Crime

Why do some people have negative perceptions about downtown Riverhead, — including the false belief that it's a high crime area? We believe it's attitude more than anything. Fixing it requires community building, not banning certain uses and police profiling. RiverheadLOCAL editorial.

The suspect used a stolen credit card to make purchases at Best Buy and Michaels, both located at 1440 Old Country Road, on Dec. 28, according to police.

The Hampton Bays man convicted in the November 2020 murder of a man found dead in the back of a pickup truck on Roanoke Avenue was sentenced this week to 25 years to life in prison.

Riverhead Town Police have arrested two 14-year-old boys in connection with burglaries of two Route 58 businesses.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man they say stole $1,200 worth of merchandise from the Michael Kors store at Tanger Outlets this month.

Riverhead Police are seeking information about an assault that took place Tuesday afternoon at the Fairfield apartment complex on Roanoke Avenue that sent a man to the hospital with a fractured skull and other serious injuries.

Over the 5-year period from 2018 through 2022, total crimes reported by Riverhead Police rose over 30%. though violent crimes remained at consistent levels and represent about 1% of all crimes reported during the 5-year period. Here's a look at the data.

Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man they say stole a Milwaukee power tool battery from Home Depot in Riverhead on Aug. 5.

A Riverhead man was charged with felony DWI after a crash on Main Road in Riverhead Friday evening, with a 7-month-old child in his vehicle, according to Riverhead Town Police.

Riverhead Police chased down and arrested a man who violently beat an elderly customer having lunch outside a Calverton deli this afternoon.