Riverhead Town Police have charged a 49-year-old homeless man in a robbery on Lincoln Street Wednesday morning and are searching for a second suspect in connection with the incident.
Police said in a press release last night they received a 911 call at 9:44 a.m. yesterday from a man reporting that he was robbed by two men on Lincoln Street near Hallett Avenue. The victim reported that two men forcibly removed his wallet, containing cash and a credit card, and then fled the area, according to the press release.
Responding officers with the assistance of a Riverhead Police K-9 unit searched the area with negative results, police said.
Yesterday afternoon at about 1:40 p.m. on Roanoke Avenue and Pulaski Street, police arrested Richard Street, 49, on drug possession, harassment, public alcohol consumption and resisting arrest charges, according to the report.
After his arrest, police detectives identified Street as one of the suspects wanted in the robbery yesterday morning, and charged him with Robbery in the Second Degree in connection with the earlier incident, police said.
Riverhead Police detectives are continuing to investigate the robbery and are working to identify the second suspect.
In addition to the second-degree robbery charge, police said Street was charged with the following, stemming from his arrest yesterday afternoon: Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a Class A misdemeanor; Resisting Arrest, a Class A misdemeanor; Harassment in the Second Degree, a violation; and Alcohol Consumption in a Public Place, in violation of Riverhead Town Code.
Street was held for arraignment in Riverhead Town Justice Court, police said.
Anyone who may have witnessed the robbery incident yesterday morning or has information pertaining to the case is asked to contact the Riverhead Police Department at (631) 727-4500.
All calls will be kept confidential, police said.
Editor’s note: A criminal charge is an accusation. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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