11.23.2021 Police Cops: Shoplifter points gun at store manager who tried to prevent theft A shoplifter pulled a gun from his waistband and pointed it toward a Big Lots manager who was attempting to block the thief from leaving the store with a...
10.17.2019 Police K-9 memorial in Riverhead dedicated to past and present police dogs Long Island corrections officers and sheriff’s deputies gathered with Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. in Riverhead Thursday morning to honor the department’s fallen K-9s and celebrate those who...
11.16.2018 Police Riverhead’s new K-9, Odinn, introduced to Town Board The newest addition to the Riverhead Police Department was introduced Thursday to the Town Board. Odinn, a German shepherd who hails from Holland, joined K-9 officer John Morris in...
09.13.2018 Police Two $7.5K donations allow Riverhead to acquire new police dog to replace Rocky A new K-9 will soon begin training as a replacement for Rocky, the Riverhead Police Department dog killed in the line of duty Sept. 2.
09.10.2018 Police Outpouring of support for K-9 Rocky at Monday’s funeral procession More than 40 K-9 officers and their dogs stood at attention as the funeral procession for Rocky passed through Veterans Memorial Park Monday morning to honor the German...
09.07.2018 Police Funeral procession scheduled Monday for K-9 cop Rocky Riverhead residents will have a chance to pay their respects to Rocky, the K-9 cop killed in the line of duty earlier this week, at a funeral procession scheduled...
09.07.2018 Editorials Editorial: Donations pour in to honor K-9 cop Rocky The condolences began to pour in almost immediately after news broke that Rocky, an 8-year-old German shepherd with the Riverhead Police Department, was killed early Sunday morning in the...
09.02.2018 Police Police dog killed during collision, officers injured after suspect flees DWI checkpoint A driver who sped through a DWI checkpoint struck a Riverhead Town police officer and then led police on a chase, resulting in a K-9 unit crashing and the...