Cops: Domino’s Pizza deliveryman beaten, robbed in Riverhead

A pizza deliveryman was beaten and robbed in Riverhead on Friday night, police said.

The Domino’s Pizza worker was attempting to deliver a pizza to the Oakland Drive West area at about 11:10 p.m. when the worker was approached by three men wearing black sweatshirts, police said.

Police say the men forcibly removed an unknown amount of cash and fled. The victim was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

A K-9 unit helped search the area, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Riverhead Town police at 631-727-4500.

By Craig Schneider

craig.schneider@newsday.comScraigo

Craig Schneider is a Long Island native and Stony Brook University alumnus. He joined Newsday as a general assignment reporter in January 2018 after 20 years at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.