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Riverhead Police blotter: Dec. 8-14, 2024

by Dec 18, 2024
Excerpts from the Riverhead Town Police press reports for the week of Dec. 8-14, 2024. Police made 18 arrests and reported a total of 484 incidents.

Police seek information in Riverhead larcenies

by Dec 17, 2024
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate individuals they say stole merchandise from two Riverhead stores in separate incidents.

Governor vetoes Horseshoe Crab Protection Act

by Dec 17, 2024
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday vetoed the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act, passed by the State Legislature in June to ban the taking...

Riverhead contracting company and its owner face felony charges in prevailing wage case: DA

by Dec 16, 2024
Robert Terry, of Southampton, and Terry Contracting and Materials, of Riverhead, falsified payroll records and shorted workers more than $83,000 on a 2018 public works job in Brookhaven, according to an indictment, the Suffolk District Attorney said in a press release Monday.

How influential biologist at L.I. lab amplified the pseudoscience of eugenics

by Dec 15, 2024
“The founding fathers of eugenics in England,” writes Mark Torres, “had formulated the theoretical concepts of human hereditary research. It was only...

Bill mandating unique ZIP codes for Flanders, Riverside and Northampton passes House

by Dec 14, 2024
The fate of the measure — the fourth time members of Congress representing NY-1 have attempted to pass such legislation — now rests with the Senate.

Flanders man charged with felony DWI after two-car crash on Rt. 24 Wednesday night: cops

by Dec 12, 2024
A Flanders man was arrested on a felony DWI charge last night after a crash on Flanders Road. Southampton...

Riverhead Police blotter: Dec. 1-7, 2024

by Dec 11, 2024
Excerpts from the Riverhead Town Police press reports for the week of Dec. 1, 2024. Police reported a total of 489 incidents.

Riverhead physician charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in kickback scheme

by Dec 11, 2024
A Riverhead family physician is facing a federal felony charge in connection with a scheme to receive kickbacks for ordering hundreds of medically unnecessary brain scans.

Cops seek help locating suspect in Riverhead petit larceny

by Dec 9, 2024
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Police are seeking the public’s help locating the man they say stole $780 worth of merchandise from the Riverhead Walmart.