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Riverhead Police ID woman killed in Wading River crash Oct. 3

by Oct 8, 2026
Riverhead Police are investigating a fatal crash reported Oct. 3 on Wading River Manor Road north of Grumman Boulevard. One occupant was pronounced dead at the scene and another was hospitalized, police said.

Woman killed, man seriously injured in crash on Wading River Manor Road

by Oct 4, 2026
Riverhead Police are investigating a crash on Wading River Manor Road Saturday night that killed a woman and left a man seriously injured. Police are asking witnesses to call 631-727-4500.

Police: Manorville man charged with drug-impaired driving after LIE crash

by Sep 14, 2026
A Manorville man faces drug-impaired driving and drug possession charges after a Sunday crash on the Long Island Expressway in Melville that seriously injured a pedestrian, police said.

Riverhead High School grad arrested after running onto Yankee Stadium field during 9/11 game waving Palestinian flag

by Sep 13, 2026
A 2006 Riverhead High School graduate was arrested after running onto the field at Yankee Stadium during a Sept. 11 Yankees-Mets game.

Former Riverhead resident pleads guilty in fatal Cutchogue DWI crash

by Sep 10, 2026
A former Riverhead resident pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in a fatal 2022 drunken driving crash in Cutchogue after fleeing to Poland and being extradited.

Riverhead man charged with possessing, promoting child sexual performance

by Sep 4, 2026
Suffolk County Police said a Riverhead man was arrested Sept. 4 after detectives executed a search warrant at a Duryea Street home and seized multiple cell phones. He was charged with possessing and promoting a sexual performance by a child.

Flanders man, 37, killed crossing Flanders Road, Southampton police say

by Sep 1, 2026
A 37-year-old Flanders man died after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing Flanders Road early Sunday morning, Southampton Town police said.
A parked Riverhead Police vehicle with lights on.

Riverhead woman charged after driving toward Polish Festival crowd, police say

by Aug 17, 2026
Riverhead police charged a 34-year-old woman after they said she drove at high speed toward the Polish Festival and struck a marked police vehicle.

Man dies after e-bike crash in Riverhead parking lot, police say

by Aug 6, 2026
A 54-year-old man died after crashing an e-bike into a chain-link fence in the rear parking lot of a Route 58 shopping center Wednesday evening, police said.

Police investigate bomb threat reported at Peconic Bay Medical Center

by Jul 15, 2026
Riverhead Town police are investigating an anonymous bomb threat reported July 15 at Peconic Bay Medical Center, after a search found no suspicious activity or devices.