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Cops: Riverhead man driving reportedly stolen vehicle faces felony charge
Police said after pulling over a 2017 Dodge Charge for speeding on CR 51 late Wednesday night, they learned the vehicle had been reported stolen out of NYC.
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Cops: Youth charged with felony burglary of Route 58 car wash business early Sunday morning
A Riverhead Police Department K-9 unit responded to an alarm at the Riverhead Car Wash on Route 58 at 3:23 a.m. March 24 and located within a juvenile male who had donation box and various store items in his possession, according to a police report.
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Police use Taser to subdue suspect outside post office Monday; man later charged with DWI
Riverhead Police used a Taser to subdue a suspect following a traffic stop on West Main Street Monday morning, Riverhead Police Chief David Hegermiller said.
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Pair wanted in theft of $1,156 of power tools from the Riverhead Lowe’s store last summer
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town Police Department detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two people they say stole $1,156 worth of Husqvarna equipment from Lowe's on July 31, 2023.
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Riverhead Police detectives investigate break-in at vacant home on West Main Street
Police detectives are investigating a reported overnight break-in at a vacant West Main Street home currently undergoing extensive renovation.
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Suffolk homicide detectives investigating the death of a man in Jamesport
Suffolk homicide detectives are investigating the death of a Herricks Lane resident who suffered a "a sharp force injury" inside his home late Monday night. Anyone with information should call police at 631-852-6392 or 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
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Woman charged with felony assault in stabbing
A 24-year-old Riverhead woman was charged with felony assault after allegedly stabbing another woman at a residence on Osborn Avenue in Riverhead last night.
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Riverhead Police seek information about burglary and grand larceny on Sound Avenue
Riverhead Police are investigating the theft of six dirt bikes, mechanic’s tools and landscaping equipment in a commercial burglary on Sound Avenue reported Saturday.
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Suffolk DA: 31 alleged gang members, including six from Riverhead, indicted on slew of violent felony charges after long-term investigation
Suffolk DA Ray Tierney on Thursday announced the indictment of 31 alleged members of a subset of the Bloods street gang, including six Riverhead residents, on a slew of felony charges including murder, attempted murder, assault, weapons possession and other charges.
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Crime fell, arrests and arraignments rose, and town code summonses jumped by more than 60% in 2023 , Riverhead Police data...
Crimes reported by the Riverhead Police Department in 2023 declined 11% from2022, while arrests rose 19% year-over-year and the number of arraignments grew by 14%, according to year-end statistics released by the Chief of Police last month.