Crime

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.

Suffolk Police homicide detectives are investigating a double-murder and suicide in Wading River late last night.

Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa and Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter both say the group, which has established successful patrols in Greenport, will begin Riverhead patrols by month’s end.

Police said a resident of a West Main Street apartment complex reported a burglary occurring some time between Christmas Eve and Saturday evening. Anyone with information is asked to call Riverhead Police at 631-727-4500 ext. 302

Riverhead Police are searching for a man who robbed the Capital One Bank on East Main Street this afternoon.

Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter says some local officials on the East End have their heads in the sand and need to 'wake up and smell the coffee' on the gang issue. The Guardian Angels, 'like community watch on steroids' can provide valuable inroads for communication with Hispanic population, he says.

Burglar who smashed entry door and stole the store's petty cash as well as money from donation jars triggered outpouring of support from the community.