Riverhead Police Department

Police said Aiden Mariana, age 12, was last seen on Monday at 6:53 p.m., when he left Little Flower Children’s Services in Wading River. Aiden is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. When last seen, he was wearing black shorts and a white t-shirt.Anyone with information about the child’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500.

Det. Evelyn Hobson, the first African American female police officer in the Riverhead Police Department, and its first female detective and first African American detective, retired Friday after 28 years of service. Here's what she had to say about her time on the police force.

A Riverhead Police K-9 unit located a missing child with special needs yesterday, after an extensive search in Wading River, police said in a press release.

Riverhead Town Police reported 182 criminal incidents and 33 arrests in the month of April. Criminal incidents reported by police in April were up nearly 20% over April 2020 and 35% over April 2019.

Riverhead’s Anti-Bias Task Force will host the town's first "Synergy" event, a forum for conversation between community members and the Riverhead Police Department.

The Riverhead ambulance and a car collided at the intersection of CR 105 and Main Road this afternoon. Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call them at 631-727-4500. All calls will be kept confidential, police said.

Complaints about identity theft in the first quarter of 2021 were nearly equal to the identity theft complaints logged by Riverhead Police for the entire year last year

The Riverhead Police Department retired another veteran officer and member of its top brass today. Lt. Rick Boden retired after more than 35 years of service to the department. He served the last 24 years as a lieutenant.

Drivers illegally pass stopped school buses more often than you think, according to Riverhead Police Chief David Hegermiller. He said cameras installed on school buses caught about 250 vehicles in the past month disobeying the law. When a warning period expires May 1, violations will cary a minimum $250 penalty.

Riverhead Town Police are seeking witnesses to a crash involving a marked police car yesterday evening at about 5:35 p.m. on Roanoke Avenue and Lincoln Street.