Crime
Crime
Suffolk DA: 18 members and associates of Riverhead-based gang indicted in murders, shootings and robberies
Eighteen alleged members and associates of the Riverhead-based '48 Gang' were indicted in a sweeping case tied to two murders, shootings, robberies and illegal weapons.
Crime
Cops: Pair charged in drug bust at Riverhead apartment complex
Two people are facing multiple drug possession charges after a raid at an apartment in John Wesley Village Friday morning, Riverhead Town police said in a press release Friday night.
Crime
Wading River woman pleads guilty in Suffolk bribery case
A former Suffolk County employee from Wading River admitted taking cash bribes and falsifying license paperwork while working in a county licensing office.
Crime
Former Riverhead resident extradited from Poland to face charges in fatal 2022 crash
A Riverhead man who fled to Poland after his indictment was extradited to face charges in a fatal 2022 Cutchogue DWI crash.
Crime
Police seek man wanted for shoplifting at Riverhead supermarket
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to identify a man accused of stealing about $380 in assorted meat products from Stop & Shop on Old Country Road on March 1.
Crime
Manorville pet dealer charged with animal neglect
A Manorville pet dealer is facing 23 counts of animal neglect by failing to provide proper food and drink to confined animals in his custody.
Crime
Cops: Riverhead man charged with Leandra’s Law DWI after stop on Northville Turnpike
A Riverhead man was arrested Saturday afternoon and charged with felony driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law after a traffic stop.
Crime
Calverton man indicted for murder in stabbing death of his mother
Curtis Trent Jr., 36, of Calverton, was indicted today for Murder in the Second Degree for the stabbing death of his mother, Kathleen Harrison Trent, 63, of Calverton, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced.
Crime
Riverhead Police report: Shoplifting, DWI, domestic incidents declined in January
Riverhead Police reported 113 criminal offenses in January, down from 164 a year earlier, a 31% drop.
Crime
Scammers are posing as town officials in phishing scheme targeting planning/zoning applicants
Riverhead Town officials are sounding the alarm about an email phishing scam targeting local residents, asking them to wire money to pay application fees for variances and other approvals.
