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Cops: Man charged in robbery of scooter

by Feb 15, 2025
Riverhead Police responding to a 911 call about a robbery in progress located and arrested the suspect a short time later, police...

Police: Pair wanted for shoplifting at Target Jan. 1

by Feb 1, 2025
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Police Department officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two women they say...

Cops seek man wanted in theft of merchandise from Riverhead book store

by Jan 27, 2025
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Town Police Department are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man they...

Cops seek man they say stole groceries from Riverhead supermarket Jan. 8

by Jan 20, 2025
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Police Department are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man they...

Riverhead Police: Two charged after STOP-DWI New Year’s Eve enforcement patrols

by Jan 1, 2025
Riverhead Police report two DWI arrests after a STOP-DWI New Year’s Eve enforcement. Extra officers were assigned to the enforcement patrols, which...

Cops: Man used ‘quick change scams’ to steal money from Riverhead businesses

by Dec 31, 2024
A man purchased food and performed quick change scams, during which he confused the cashiers into giving incorrect change, and stole a combined total of approximately $125 on Dec. 7.

Cops seek man for alleged shoplifting

by Dec 26, 2024
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Police Department are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man they say stole merchandise from a Riverhead store last month.

Cops seek help locating suspect in Riverhead petit larceny

by Dec 9, 2024
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Police are seeking the public’s help locating the man they say stole $780 worth of merchandise from the Riverhead Walmart.

Riverhead police investigating incidents of hydrant tampering in Wading River this weekend

by Dec 1, 2024
The hydrants, opened at night or in the pre-dawn hours Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Wading River, flooded roads, and in one residential neighborhood overwhelmed a cesspool, causing extensive damage to the inside of a residence, police said.

Riverhead Police charge 60-year-old man in burglary of downtown brewery Sunday morning

by Nov 14, 2024
Police charged a 60-year-old man described as homeless with a burglary at Riverhead Brew House early Sunday morning. He removed a cash drawer containing $200, police said. The drawer was located submerged in water at Grangebel Park.