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Riverhead Police announce arrest in Home Depot grand larceny last October

by Dec 9, 2022
The Riverhead Police Department has arrested one of three men wanted for allegedly stealing more than $1,500 in roofing shingles at the Home Depot in Riverhead in Oct. 2021.

Riverhead man charged with DWI after single-car overturn crash in Flanders: cops

by Nov 22, 2022
Police said the the 32-year-old Riverhead man traveling on Rt. 104 in Flanders drove off the roadway, struck several trees and overturned his vehicle at about 8 p.m. Monday.

Riverhead cops: Two parents charged with felony DWI under Leandra’s Law, one after a crash, during holiday weekend

by Oct 11, 2022
Riverhead Police report arresting two parents on felony DWI charges under Leandra's Law in separate incidents over the Columbus Day weekend. Each had two young children in their vehicle.

Riverhead Town Police report eight arrests during Labor Day weekend Stop-DWI enforcement

by Sep 6, 2022
One of the arrests followed a motor vehicle crash, police said. Five others were made at sobriety checkpoints set up at three locations during the weekend.Two more were made during patrols.

Man charged with DWI after single-car crash that injured four passengers early Tuesday morning

by Aug 23, 2022
An 18-year-old Riverhead man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a single-car crash on East Main Street early this morning that injured four people, one seriously.

Police charge homeless man with arson in storage facility fire

by Dec 16, 2021
Riverhead Police have charged a 60-year-old homeless man with arson in the fire at the CubeSmart storage facility on Mill Road Wednesday morning.

Riverhead man charged in Thanksgiving night burglary of Lowe’s is indicted by grand jury

by Dec 13, 2021
The man charged by Riverhead Town Police with burglarizing Lowe’s Home Improvement Center on Route 58 Thanksgiving night has been indicted by a Suffolk County grand jury on felony burglary and grand larceny charges.

Riverhead woman, 42, dies after Sept. 8 crash on Sunrise Highway

by Sep 15, 2021
A 37-year-old Centereach man was charged with DWI after the crash, which also killed the driver of a vehicle in which Lisa Hynds of Riverhead was a passenger.

Cops: Woman drove drunk with four kids in back seat of sedan

by Aug 22, 2021
A woman with four children in the back seat of her car was arrested for felony DWI early this morning in Riverhead,...

Police nab assailants who beat and robbed a man on West Main Street Friday night

by Aug 7, 2021
Thanks to the intervention of a Good Samaritan and the keen eye of a Riverhead Police K9 officer, police arrested two teens they said beat and robbed a 35-year-old man at the intersection of West Main Street and Griffing Avenue late last night.