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08.05.2026 Community

Photos: National Night Out brings community and law enforcement together at Riverhead Town Hall

The Riverhead Police Department strives to be around for residents’ during their worst moments — but they also show up for the fun ones too. This enjoyable community connection...

08.03.2026 Community

Riverhead National Night Out to unite community outside Town Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 4

Riverhead officials will be joined by McGruff the Crime Dog on Tuesday for the police department’s 43rd annual National Night Out celebration. The popular event, held across communities nationwide...

07.20.2026 News

Two Riverhead store employees charged in underage vape sales compliance sting

Two employees at Riverhead retail stores were arrested after police alleged they sold vape products to underage customers during an undercover compliance check, officials said Sunday. In an effort to...

07.15.2026 News

Bomb threat prompts police search at Peconic Bay Medical Center

Peconic Bay Medical Center was on high alert Wednesday after a bomb threat was called in to the Riverhead hospital. An unknown man claimed in an anonymous late-morning call...

07.15.2026 News

Mill Road reopens after county bus runs up onto grass

Riverhead Police announced Tuesday night that Mill Road has been reopened after a Suffolk County Transit bus ran off the road and up onto the grass berm. The road...

06.18.2026 News

Two Riverhead police officers promoted to sergeants

Another pair of Riverhead police officers have moved up the ranks. Officers Cole Montefusco and Travis Wooten were sworn-in and promoted to the rank of sergeants during Tuesday evening’s...

05.29.2026 News

Riverhead GOP chair faces DWI charge after alleged crash spree

The chairperson of the Riverhead Town Republican Committee was charged with driving while intoxicated after allegedly crashing into multiple parked vehicles and damaging property over Memorial Day weekend, according...

04.28.2026 News

Motorcyclist dies in Cross River Drive crash after striking pickup truck

Ismael Santiago Basantez-Ramon, 22, died in a motorcycle crash early Tuesday morning after colliding with a pickup truck on Cross River Drive, according to a police news release. The...