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Riverhead police report more calls, fewer arrests in May

by Jul 22, 2026
Riverhead police reported 136 criminal incidents in May, unchanged from the same month last year, according to the department’s monthly activity report released July 16.

Riverhead police report fewer criminal incidents, more arrests in June

by Jul 22, 2026
Riverhead police reported 127 criminal incidents in June, down from 150 reported during the same month last year, according to the department’s monthly activity report released July 16.

Police seek help to identify suspect in Manorville ATV theft

by Jul 20, 2026
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect in the theft of a Honda ATV from a Manorville home.

Police seek man accused of stealing crossbow from Riverhead Walmart

by Jul 20, 2026
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead police are seeking the public’s help to identify a man accused of stealing a crossbow from Walmart in May.

Cops: Man arrested in Tropical Smoothie Café burglary in Riverhead

by Jul 14, 2026
Riverhead Town Police said detectives arrested a 45-year-old man in connection with a burglary reported at the Tropical Smoothie Café on Old Country Road on July 11.

Police seek man accused of scamming Walmart customer out of $900 in Riverhead

by Jul 14, 2026
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to identify a man accused of posing as a Walmart employee and scamming a customer out of $900 in Riverhead.

Cops: Man stole money from Manorville shrine donation box

by Jun 11, 2026
Suffolk County Police said a Lindenhurst man was arrested on grand larceny and other charges for stealing money from a donation box at a Manorville shrine.

Cops: 83-year-old man operated ‘walk-up narcotics service’ from his Riverside home

by Dec 8, 2025
An East End Drug Task Force investigation followed numerous community complaints about foot traffic in the area of the defendant's home, according to a police press release.

Cops: Investigation into three commercial burglaries leads to arrest of Riverhead man, 56

by Oct 16, 2025
Riverhead Police have charged a Riverhead man in three commercial burglaries over the past year after an investigation by Riverhead detectives.

Police: Two wanted for shoplifting

by Jul 31, 2025
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town Police Department detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two people they say stole merchandise from a store at Tanger Outlets last month.