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EAST HAMPTON — East Hampton Town Police arrested Esteban Criollo Villegas, 27, a little after midnight on Sunday after a traffic stop on Three Mile Harbor Road, just north of North Main Street, and charged him with misdemeanor DWI. Criollo Villegas, who lives in Springs, was driving a 2008 Ford pickup when he made an illegal turn out of a parking lot onto North Main Street, then swerved across lane lines as he approached Three Mile Harbor Road, leading to the stop. The arresting officer said that Criollo Villegas appeared intoxicated and failed sobriety tests, leading to the arrest. At police headquarters, a breath test produced a reading of .18, high enough to raise the charge against Criollo Villegas to the aggravated DWI level.
MONTAUK — Town Police arrested Jessica G. Bradley, 32, of Montauk and charged her with DWI early on the morning of November 19 after a one-vehicle accident on South Fairview Avenue. Police said Bradley was driving a 2021 Kia when she lost control and went off-road, crashing into a utility pole. Bradley appeared intoxicated and failed roadside sobriety tests, according to police. Police also charged Bradley with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor. Complaining of pain, she was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where she was released from police custody, with an appearance ticket that called for her to be arraigned on the charges in East Hampton Town Justice court this week.
EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE — East Hampton Village Police arrested Calvin Fowler Knowlton Saturday afternoon after an altercation at Knowlton’s residence in East Hampton Village. Police said Knowlton pushed another man down, got on top of him and choked him, leading to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of breathing, as well as a violation charge of harassment. Knowlton was held overnight and arraigned Sunday morning in front of East Hampton Town Justice David Filer, who issued a stay-away order of protection on behalf of the man Knowlton is said to have attacked.
EAST HAMPTON — Town Police arrested a Southampton man, Manuel A. Suruy Xujur, 47, on Saturday night and charged him with misdemeanor DWI. Police said that Suruy Xujur was driving a 2006 Toyota on Oakview Highway erratically, crossing over into the oncoming lane of traffic, leading to the traffic stop, and, ultimately, his arrest. Police said that Suruy Xujur appeared intoxicated and failed sobriety tests. Suruy Xujur was also charged with misdemeanor unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, according to the arrest report.
AMAGANSETT — East Hampton Town Police arrested Alexandra Katherine Venzke, 39, of Springs early Saturday morning and charged her with misdemeanor DWI. Police said Venzke was driving a 2024 Honda on Old Stone Highway and was swerving across lane lines into the oncoming lane of traffic leading to the traffic stop. The arresting officer said Venzke appeared intoxicated and failed sobriety tests leading to her arrest. At police headquarters, Venzke consented to take a breath test, which produced a reading of .15, almost twice the .08 mark that defines intoxication in New York State, police said.
EAST HAMPTON — Town Police arrested Edisson S. Loja Quinde, 30, of East Hampton on misdemeanor DWI charges Saturday night. Police said Loja Quinde was driving a 2011 Ford pickup on Jackson Street and was swerving across lane lines, crossing into the oncoming lane of traffic, while also running a stop sign, leading to the traffic stop. At headquarters, Loja Quinde took a breath test, which produced a reading of .15, according to police.
MONTAUK — A 22-year-old man who has been living in Montauk, but whom police describe as homeless, was arrested on November 19 and charged with felony burglary, along with a misdemeanor charge of petit larceny. Kennedy Alexander Santiago was said to have entered the IGA in downtown Montauk and taken a package of Cottonelle flushable wipes, valued at $5.79 then leaving the store without paying on November 2. Santiago had already been charged with shoplifting in a prior incident at the store. After the prior incident, police issued a trespass warning to Santiago, which strictly prohibited him from entering the store, hence the burglary charge.
EAST HAMPTON — A 67-year-old Springs resident, Alkis R. Alexiadis, was charged on November 16 with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, stemming from an incident that occurred a couple of days before this month’s election. According to Town Police, who investigated the matter over a two-week period, Alexiadis deliberately damaged a group of several political road signs by driving his vehicle off of Springy Banks Road and over the signs. The stand of signs were placed on Springy Banks Road near Soak Hides Road. After his arrest, Alexiadis was processed and released with an appearance ticket that calls for him to be arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice court next week.
