David Hegermiller Archives - Riverhead News Review

01.15.2021 News

Riverhead Town facing police shortage following retirements, delay bringing in new recruits

When the Riverhead Town Board hired 10 new police officers last Tuesday, it was responding to one of the highest number of retirements in recent memory, according to Police...

10.17.2020 News

Town Board appoints community members to new Law Enforcement Advisory Panel

Update: The Town Board on Tuesday voted to approve the creation of the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel. ORIGINAL STORY The Riverhead Town Board is expected to vote Tuesday on...

10.07.2020 Government

Riverhead Police Department gets a new K9

The Riverhead Town Police Department has a new K9, according to Chief David Hegermiller. Loki will be replacing Odin, who had a congenital disorder in which there was something...

10.06.2020 Government

North Fork towns look to outsource police policy changes, training

A plan to outsource police policy making to a California-based company is quickly gaining traction on the East End. Last month, Southold Police Chief Martin Flatley pitched hiring Lexipol,...

05.04.2020 COVID-19

Q&A: Riverhead Police Chief speaks about the coronavirus crisis

The outbreak of COVID-19 has changed nearly all aspects of daily life — including how police departments function. An essential function of society, there are concerns about how to...

04.14.2018 Police

‘Active shooter’ drill tested hospital and emergency services Saturday

The situation was this: a man armed with a Glock handgun enters the Emergency Department of Peconic Bay Medical Center at about 8 a.m. Saturday and begins firing at...

03.05.2018 Education

Police increase school patrols in wake of social media threat

A number of East End schools have police officers posted outside as a result of an unconfirmed social media threat that may have originated in western Long Island and...

10.04.2017 Police

Local police departments receive grant to combat active shootings

Four days before the mass shooting in Las Vegas that ended with 59 deaths and hundreds of injuries, representatives of law enforcement agencies from across Suffolk County gathered in...

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