Riverhead Police Department

Riverhead Police blotter Jan 16-22,2019: multiple larcenies from vehicles in the Wading River area and an arrest made in connection with the thefts —plus shoplifting, drug possession and aggravated DWI arrests.

It’s been five years since the town board last took up the issue of Riverhead’s inadequate justice court and police facilities. Since then, the situation at 210 Howell Avenue has only gotten worse, according to frustrated town justices, the police chief and staff who work there.

Erika Swanson, 16, left and Desiray Meislohn, 14, have been missing since they left Timothy Hill Children's Ranch Oct. 27, police said.

Riverhead Town and the Riverhead Police union representing rank and file officers have reached a five-year labor deal retroactive to Jan. 1, 2016. The agreement for the first time requires police officers to contribute to the cost of their health insurance coverage.

Riverhead Police Chief David Hegermiller swore in Sgt. Danielle Willsey, the second female sergeant in the department's history at the July 17 town board meeting. The chief also swore in a new patrol cop, Police Officer Matthew Suprina.

Riverhead Police detectives are seeking information about an overnight break-in at the Empire gas station convenience store on Route 58.

Police released surveillance camera images of two people wanted for questioning in the disappearance of a 42-year-old woman who was reported missing June 6 from the Swiss Motel on West Main Street.

Riverhead Town Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate a missing teenager.

Riverhead Police have issued a warning to residents and businesses about people who have been passing or attempting to pass counterfeit bills at Riverhead stores.

East End Veterinary Center in Riverhead donated field emergency first aid kits to all K-9 units in Suffolk County.