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Riverhead Justice Court report: February 2020

by Mar 13, 2020
Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for the month of February 2020. There were 1,132 criminal and traffic cases on the court’s docket

Cops: Man wanted for questioning

by Mar 12, 2020
Suffolk Police are seeking the public's help to identify and locate a man they said displayed what appeared to be two handguns at a 7-Eleven store in Manorville last month.

Man found dead of gunshot wound Aquebogue home

by Mar 10, 2020
A 69-year-old man was found dead of gunshot wound in his Pine Avenue home late Sunday night. Suffolk Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating.

Suffolk cops: Riverhead man robbed Lake Grove bank at gunpoint

by Mar 8, 2020
Suffolk County Police have arrested a Riverhead man and his female getaway driver for robbing a Lake Grove bank at gunpoint Sunday afternoon.

Cops: Woman who called 911 to report dispute is charged with felony assault

by Mar 5, 2020
Police said a Flanders woman who called 911 to report being in a physical dispute at a Riverhead laundromat was arrested and charged with felony assault.
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Calverton man pleads not guilty to child porn charges, remains in custody pending next court appearance

by Mar 4, 2020
Taylor Pick, 35, charged in a federal indictment with three counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, a federal felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison, is next due in court on May 14.

‘Handgun’ in incident on Roanoke Avenue turned out to be a pellet gun: police

by Mar 4, 2020
Riverhead Police units descended on the area around a house on Roanoke Avenue near the cemetery after a report of a man with a handgun there.
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Unknown man attempted to have ‘inappropriate conversation’ with students waiting at school bus stop

by Mar 3, 2020
Riverhead school officials advised parents today that a man approached students at a bus stop in Flanders this morning and “attempted to engage in inappropriate conversation” with them.

Police investigate ‘suspicious’ early morning fire under a parked vehicle

by Mar 1, 2020
Riverhead Town Police are investigating a suspicious fire early this morning under a parked vehicle Sweezy Avenue in Riverhead.

January police report

by Feb 29, 2020
Overall crime was down in Riverhead in January, when police received 118 reports of criminal incidents and made 54 arrests. Here's the data for the month.
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