Breaking News
Police: Two women wanted for shoplifting at Riverhead Target in December
Police said in a press release issued this morning that the two women pictured in this surveillance camera image stole bedding valued at $300 from Target on Dec. 7 and left the scene in a car with stolen California plates.
Breaking News
Police charge man suspected in thefts from vehicles in Wading River this month
Police said a man they arrested on a criminal trespass charge is the primary suspect in larcenies from vehicles in Wading River this month.
Weather
Police issue travel advisory, urging caution on snow-covered roads Friday morning
Snow is expected to continue through about 8 a.m., with accumulations of less than an inch. Highway crews are out salting roadways, which are snow-covered. Forecasters, meanwhile, are keeping a close eye on a major winter storm expected to impact the region Saturday night into Sunday, with the potential for snow, sleet, freezing rain and ice on the East End.
Breaking News
Police: Trio stole pocketbook from holiday shopper at outlet mall
Riverhead Town Police released surveillance camera images of three people they say stole a pocketbook from a woman at the Old Navy store on Dec. 23.
News
Riverhead Police Department reports incidents and arrests in 2018
Riverhead Police answered nearly 30,000 calls in 2018, 1,816 of which were classified as criminal incidents. They made 822 arrests.
Breaking News
Police: Burglar broke through glass door of Route 58 deli
Police said a burglar broke the glass of the front door to gain entry to the deli and removed a cash drawer from the premises.
Breaking News
Cops: Calverton man, 21, had loaded handgun, drugs in vehicle
A 21-year-old Calverton man was arrested on weapon and drug charges last night following a traffic stop on Kroemer Avenue in Riverhead, according to a Riverhead Town Police report.
Breaking News
Police: Cigarette thief nabbed running from gas station after break-in
A Valhalla man threw a concrete block through a window of the Mobil station on East Main Street early Saturday morning to gain entry to the store, then removed 10 packs of cigarettes, only to be caught by police as he fled the scene on foot.
Breaking News
Police seek pair they say stole safe with cash and jewelry from Wading River home
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town Police released surveillance camera images of two men they say stole a safe containing cash and jewelry from a Wading River home on the afternoon of Aug. 11.
Breaking News
One man beaten and robbed at gunpoint, another man beaten in attempted robbery moments apart Monday night
One man was beaten and robbed at gunpoint on Griffing Avenue and another man was brutally beaten in an attempted robbery on Robinson Parkway in separate incidents occurring within moments of each other less than a mile apart in downtown Riverhead last night. Police are searching for the attackers, who remain at large.