Crime news

Here's a look at crime and police stats for 2020 in Riverhead, compared with 2019.

A Riverhead man was arrested on criminal mischief charges yesterday after slashing tires on at least 10 different vehicles parked on downtown streets, Riverhead Town Police said in a press release last night.

A 22-year-old female employee at TJ Maxx in Riverhead had her car and belongings stolen at gunpoint early this morning.

Riverhead police arrested a man with a handgun who was involved in a disturbance at a Riverhead laundromat yesterday afternoon.

A Riverhead resident was slashed with a knife during a robbery attempt shortly before 1 a.m. today as the man was walking home on East Main Street near Union Avenue, Riverhead Town Police said in a press release.

A Riverhead man who attempted to strike a Riverhead police officer with a large kitchen knife was subdued with a taser gun and arrested on weapons and menacing charges yesterday, according to Riverhead Town Police.

Officers responding to a 911 call at 12:15 p.m. yesterday recovered a large quantity of crack cocaine and a loaded handgun from two men in a vehicle at 821 East Main Street, according to a police press release.

Police have charged two Hampton Bays residents with murder in the death of a Sag Harbor man whose body was found in a pickup truck on Roanoke Avenue in Riverhead last month

Three men stole numerous electronics from the Riverhead Best Buy store in a late-night burglary Friday, Riverhead Town Police said in a press release this morning.

A man walking home on Railroad Avenue Friday night was attacked by three men, struck ini the face with a metal baseball bat and robbed of his wallet, containing cash and personal papers. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Riverhead Police Department at (631)727-4500.