03.13.2025 Featured Story Driver headed to prison following fatal DWI crash on County Rd. 105 A Riverhead man has pleaded guilty to seven felonies — including three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide — following a seven-car crash on County Rd. 105 that killed his...
02.14.2025 Featured Story Manorville animal sanctuary charged with hundreds of counts of neglect Double D Bar Ranch in Manorville was charged with 112-counts of animal abuse on Thursday for allegedly failing to properly care for a broad variety of animals, including cows,...
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...
08.30.2024 News Eight arrested in North Fork drug trafficking raids A fatal fentanyl overdose in Albany last summer sparked a long-term investigation that resulted this week in the arrests of eight North Fork residents for narcotics trafficking and other...
02.23.2024 Police Crime stats reported, new tracking system coming The Riverhead Town area has seen a number of violent crimes in recent weeks, and several Riverhead residents were among subjects of a 103-count indictment involving people across Suffolk...
02.15.2024 Community Anti-Bias Task Force to host Black History event Later this month, Riverhead’s Anti-Bias Task Force is hosting a free screening at The Suffolk (118 East Main St., Riverhead) of the 2019 film “Just Mercy,” starring Jamie Foxx,...
07.26.2023 Police Police: Barber indicted for attempted sexual abuse involving 11-year-old boy A Riverhead man was indicted Tuesday for allegedly attempting to sexually abuse a young boy. Hilario Hernandez de la Cruz, 35, was indicted for an attempted criminal sexual act...
01.26.2023 Police DA: Wading River woman indicted for impersonating NYPD officer A Wading River woman and ex-volunteer firefighter was arrested for allegedly posing as an NYPD officer while responding to a call, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday....