Crime news

Riverhead Town Police said they were called by a male victim who reported being cut by another man armed with a knife.

Riverhead Town Police reported 138 criminal offenses in May and 150 criminal offenses in June, according to monthly crime reports released by Police Chief Ed Frost this month.

A man fatally shot his wife and then himself in a homicide-suicide at their home in Jamesport Wednesday night, according to Suffolk County Police. 

Masked men in tactical gear, some carrying long guns, tried to enter a Riverhead men’s shelter early Tuesday, residents say. No warrant was shown, and local officials say they weren’t notified. No agency has claimed responsibility.

Former Riverhead High School teacher and soccer coach Ryan McCaffery, 37, of Ridge, has been indicted in Suffolk County for Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Child and several related charges, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Wednesday evening.

Riverhead Town Police reported 132 criminal offenses and arrested 79 people on 97 criminal charges in April, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief Ed Frost this month.

Riverhead Town Police reported 144 criminal offenses and arrested 91 people on 105 criminal charges in March, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief Ed Frost this month.

A former Riverhead attorney pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree yesterday in Suffolk County Criminal Court in connection with the theft of $25,000 he was holding in escrow for a client, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced today.

Riverhead Town Police reported 135 criminal offenses and arrested 86 people on 113 criminal charges in February, according to data released by Police Chief Ed Frost this month. Details.

Five people have been arrested over the last several days as a result of investigations into retail theft at 16 stores in Riverhead, according to a Riverhead Police Department press release.