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UPDATE: Recreational Boat Catches Fire, Sinks Near Gardiners Island

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Hampton Bays High School student Mikela Ryan gets friendly with a Riverhead Town Police K-9 while officer John Doscinski gives a presentation during Career Day at the school on Friday. KYLE CAMPBELL
Hampton Bays School District Superintendent Lars Clemensen speaks during last week's board of education meeting. KYLE CAMPBELL

Hampton Bays High School student Mikela Ryan gets friendly with a Riverhead Town Police K-9 while officer John Doscinski gives a presentation during Career Day at the school on Friday. KYLE CAMPBELL

Hampton Bays School District Superintendent Lars Clemensen speaks during last week's board of education meeting. KYLE CAMPBELL

UPDATE: 5:26 P.M. Montauk Coast Guard Senior Chief Eric Best, officer in charge of the local station, said that a Coast Guard ship has left the scene near Gardiners Island... more

27Speaks: Smile, You’re On Police Body Camera!

27east.com · 27Speaks: Smile, You're On Police Body Camera! Welcome to the latest edition of ... 15 Jan 2022 by Staff Writer

Police Reports For Wekk Of January 13

QUOGUE VILLAGE — Shawn Schmidt, 49, of Islip Terrace, was heading east on Montauk Highway just before 11 p.m. on Monday, January 10, when, Quogue Village Police say, his car crossed over the centerline, almost striking the soon to be arresting officer’s car traveling on the opposite side of the road. Pulled over, he performed poorly on roadside sobriety tests and was subsequently arrested and charged with driving with ability impaired by drugs and criminal possession of controlled substance 7th degree, both misdemeanor crimes. Crack was the substance found. QUOGUE VILLAGE — A victim told Quogue Village Police on Sunday, ... 14 Jan 2022 by Staff Writer

DWI Arrests For Week Of January 13

Margarito Barrancoramos, 32, of Southampton was pulled over on North Sea Road in Southampton on January 6 for traffic violations, according to a police report by Southampton Town Police. A closer look revealed the traditional traits of intoxication, police said, and Barrancoramos was charged with DWI, a misdemeanor. Josue OrtizTello, 29, of Flanders was stopped on County Road 105 just after 11:30 p.m. on Monday, January 10. Southampton Town Police say he failed to maintain his lane of travel and further investigation determined OrtizTello was operating his vehicle in an intoxicated condition. Misdemeanor DWI is the charge. Kleyver D.Velasquez, 19, ... by Staff Writer

Couple Relives The Anguish Of The Night Their Nephew Was Killed

The man who struck 18-year-old Devesh Kishore Samtani while driving a 2012 Honda Pilot late ... 12 Jan 2022 by T E McMorrow

Police Reports For Week Of January 6

QUOGUE VILLAGE — James Skelly, 56, of Lindenhurst was stopped for speeding on Montauk Highway on December 29 by Quogue Village Police and ultimately charged with two misdemeanor counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree. Following the stop, police said a computer check revealed Skelly had been reported missing. Police said that as they were poised to transport him to the hospital for evaluation, they found a glass pipe with residue, two vials of testosterone, a vial of another steroid/controlled substance, plus hypodermic needles. QUOGUE VILLAGE — Quogue Village Police are investigating a theft and ... 6 Jan 2022 by Staff Writer

DWI Arrests For Week Of January 6

Jan Vanderwolf, 77, Center Moriches was stopped by Quogue Village Police on County Road 104 on December 23, just before 7 p.m., and charged with DWI, after police were alerted to a driver operating a pickup truck with a flat tire. Police located the vehicle and saw the front right tire was completely gone and there was heavy damage to the rim. Police say the driver was unaware of the missing tire, and subsequently performed poorly on roadside sobriety tests. Carol Pressley, 61, of Riverhead, faces a felony count of DWI following a traffic stop on Mill Road in Westhampton ... by Staff Writer

East End Cops Roll Out Body Camera Programs; ‘A First Step,’ Activists Say

Police Officers in four departments on the South Fork will be wearing body cameras by ... by Alec Giufurta

Another Fatal Accident On Old Stone Highway Leads To Indictment For Driver

Daniel McHugh Campbell, 20, who East Hampton Town police say struck and killed a Manhattan ... 5 Jan 2022 by T.E. McMorrow

DWI Charge Follows East Hampton Village Accident That Injured One

Pantigo Road in East Hampton Village was closed for about 90 minutes Sunday morning, January ... 2 Jan 2022 by Stephen J. Kotz

DWI Arrests For Week Of December 23

Walfred Saquic Mendez, 29, of Westhampton Beach, was pulled over by Quogue Village Police on Montauk Highway in Quogue on Sunday, December 19, at 7:56 p.m. and charged with misdemeanor DWI after police said he failed to signal a turn and was driving with a loud muffler. Carlos Rojas, Eastport, 36, of Eastport, was charged with misdemeanor DWI after Westhampton Beach Village Police said he was headed south on Old Riverhead Road and crossed over the double yellow lines on December 15, just after 8:30 p.m. Alex Munoz Sanchez, 24, of Hampton Bays, was pulled over by Westhampton Beach Village ... 29 Dec 2021 by Staff Writer