Crime news

A Riverhead barber was indicted today for allegedly attempting to touch an 11-year-old boy while the boy’s father was in the barber shop’s bathroom.

Two NYC men, who Riverhead Police said stole used cooking oil from three Wading River restaurants, were "caught in the act" early this morning, after police were alerted by a private investigator.

Riverhead Town Police reported 228 criminal incidents and 113 arrests in June 2023, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief David Hegermiller this month.

Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for the month of June 2023, Justices Lori Hulse and Sean Walter presiding. There were 1,151 criminal and traffic cases on the court’s docket.

Surveillance camera images of four people wanted by police in the theft of 10 pairs of sunglasses valued at $3,000 from a Riverhead store June 30.

For fans of the true crime genre, “Horrific Homicides” provides a rare glimpse inside four murder trials in Suffolk County, including the infamous "Amityville Horror" murders. Judge Stark's daughters will discuss his book Saturday at Suffolk County Historical Society.

A Riverhead man suspected of being a drug dealer was arrested on numerous drug-related charges during a raid at his home Friday morning led by the East End Drug Task Force, Riverhead Town Police said in a press release.

Riverhead Police officers responding to a commercial burglary alarm at the T-Mobile store on Route 58 at 2:43 a.m. discovered the front door’s glass was broken and numerous items were removed from the store.

Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for the month of May 2023, Justice Lori Hulse and Justice Sean Walter presiding.

Riverhead Town Police reported 160 criminal incidents and 111 arrests in May 2023, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief David Hegermiller this month.