Suffolk County gang indictment charges 18 in murders, shootings, robberies including one cop

A sweeping multi-agency investigation has led to a 57-count indictment targeting an alleged Riverhead gang tied to years of violence across Suffolk County.

Suffolk County, NY – Eighteen alleged members and associates of a Riverhead-based gang known as the “48 Gang” have been indicted on 57 counts tied to two murders, multiple shootings, armed robberies, and illegal weapons possession spanning several years, prosecutors announced Friday.

The indictment, the result of a joint investigation involving local, state, and federal agencies, outlines alleged criminal activity from 2021 through 2025, according to Suffolk County District ...