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DeliciousA 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday evening after he hit a bicyclist with his car in Hampton Bays and fled the scene.
Southampton Town Police arrested Robert Udle of Lake Grove on Sunrise Highway in Hampton Bays at 5:34 p.m. and charged him with leaving the scene of an accident involving physical injury, a felony, and reckless driving, a misdemeanor.
Town Police responded to a call of a man lying on the side of the road, near the intersection of Shinnecock Road and Ponquogue Avenue. A witness to the accident took down Mr. Udle’s license plate number and he was stopped several minutes later by New York State Police and turned over to Town Police.
The bicyclist, identified as Muhamod Cukaj of Hampton Bays, was transported by Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
According to the police report, Mr. Udle told officers that “the guy on the bike” drove in front of him and, after hitting the victim, Mr. Udle got scared and drove away. Police said Mr. Udle had left Neptune Beach Club on Dune Road in Hampton Bays just prior to the accident, though they said alcohol was not a contributing factor.
Mr. Udle was transported to police headquarters for processing. His arraignment information was not immediately available.
Hit and Run
A 21-year-old Speonk woman was charged with DWI on Sunday night after she hit another car in Westhampton and attempted to flee the scene, according to Southampton Town Police.
Police said Brittany Carter was driving north on Old Riverhead Road at 9:57 p.m. when she clipped another car heading in the same direction while attempting to pass the slower vehicle. No serious injuries were reported in the accident.
According to authorities, a witness told police that the driver of a 2006 Toyota was observed fleeing the scene. Ms. Carter, whose car fit that description, was pulled over several minutes later near the intersection of County Route 104 and 105 in Flanders. Police said she was arrested after failing an alcohol-screening test.
Ms. Carter was charged with DWI and leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage, both misdemeanors.
She was transported to police headquarters and held overnight. Ms. Carter was arraigned Monday in Southampton Town Justice Court and released on her own recognizance.
Arrest in Robbery
A 36-year-old Coram man was arrested this week and charged with stealing $1,300 in cash from an employee of the Hampton Bays Dunkin’ Donuts in March.
Joseph C. Mancuso was arrested by Southampton Town Police Tuesday and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony, following an investigation. Police did not specify where Mr. Mancuso was arrested.
Police said Mr. Mancuso entered the Montauk Highway donut shop at 9:25 a.m. on March 8 and announced that his car had broken down. He then asked to use the phone. After being allowed to enter the kitchen, Mr. Mancuso stole an employee’s pocketbook that contained the cash, according to authorities.
The Suffolk County Probation Department was able to identify Mr. Mancuso after viewing the shop’s video surveillance system, according to police.
Mr. Mancuso was transported to police headquarters for processing. His arraignment information was not immediately available.
Two Charged in Burglary
Two employees of a antiques store in Bridgehampton were arrested by Southampton Town Police this week and charged with burglarizing the Mariner Drive shop on June 8.
Town Police arrested Brett Aley, 29, of East Hampton on Snake Hollow Road in East Hampton at 10:03 a.m. last Thursday, June 11, and charged him with third-degree burglary and third-degree grand larceny, both felonies, and petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
Police also arrested Henry Gant, 23, of Southampton at police headquarters in Hampton Bays on Friday and charged him with third-degree burglary, a felony.
Both men were employees of English Country Antiques. The two men, while working together, stole $400 worth of checks and cash from the shop, police said. The shop owner reported the theft after the store’s alarm was set off. The front door of the business was also damaged.
Mr. Aley was arraigned in Southampton Town Justice Court on Friday. He is being held without bail at the Suffolk County Jail in Riverside.
Mr. Gant surrendered to police on Friday and was arraigned in Southampton Town Justice Court on Saturday. He was released on his own recognizance.
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