Two suspects charged with murder plead not guilty at arraignment in county court
The two suspects charged with murder for the killing of a Sag Harbor man in Riverhead in November were arraigned in Suffolk County Court Jan. 11 and remanded without bail, according to court records....
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After nearly 35 years on the job, Riverhead officer Dennis Cavanagh set to...
When a Riverhead police officer retires, it’s typically longtime officer Dennis Cavanagh giving the speech (and telling the jokes) at the “walk-out” ceremony. But this week, Mr. Cavanagh will be the...
View ArticleBlotters: Two people allegedly steal $2,600 of merchandise from Walgreens
A Wading River woman reported being scammed out of $4,200 last Wednesday, according to police. Additional information was not available. • Two people stole about $2,622 of merchandise from Walgreens...
View ArticleCommittee hears ways to improve police at second listening session
Riverhead’s Law Enforcement Advisory Panel heard recently about a program that prepares minorities to take and pass police exams, a civic association that’s been working to open the lines of...
View ArticleRiverhead teen ejected from Jeep dies following crash on LIE
A Riverhead teen died following a two-car crash on the Long Island Expressway in Yaphank Monday and three other family members were injured, according to Suffolk County police. Katherine Sajbin, 18,...
View ArticleCops: Two teenagers reported missing from Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch
Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to locate two teenagers reported missing from the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch. Anthony Salinas, 16, and Kleven Valle-Valle, 16, left the ranch...
View ArticleCops: Suspect arrested for stolen handgun suffers ‘medical event’ while in...
A Riverhead man who police in found in possession of a loaded handgun, which had been reported stolen in Florida, was arrested Friday morning, according to a police press release. Zachary Marini, 29,...
View ArticleBlotters: Calverton man arrested for knifepoint robbery in Flanders
Southampton Town police arrested a Calverton man after he allegedly robbed a man at knifepoint in Flanders early Saturday. Walter Marshall, 49, was reported to have entered a June Avenue home and held...
View ArticleBlotters: Riverhead man says red light camera tickets were from someone else
A Riverhead man told police that an unknown person using his car received $5,798 in red light camera tickets during December in New York City, according to police, who are investigating the incident....
View ArticleCops: Woman airlifted following crash on Sound Avenue Saturday morning
Two people were injured and one woman was airlifted following a crash on Sound Avenue Saturday morning, according to Riverhead Town police. A 2008 Honda Accord traveling westbound on Sound Avenue...
View ArticleCops: Pedestrian killed in Riverhead as driver charged with DWI
A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday night on West Main Street in Riverhead by an alleged drunk driver, according to Riverhead Town police. The crash occurred near 953 W. Main St. and police...
View ArticleDA: Fake insurance company scheme targeted more than 120 victims of Hispanic...
A Riverhead man was one of five people arrested in connection to an alleged scheme to sell fraudulent car insurance to people in the Hispanic immigrant community, according to the Suffolk County...
View ArticleCops: Taxi driver reports woman stole vehicle
A taxi driver called police after a woman reportedly stole his vehicle from the Budget Host Inn in Riverside last Tuesday morning. According to Southampton Town police, the man was approached by a...
View ArticleBlotters: Police investigating assault on Segal Avenue
A man stole 14 hats and one jacket from the Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store at Tanger Outlets Monday afternoon and then fled on foot, according to police. The total value of the stolen items is...
View ArticlePublic hearing set for March 16 on town’s police reform plan
Riverhead Town’s Law Enforcement Advisory Panel’s plan for “police reform and reinvention” will be the subject of a public hearing on March 16 at 2 p.m. The public hearing notice says the report will...
View ArticleRiverhead man, convicted of felony and arrested twice more in 2020, indicted...
A Riverhead man who was arrested three times in 2020 has now been indicted on federal drugs and weapons charges, court records show. Troyshawn Burgess, 20, was indicted in Eastern District Court of...
View ArticlePolice investigating report of stolen work van in Wading River
Riverhead Town police are investigating a report of a stolen work van that was parked at a Wading River home. The white 2017 Ford work van features the business name “TGK Painting and Tile” in blue...
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Pickup truck crashes into West Main Street home
A pickup truck slammed into the front of a West Main Street home Wednesday after the driver appeared to have lost control while traveling westbound. The pickup crossed into the oncoming lane of...
View ArticleBlotters: Woman with 22 license suspensions arrested
Southampton Town police arrested a 31-year-old Calverton man for DWI in Hampton Bays early Monday. Police received a report of a reckless, erratic driver shortly before 12:30 a.m. and located Brayden...
View ArticleInfant who was choking on LEGO piece rescued by Riverhead sergeant, RVAC...
A Riverhead Town police sergeant and paramedic with the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps helped rescue an infant who had a LEGO piece lodged in their throat Monday morning. Police received a 911...
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