Cops: Teenager slashed in chest, woman charged with assault
Riverhead Town police arrested a 21-year-old woman for allegedly slashing a 16-year-old Tuesday night at the Riverpoint Apartments on East Main Street. Police responded shortly after 7 p.m. and found...
View ArticleBlotters: Riverside man charged with DWI after crash
A 55-year-old Riverside man was arrested Saturday for driving while intoxicated following a single-vehicle crash in Flanders. Christopher Smothers was driving north on County Road 104 when his vehicle...
View ArticleMaserati crashes into East Main Street restaurant
Riverhead police Friday night responded to an unusual motor vehicle accident: a 2017 Maserati had crashed into the Dark Horse Restaurant. A department release said Mark Szynaka, 61, of Riverhead, was...
View ArticlePolice: Man drove drunk with 2-year-old son in car
A man was arrested in Riverhead Sunday evening for driving drunk with his 2-year-old son in the vehicle, town police said in a press release. Denis Perez-Flores, whose age and address was not included...
View ArticleRiverhead Police: Gunshots fired inside and out of Trout Brook Lane home
Riverhead Town police detectives are investigating a report of gunshots fired in the area of Trout Brook Lane Wednesday night. Officers secured the scene of the shooting shortly after 10 p.m. and...
View ArticleRiverhead PD celebrates detective with ceremonial ‘walkout’
Riverhead Detective Evelyn Hobson-Womack is the latest veteran officer to retire from the Riverhead police force this year, and her co-workers saluted her 28 years with the department during a...
View ArticleBlotter: Traffic stop leads to drug arrest for Riverhead man
Terry Smith, 58, of Riverhead was arrested last Monday after Southampton police discovered 500 milligrams of cocaine in his vehicle, according to a police report. He was pulled over for not wearing...
View ArticleCops: Woman found dead after vehicle submerged in Sound
A 56-year-old woman died Tuesday morning after her vehicle crashed into the water at the boat ramp of Iron Pier Beach in Northville, according to Riverhead Town police. Police responded shortly before...
View ArticleCounty officials warn boaters to avoid drinking as holiday weekend approaches
Suffolk County officials warned boaters ahead of the holiday weekend that Marine Bureau officers will be “out in force” to strictly enforce laws against boating while intoxicated. At a Tuesday press...
View ArticleUpdate: Sound Avenue reopens following car crash
Update (10 a.m.): Sound Avenue has now reopened to traffic following the morning crash. The road was reopened shortly before 10 a.m. (Original post): Fire officials have closed off a section of Sound...
View ArticleBlotters: Riverhead man arrested on weapons charges
Tywan Jones, 41, of Aldersgate Drive in Riverhead, was arrested last Wednesday morning at his home and charged with third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and-second degree menacing,...
View ArticlePolice assist two people in disabled boat in Long Island Sound
The Riverhead Town Police Dive team assisted two people in a disabled 14-foot aluminum vessel about 1/2 mile north of Wading River Beach Monday. Police received a report of the people appearing to...
View ArticlePolice seek public’s help to locate 12-year-old reported missing
Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to locate a 12-year-old boy who has been reported missing from Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River. Police said Aiden Mariana...
View ArticleDetectives investigating burglary at Calverton deli
Riverhead Town police are searching for a suspect who allegedly broke into Wine Country Deli in Calverton overnight and stole cash. Police responded to a commercial alarm at 12:18 a.m. Tuesday at the...
View ArticleBlotters: Steel reported missing from storage area in Riverhead
A man told police last Thursday morning that $34,500 worth of steel was missing from a storage area he rents on River Road and West Main Street in Riverhead, according to police. The Detective...
View ArticleTraffic Advisory: Crash shuts portion of Main Road in Aquebogue
A portion of Main Road was closed to traffic in Aquebogue following a single-car crash Monday afternoon. The incident occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Union Avenue and Main...
View ArticlePolice seek public’s help to locate 13-year-old girl
Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to locate a 13-year-old girl who has been reported missing. Angelica Ortiz Cano left her residence in Riverhead several days ago, police said, and...
View ArticleCops: Teen charged for graffiti incidents in both Southampton, Riverhead
Southampton Town police arrested a 16-year-old boy who was allegedly responsible for “tagging” guardrails, bus shelters, buildings, electronic panels and light poles in both Riverhead and Southampton....
View ArticlePolice: Drunken bus driver crashed twice transporting scouts from Baiting...
A bus driver was arrested late Tuesday afternoon after twice crashing and leaving the scene of accidents while transporting day campers home from Baiting Hollow Scout Camp, Riverhead Town police said...
View ArticleHomicide detectives investigating skeletal remains found in Riverhead
Suffolk County police homicide detectives are investigating skeletal remains found Thursday morning in Riverhead. Police said the remains were found at 515 Marcy Ave., which is the address of St. John...
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