Suffolk County Crime Stoppers Seeks Help Identifying Riverhead Target Theft Suspect

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Town Police Department Crime Control Unit have asked the public to help identify a man accused of stealing merchandise from the Target store in Riverhead, part of a routine Crime Stoppers bulletin. The notice also lists Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives among those seeking to identify and locate the man.

The theft was reported Feb. 16, 2026, according to the bulletin distributed through Crime Stoppers. The materials released with the request do not include a suspect description, surveillance images, an estimated value of the stolen merchandise, or a statement that charges have been filed; the bulletin lists only that a man is accused of stealing merchandise from the Riverhead Target.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is urging anyone with information to submit tips anonymously by calling 1-800-220-TIPS (8477) or by using the P3 Tips mobile app available in the App Store and Google Play. The organization notes that "All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential." Rewards of up to $5,000 may be awarded if your tip results in an arrest, and Crime Stoppers advises that crimes in progress should be immediately reported by dialing 911. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers Inc. was established in April 1994 as an independent privately funded not-for-profit organization and works with Suffolk County communities and the Suffolk County Police Department to gather anonymous tips.

The bulletin naming a Riverhead Target suspect came amid a string of similar Crime Stoppers requests across the county. Separately, Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers have sought the public’s help in the Jan. 5 assault and theft at QuickChek, 6233 Jericho Turnpike in Commack, where a man allegedly assaulted an employee at about 5:24 a.m. and stole assorted groceries. In that Commack case, police released surveillance imagery and said the victim self-transported to an urgent care for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries; Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.

The Riverhead bulletin names two local law-enforcement units by name - Riverhead Town Police Department Crime Control Unit and Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives - but does not clarify whether those units are jointly investigating the same incident or whether separate bulletins were issued. Anyone with information about the Feb. 16, 2026 Riverhead Target theft is asked to contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS or submit an anonymous tip through the P3 Tips app; all calls and messages will be kept confidential.