Blotters: Woman arrested for October hammer attack
• Somoy Leckie, age and address unavailable, was charged with second-degree harassment on Industrial Boulevard on Nov. 29, according to police. Additional information was not available. • A robbery...
View ArticleRiverhead police chief gets a 8.5% pay raise
Riverhead Chief of Police David Hegermiller got a new contract — and an 8.5% pay raise — when the Town Board last week unanimously approved a compensation package with the veteran law enforcement...
View ArticleSuspect in attempted robbery nabbed at Tanger
The combined efforts of Riverhead police and some good Samaritans led to the arrest of a homeless man who tried to steal a woman’s purse Saturday. On June 29 at about 2:40 p.m., Riverhead police...
View ArticleRiverhead 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...
View ArticleBlotter: Man arrested and charged with seven alleged offenses
On Jan. 22, Christopher Marczewski of Riverhead, 45, was charged with alleged burglary, alleged grand larceny, alleged driving while intoxicated, alleged criminal possession of a controlled substance,...
View ArticleBlotter: Town employee email account hacked
On Monday, Riverhead officials announced that at approximately 1 p.m. an unknown person or persons infiltrated a town employee’s email account and sent an email to approximately 800 recipients...
View ArticleBlotter: Five arrested on outstanding warrants
Annabella Diaz Lacolla, 20, of Mattituck; Rene Leggio, 37 of Woodhaven; Ryan McKinney, 43, of Port Jefferson; Frank Kircher, 33, of Patchogue; and Devin Thomas, 32 of Shoreham were arrested on...
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$60,000 trailer stolen from Eagle Chevrolet in Riverhead
On Sunday evening, a 24-foot enclosed trailer worth $60,000 and containing another $15,000 in auto parts was stolen from the Eagle Chevrolet on Old Country Road, according to Riverhead police. Around...
View ArticleBlotter: Series of petit larceny arrests made with stores’ cooperation
Last week, Riverhead police made a series of petit larceny arrests after operations conducted in cooperation with numerous Riverhead stores in response to a rise in retail thefts in the area. Using a...
View ArticleBlotter: Three arrested on outstanding warrants
The following arrests were made by officers of the Riverhead Police Department during the week from April 27 to May 3: Jasmine Brown, 27, of North Bellport; Marvin Choconpunay, 30, of Riverhead; and...
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