Riverhead Town Police reported 158 criminal offenses and arrested 75 people on 86 criminal charges in September, according to a monthly crime report released last week.
Criminal offenses reported this month were:
| Aggravated Assault | 3 |
| Simple Assault | 27 |
| Forcible Fondling | 2 |
| Statutory Rape | 1 |
| Intimidation | 7 |
| Pocket-picking | 1 |
| Purse snatching | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 23 |
| Theft from a Motor Vehicle | 8 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 |
| All Other Larceny | 24 |
| Identity Theft | 3 |
| Destruction/Damage Vandalism of Property | 13 |
| Drug/Narcotic Violations | 6 |
| Driving Under the Influence | 19 |
| Trespass of Real Property | 2 |
| All Other Offenses | 16 |
| TOTAL | 158 |
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.
Criminal incidents decreased compared to the 191 incidents reported in September 2024. Criminal charges also decreased compared to the 90 charges reported in August 2024.
The criminal charges reported were:
| Aggravated Unlicensed Operation | 4 |
| Assault | 1 |
| Assist FOA | 1 |
| Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance | 6 |
| Criminal contempt | 5 |
| Criminal mischief | 1 |
| Driving While intoxicated | 14 |
| Failure to Appear | 1 |
| Grand Larceny | 3 |
| Harassment | 6 |
| No/Inadequate Lights (bicycle) | 1 |
| Petit Larceny | 17 |
| Public Lewdness | 1 |
| Rape | 1 |
| Reckless Endangerment | 1 |
| Sale of Tobacco to a Child | 1 |
| Sexual abuse | 1 |
| Town Code Violation | 5 |
| Unlawful Dealing with a Child | 2 |
| Warrant | 13 |
| Total | 86 |
Riverhead Chief of Police Ed Frost said he compared year-over-year data for the three-month period of June, July and August and found a decrease of 249 criminal incidents reported to police, a 28% decline.
“It’s nice when you beef up the police department and see results like that,” Frost told the Town Board at Thursday’s work session, when he presented the monthly report.
“Yes, that’s exactly what it was intended to do and it’s working,” Supervisor Tim Hubbard said.
Adequate staffing in the department has helped with specialized units like the crime control unit, Frost said. That unit allows for more consistent follow-up and more arrests, he said.
Criminal incidents fell from August to September as well, Frost noted.
Riverhead Police arrested 74 adults (58 males, 16 females) and one juveniles (male) on the above-listed charges, according to the report.
Out of the individuals arrested, 40 were held for arraignment.
Riverhead Police reported 66 domestic incidents in September.
The town issued 749 summonses in September: 38 for town code violations, 527 traffic tickets and 180 parking tickets.
There were 2,583 non-criminal incidents reported by Riverhead Police in September. There were no overdoses, according to the report.
Police reported 160 motor vehicle accidents in Riverhead Town in September, including two fatalities; 18 accidents were classified as minor. Eleven accidents involved a deer.
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