Crime news

A Riverhead man is facing multiple felony sex offense charges after his indictment by a Suffolk County grand jury for allegedly sexually abusing a child, Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini announced today.

Southbound traffic on Flanders Road in Riverside was diverted while PSEG repaired a severed pole and downed wires after the crash, police said.

A Riverhead man was arrested in Riverside early this morning on a felony drug charge when police found him in possession of crack cocaine after a traffic stop.

Counterfeit prescription pills made of other illicit substances including methamphetamine and fentanyl are circulating in Suffolk County, District Attorney Tim Sini warned yesterday.

Southampton Town Police are searching for three men who displayed handguns and robbed two men in the vicinity of Ludlam Avenue and Pebble Way in Riverside late last night. One victim reported being kicked and punched.

“Her alleged actions were diabolical,” Sini said. “Not only was this defendant allegedly involved in the victim’s death, but she then attempted to steal the very house he was murdered in.”

Suffolk Police said a 26-year-old Wading River woman was drunk when she drove eastbound in the westbound lanes of Sunrise Highway at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday

Suffolk County Police homicide squad detectives yesterday arrested a Central Islip woman in the March 8, 2020 shooting death of Lee Pedersen of Pine Avenue in Aquebogue.

Police issued a total of 11 town code violations for violation of town code provisions requiring operator permits and vehicle permits, according to Riverhead Police Chief David Hegermiller.

A 29-year-old Riverhead man was arrested on weapons possession and drug charges after he was found in possession of a loaded, stolen handgun, drugs and drug paraphernalia in a parked vehicle downtown.