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.
The arrests made in January, according to the police chief’s report were for:
Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle (15)
Animal cruelty (1)
Assault (4)
Attempted robbery (1)
Criminal possession of a controlled substance (9)
Criminal possession of a weapon (1)
Criminal contempt (4)
Criminal mischief (2)
Driving while ability impaired (2)
Driving while ability impaired by drugs (1)
Driving while intoxicated (21)
False personation (1)
Grand larceny (2)
Harassment (5)
Making threats of mass harm (1)
Petit larceny (23)
Reckless endangerment (1)
Robbery (1)
Town code violation (7)
Terrorist threat (1)
Unlicensed driver (1)
Warrant (47)
For reference, police reported 180 criminal incidents and 130 criminal charges in January 2023.
There were 136 individuals arrested in January — 131 adults and five juveniles. Out of the 136 individuals arrested, 76 were held for arraignment.
Criminal incidents reported in January included:
Aggravated harassment (2)
Assault (4)
Attempted Robbery (2)
Burglary (1)
Criminal contempt (4)
Criminal mischief (17)
Criminal obstruction of breathing (1)
Criminal possession of a controlled substance (3)
Criminal tampering (1)
Endangering the welfare of a child (1)
Fireworks (2)
Forgery (2)
Fraud (2)
Graffiti (2)
Grand larceny (18)
Harassment (21)
Identity theft (5)
Illegal dumping (1)
Menacing (2)
Petit larceny (66)
Rape (1)
Reckless endangerment (1)
Robbery (2)
Stolen vehicle (2)
Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle (2)
Police reported 71 domestic incidents in January.
The town issued 1136 summonses in January: 28 town code violations, 930 traffic tickets and 178 parking tickets.
There were 2,797 non-criminal incidents reported by police in January.
Police reported 143 motor vehicle accidents in January; 19 were classified as minor. Twelve accidents involved deer.
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