Riverhead Town Police reported 120 criminal incidents and issued 89 criminal charges in June, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief David Hegermiller this month.
The criminal charges made in June, according to the police chief’s report were for:
Assault (2)
Criminal possession of a controlled substance (1)
Criminal possession of stolen property (3)
Criminal contempt (3)
Criminal mischief (2)
Driving while ability impaired (1)
Driving while intoxicated (19)
Harassment (4)
Petit larceny (12)
Robbery (2)
Strangulation (1)
Town code violation (10)
Trespass (5)
Unlawful dealing w/ child (9)
Unlawful surveillance (1)
Warrant (14)
For reference, police reported 228 criminal incidents and issued 113 criminal charges in June 2023. There were 85 individuals arrested in June — 83 adults and two juveniles.
Out of the 85 individuals arrested, 42 were held for arraignment.
Criminal incidents reported in June included:
Burglary (2)
Criminal mischief (17)
Fireworks (1)
Graffiti (1)
Grand larceny (11)
Harassment (17)
Identity theft (5)
Petit larceny (44)
Robbery (2)
SLA check (12)
Stolen vehicle (8)
Police reported 67 domestic incidents in June.
The town issued 913 summonses in June: 48 town code violations, 529 traffic tickets and 332 parking tickets.
There were 2,712 non-criminal incidents reported by police in June.
Police reported 175 motor vehicle accidents in June; 17 were classified as minor. Five accidents involved deer.
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