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Suffolk police investigate fatal police-involved shooting in Riverhead

by May 11, 2026
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating after a man armed with a knife was shot and killed by Southampton Town Police officers Sunday afternoon on Topping Drive in Riverhead, police said.

Cops: Man on parole charged with burglary at Riverhead Multi-Service

by May 1, 2026
Riverhead police said a man on parole was arrested and charged with third-degree burglary after a break-in at Riverhead Multi-Service on West Main Street, where U.S. currency was taken.

Cops: Manorville man charged with damaging Pine Hills Golf and Country Club

by Apr 25, 2026
Suffolk County police said a Manorville man was arrested Friday and charged with two felony counts of criminal mischief for allegedly causing $416,500 in damage to Pine Hills Golf and Country Club in 2025.

Cops: Driver charged with aggravated DWI with children in car after Riverhead traffic stop

by Apr 19, 2026
Riverhead Police said a driver stopped on Old Country Road late April 18 for a headlight violation was arrested on aggravated DWI charges after officers found two children in the vehicle.

Police: Two arrested on criminal trespass charges in Calverton

by Apr 1, 2026
Riverhead police said two men were arrested late March 31 after a K9 unit found them inside a fenced property at 645 Grumman Blvd. in Calverton. Both were charged with third-degree criminal trespass and possession of burglar tools.

Cops: Pair charged in drug bust at Riverhead apartment complex

by Mar 28, 2026
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.

Police seek man wanted for shoplifting at Riverhead supermarket

by Mar 19, 2026
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.

Cops: Riverhead man charged with Leandra’s Law DWI after stop on Northville Turnpike

by Mar 8, 2026
A Riverhead man was arrested Saturday afternoon and charged with felony driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law after a traffic stop.

Police: Two women wanted for shoplifting at Polo Ralph Lauren Children’s store in Riverhead

by Feb 26, 2026
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to identify two women accused of stealing about $585 worth of clothing from the Polo Ralph Lauren Children’s Factory Store in Riverhead.

Cops: Riverhead man charged with murder in death of his mother

by Feb 25, 2026
Suffolk County Police arrested Curtis Trent Jr., 36, of Riverhead and charged him with second-degree murder in the death of his mother, Kathleen Harrison Trent, whose body was found Feb. 11 in a wooded area in Manorville, police said.