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Timothy Hill residents arrested for attempted burglary at Riverhead Plaza card shop earlier this month

by Dec 1, 2022
Two juvenile residents of Timothy Hill Children's Ranch were arrested today and charged with attempted burglary after they were caught breaking into a card shop in a Route 58 shopping center earlier this month, according to Riverhead Police.

Student charged with menacing after incident at Riverhead High School Friday

by Nov 1, 2022
A Riverhead High School student was arrested in a menacing charge after an incident at the high school Friday.

Riverhead woman charged in stabbing death of girlfriend last November pleads guilty

by Oct 25, 2022
The Riverhead woman charged in the stabbing death of her girlfriend, Marta Esmerelda Carbajal Ramirez in their East Main Street home last November has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter.

Police seek trio in connection with $10,000 gift card scam

by May 6, 2022
Police released this surveillance camera image depicting three suspects in a $10,000 gift card scam that victimized an elderly woman.

Cops: Resident injured in altercation with burglar in his home

by Jan 5, 2022
Riverhead Town Police are investigating a residential burglary on Hobson Drive in Riverhead last night that sent the resident to the hospital with minor injuries.
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