Riverhead Town Police reported 206 criminal offenses and arrested 83 people on 94 criminal charges in November, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief Ed Frost this month.
Criminal offenses reported this month were:
| Kidnapping | 0 |
| Forcible Rape | 0 |
| Forcible Sodomy | 0 |
| Forcible Fondling | 0 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Aggravated Assault | 4 |
| Simple Assault | 18 |
| Intimidation | 11 |
| Burglary/Breaking & Entering | 5 |
| Pocket-Picking | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 54 |
| Theft from a Building | 1 |
| Theft from a Coin-Operated Machine | 1 |
| Theft from a Motor Vehicle | 10 |
| Theft from a Motor Vehicle- Parts or Accessories | 0 |
| All Other Larceny | 16 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 |
| Counterfeiting/Forgery | 1 |
| False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game | 0 |
| Identity Theft | 2 |
| Stolen Property Offenses | 2 |
| Destruction/Damage Vandalism of Property | 23 |
| DrugNarcotic Violations | 5 |
| Weapon Law Violations | 0 |
| Disorderly Conduct | 2 |
| Driving Under the Influence | 32 |
| Trespass of Real Property | 7 |
| All Other Offenses | 7 |
| TOTAL | 206 |
The criminal offense data reported by the Riverhead Police Department complies with the National Incident-Based Reporting System implemented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and in use by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. The department began transitioning to a new records-management system in May to comply with federal and state changes to how crime data is reported and tracked. The transition was completed and in full use as of July.
See: New police records-management system affects crime data reporting: Riverhead police chief
Riverhead Police reported filing 94 criminal charges, including three against juveniles.
The criminal charges reported were:
| Aggravated Unlicensed Operation | 1 |
| Assault | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Criminal Mischief | 1 |
| Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance | 5 |
| Criminal Possession of Stolen Property | 1 |
| Criminal Possession of a Weapon | 1 |
| Disorderly Conduct | 2 |
| Driving While intoxicated | 21 |
| Driving While intoxicated – Leandra’s Law | 1 |
| Endangering the Welfare of a Child | 1 |
| False Personation | 2 |
| Harassment | 2 |
| Obstructing Government Administration | 1 |
| Petit Larceny | 20 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Town code violation | 10 |
| Trespass | 5 |
| Warrant | 14 |
Riverhead Police arrested 80 adults (74 males, 17 females) and three juveniles (males) on the above-listed charges, according to the report.
Out of the 83 individuals arrested, 52 were held for arraignment.
The town issued 700 summonses in November: 32 for town code violations, 492 traffic tickets and 176 parking tickets.
There were 2,307 non-criminal incidents reported by police in November. Among them were three nonfatal overdoses. Narcan was administered in all three incidents, by police in one incident and by civilians in the other two, Frost said during his review of the report with the Town Board during the Dec. 19 work session.
Police reported 170 motor vehicle accidents in November. None were fatal; 19 were classified as minor. Twenty-four accidents involved deer.
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