Riverhead Town Police reported 132 criminal offenses and arrested 79 people on 97 criminal charges in April, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief Ed Frost this month.
Criminal offenses reported this month were:
| Aggravated Assault | 1 |
| Simple Assault | 25 |
| Intimidation | 11 |
| Burglary/Breaking & Entering | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 30 |
| Theft from a Building | 1 |
| Theft from a Motor Vehicle | 7 |
| Theft from a Motor Vehicle- Parts or Accessories | 1 |
| All Other Larceny | 7 |
| Identity Theft | 5 |
| Stolen Property Offenses | 2 |
| Destruction/Damage Vandalism of Property | 8 |
| Drug/Narcotic Violations | 3 |
| Weapon Law violations | 1 |
| Driving Under the Influence | 12 |
| Trespass of Real Property | 11 |
| All Other Offenses | 5 |
| TOTAL | 132 |
The criminal offense data reported by the Riverhead Police Department complies with the National Incident-Based Reporting System (IBRS) implemented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and in use by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. The department completed its transition to reporting in compliance with IBRS in July 2024.
The criminal charges reported were:
| Aggravated Unlicensed Operation | 8 |
| Assault | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance | 4 |
| Criminal possession of stolen property | 1 |
| Criminal contempt | 2 |
| Criminal mischief | 1 |
| Driving While intoxicated | 9 |
| False Personation | 1 |
| Grand Larceny | 1 |
| Harassment | 7 |
| Menacing | 1 |
| Petit Larceny | 22 |
| Obstructing governmental administration | 1 |
| Town Code Violation | 9 |
| Trespass | 7 |
| Warrant | 19 |
Riverhead Police arrested 95 adults (63 males, 14 females) and two juveniles (two males) on the above-listed charges, according to the report.
Out of the individuals arrested, 41 were held for arraignment.
Riverhead Police reported 60 domestic incidents in April.
The town issued 1,067 summonses in April: 40 for town code violations, 759 traffic tickets and 268 parking tickets.
There were 2,706 non-criminal incidents reported by Riverhead Police in April, including two non-fatal overdoses.
Police reported 133 motor vehicle accidents in Riverhead Town in April; 20 were classified as minor. One accident involved a deer.
Editor’s note: This article has been amended post-publication to correct a typo in the information about summonses issued in April.
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