Suffolk County District Attorney Archives

03.27.2026 News

Riverhead gang hit with 57-count indictment tied to murders, robberies

A Riverhead-based gang tied to two murders, multiple shootings and a string of armed robberies has been hit with a sweeping indictment following a years-long Suffolk County investigation, District...

03.02.2026 News

Riverhead mother pleads not guilty in newborn’s 1993 cold case murder

A Riverhead woman accused of killing her newborn daughter in 1993 and dumping her body in a garbage bag on the side of Route 25 pleaded not guilty to...

10.06.2025 News

Riverhead man convicted of ‘senseless’ murder of pregnant niece’s boyfriend

A 61-year-old Riverhead man was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday, Oct. 2, for fatally shooting the boyfriend of his pregnant niece multiple times following a confrontation. Brent Henry gunned...

07.03.2025 News

County law enforcement educates community on hate crimes

What is the difference between a hate crime and a hate incident, and how does one report it? These were the questions answered at Butterfly Effect Project‘s recent public...

Dt. Sgt. Apryl Hargrove cited examples of what would be deemed a hate crime, hate incident or non-designated hate offense, such as etching swastikas into religious symbols or cross burning (Ana Borruto photo.)

06.17.2025 News

Butterfly Effect Project to host hate crime seminar on June 26

After overcoming their own experiences with hateful social media attacks, The Butterfly Effect Project is hosting a public seminar this month to educate community members on the differences between...

12.09.2024 Environment

Whistleblowers expose illegal dumping in the Pine Barrens

Two Long Island men were arrested this week for allegedly violating Suffolk County’s new Evergreen Initiative Law by dumping a pile of construction materials and household debris in a...

09.10.2024 Police

Riverhead man faces 15 years in prison for firing shots into a Hampton Bays home

Lawrence Brown Jr., 26, of Riverhead was indicted Monday for criminal possession of a weapon and related felony charges following a joint investigation by the Southampton Town Police Detective...

03.04.2024 News

Riverhead’s antidote to bias: film, facts and conversation

The first installment in what Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force chair Mark McLaughlin calls “Black History on Screen” unfolded last Wednesday before a full house at The Suffolk with a...

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