Riverhead Police crime reports: November and December 2022

Riverhead Town Police reported 224 criminal incidents and 107 arrests in November, and 246 criminal incidents and 93 arrests in December, according to crime reports released by Police Chief David Hegermiller Thursday.

Arrests made in November, according to the police chief’s report were:

Aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle (2)
Assault (3)
Criminal possession of a controlled substance (1)
Criminal possession of stolen property (9)
Criminal possession of a weapon (2)
Criminal contempt (4)
Criminal facilitation (2)
Criminal mischief (3)
Criminal sale of a controlled substance (3)
Driving while intoxicated (10)
Grand larceny (1)
Harassment (3)
Menacing (3)
Petit larceny (15)
Rape (1)
Robbery (3)
Sex abuse (1)
Town code violation (23)
Trespass (3)
Warrant (15)

Arrests made in December, according to the police chief’s report were:

Aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle (3)
Assault (2)
Attempted burglary (2)
Criminal possession of a controlled substance (1)
Criminal possession of stolen property (2)
Criminal contempt (1)
Criminal mischief (3)
Driving while intoxicated (9)
Grand larceny (2)
Harassment (7)
Leaving the scene of an accident (1)
Making graffiti (1)
Petit larceny (19)
Town code violation (17)
Trespass (3)
Unlawful dealing with a child (3)
VTL (1)
Warrant (15)

For reference, there were 189 criminal incidents and 84 arrests reported in October, although the method of reporting arrests for November and December is different from those reported in past months, as the police department is transitioning into a new crime reporting system. The system counts every single crime during an arrest and criminal incident, rather than just the most serious charge or crime during an incident, as the department’s current method does.

SEE MORE: Riverhead Police Department transitions to new crime reporting system

The transition to the new reporting system will make comparing data to previous years more difficult. Hegermiller said he will also be reporting the number of individuals arrested — the equivalent of the number of “arrests” as reported in the past — to allow the town to more accurately analyze the statistics compared to previous reports.

There were 93 individuals arrested in November compared to the 45 arrested the same month last year, Hegermiller said. There were 81 individuals arrested in December compared to the 42 arrested the same month last year.

Criminal incidents in November included aggravated harassment (2), assault (3), burglary (4), criminal contempt (3), criminal impersonation (1), criminal mischief (22), petit larceny (102), harassment (18), identity theft (12), illegal dumping (2), fraud (1), grand larceny (24), criminal trespass (4), robbery (3), stolen vehicle (3), and endangering the welfare of a child (2).

Criminal incidents in December included assault (2), burglary (3), criminal contempt (1), criminal mischief (30), petit larceny (124), harassment (24), identity theft (11), fraud (3), grand larceny (25), robbery (1), criminal trespass (5), stolen vehicle (3), and endangering the welfare of a child (1).

Out of the 107 arrests in November, 49 people were held for arraignment. Out of the 93 arrests in December, 37 people were held for arraignment. There were three juveniles arrested in November and five arrested in December.

The town issued 661 summonses (including 211 parking tickets) in November and 725 summonses (including 193 parking tickets) in December.

There were 2,505 non-criminal incidents in November and 2,523 non-criminal incidents in December. There were five non-fatal overdoses in both November and December, with two fatal overdoses in November.

There were 58 town code violations issued and three town code investigations conducted in November. There were 55 town code violations issued and two town code investigations conducted in December. There were 76 domestic incidents reported in November and 69 reported in December.