Crime news

Riverhead Town Police reported 164 criminal offenses and arrested 72 people on 100 criminal charges in January, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief Ed Frost.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Police Department officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man they say stole merchandise from a Riverhead store in January.

A man was arrested last night in his Riverhead home for being in possession of a loaded handgun, according to Riverhead Police. 

Two residents of Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch on Middle Road were arrested last night for allegedly robbing another resident, according to Riverhead Police.

A former Riverhead High School teacher who resigned earlier this month was arrested and charged yesterday in New Jersey after being accused of engaging in sexual acts through video chat with two children online and asking the victims for nude photos.

Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for the week of Feb. 3, 2025, Justice Sean Walter presiding. There were 384 criminal and traffic cases on the court’s docket.

Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for the week of Jan. 27, 2025, Justice Lori Hulse There were 405 criminal and traffic cases on the court’s docket.

Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for the week of Jan. 21, 2025, Justice Sean Walter presiding. There were 276 criminal and traffic cases on the court’s docket. 

Riverhead Town Police reported 160 criminal offenses and arrested 74 people on 87 criminal charges in December, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief Ed Frost this month.

Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for the week of Jan. 6, 2025, Justice Sean Walter presiding. There were 471 criminal and traffic cases on the court’s docket.