal charges, and arrested 118 individuals in February. Of the 118, 59 were held for arraignment, according to police data.
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Riverhead Police Jan. 2024 crime report
Riverhead Town Police reported 165 criminal incidents and issued 151 criminal charges in January, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief David Hegermiller last month.
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Cops: Riverhead man arrested for stealing vehicle and driving drunk
A Riverhead man was arrested last night after allegedly stealing a vehicle from a gas station parking lot and driving drunk, according to Riverhead Police.
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Riverhead man sentenced to 20 years in prison for 2021 fatal shooting during robbery in Coram
A Riverhead man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison on manslaughter and weapon charges in the fatal shooting of another Riverhead man during a robbery in Coram in December 2021, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney.
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Parolee gets 25 years to life for weapons and drug charges stemming from 2022 shooting at 821 E. Main St.
A Riverhead man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years to life in prison for his involvement in a May 2022 shooting that injured one person, as well as drug charges, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney.
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Suffolk D.A. Tierney: Flanders man gets 15 years in prison for sexually abusing niece
A Flanders man convicted of sexually abusing and attempting to rape his niece was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said today.
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Cops: 15-year-old boy arrested for burglary of Route 58 AT&T store
A 15-year-old boy was arrested this afternoon for the burglary of the AT&T store on Old Country Road in Riverhead, police said.
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Calverton man sentenced in near-fatal stabbing on Main Street in July 2022
Ronald Oscal Cruz, 31, pleaded guilty on Jan. 24 to Assault in the First Degree, in the July 18, 2022 near-fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old Riverhead man on Main Street.