Riverhead Town Police Department Archives

09.13.2025 Featured Story

Charges of assault and drug possession after motor vehicle accident on Old Country Road

A motorcyclist was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital by the Suffolk County Police Aviation Unit after a motor vehicle accident on Old Country Road between Ostrander Avenue and Oliver...

08.04.2025 Community

‘Take a bite out of crime’ (and a burger) at National Night Out

On Tuesday, Aug. 5, Riverhead Town Police Department invites the community to come to Town Square and celebrate the 42nd annual National Night Out. The evening is an opportunity...

08.07.2023 Community

Guilty plea in ‘unthinkable’ child abuse case

A 20-year-old Riverhead man pleaded guilty last week to repeatedly raping a younger cousin he babysat over the course of four years, beginning when the victim was 5 years...

05.27.2023 Police

Police Blotter: One man killed, another injured in car accident

One man was killed and another injured in a motor vehicle accident on Sound Avenue Saturday. According to Riverhead Police, the accident took place east of the Baiting Hollow...

05.06.2023 Police

Blotters: 26-year-old arrested after found driving stolen vehicle on Route 58

On Sunday, at 3:34 p.m., Riverhead Police received a notification from Nassau County Police Department that a stolen vehicle had left Nassau County and was entering Riverhead Police jurisdiction. ...

04.28.2023 Police

Blotters: Flanders man charged with menacing after threatening someone with a box cutter

Southampton Town police arrested a 25-year-old from Flanders Sunday after he reportedly threatened someone with a box cutter in front of a child. Darwin Lopez Funes is facing charges...

04.21.2023 Police

Blotters: Woman charged with harassment after incident at 7-Eleven

• Britney McGowan, age and address unavailable, was charged with second-degree harassment last Tuesday morning at the 7-Eleven store on West Main Street, according to police. • Andrew Jelsik,...

04.20.2023 Police

Organized retail crime blamed for surge in shoplifting at Tanger Outlets in Riverhead

Riverhead police logged more than 200 reports of shoplifting at the Tanger Outlets mall in the past year, according to data obtained through public records requests. The Polo Ralph...

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