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NOYAC — A Denise Street resident told Southampton Town Police that someone had withdrawn $2,250 from her Dime Bank checking account without her permission. She told police she had an interaction with someone online that she thought was a Dime employee, which could have been a fraudster.
WESTHAMPTON — An Amazon delivery driver was taken to the hospital after being bitten several times by a dog at an Ent Avenue home in Westhampton on October 6. The owner of the property told police the dog did not belong to him and that he had tied it to a post while he prepared to take it for a walk, when it attacked the driver as she entered the property to deliver the package. The man pulled the dog off the Amazon employee and rendered aid. The dog’s owner took the dog home but police discovered the dog’s owner had an outstanding arrest warrant for a previous unrelated offense.
NORTH SEA — Catalino Ramos, 50, of Southampton was arrested by Southampton Town Police about 12:30 a.m. on October 7 and charged with DWI after he was pulled over for driving erratically and an officer determined he was intoxicated.
HAMPTON BAYS — Alvaro Diaz-Carranza, 29, of Hampton Bays was arrested by Southampton Town Police at about 4:39 on October 8 and charged with aggravated DWI, a misdemeanor, after he was pulled over on Sunrise Highway for a traffic infraction and a Southampton Town Police officer determined that he had been drinking and a blood alcohol test later revealed he was more than double the legal limit. He was also charged with drinking while in a motor vehicle on a roadway.
EAST QUOGUE — Police received a report on the afternoon of October 9 of an “older white male” who approached children on Spinney Road asking them if they want to see his dog — prompting a flurry of concern among parents about a predator and an alert from Southampton Town Police for the public to be on the lookout. A police investigation later determined that the man, who police say has no criminal history and a deep ties to the local community, had thought he recognized the kids and had simply been attempting to exchange pleasantries with them.
HAMPTON BAYS — Alan Schultheis, 74, of Hampton Bays was arrested by Southampton Town Police shortly before 10 p.m. on October 10 and charged with DWI after he was pulled over for driving erratically and an officer determined that he was intoxicated.
EAST QUOGUE — Ezequiel Mauricio-Velazquez, 30, of East Quogue was arrested by Southampton Town Police at about 11:25 p.m. on October 10 and charged with DWI after he was involved in a single-car crash on Old County Road near Honeysuckle Lane. A responding officer determined that he had been drinking beyond the legal limit. He was taken to the hospital for treatment and issued an order to appear in court at a later date.
HAMPTON BAYS — Jorge Ortega-Ortega, 26, of Hampton Bays was arrested by Southampton Town Police at about 6:30 a.m. on October 12 and charged with DWI after an officer spotted a car stopped at a green light blocking traffic. The officer discovered the driver was asleep behind the wheel with the car in gear and his foot on the brake. After being unable to rouse the driver, the officer entered the car on the passenger side and put the vehicle in park and placed the man under arrest.
BRIDGEHAMPTON — A resident reported to police on October 10 that she had discovered several items had been stolen from her bedroom closet at some point between May 2 and September 22. The stolen items included handbags, dresses, jewelry and about $3,000 in cash, totaling about $18,000.
WESTHAMPTON — A vehicle crashed into the playground at 700 Stewart Avenue in Westhampton Beach at about 2 p.m. on October 14. Southampton Town Police say the male occupant of the car had suffered a medical emergency while driving and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The playground was empty at the time of the crash and there no other injuries.
SOUTHAMPTON — Tashawn Holland, 26, of Mastic Beach was arrested by Southampton Town Police for felony drug possession on October 13 after he was pulled over on County Road 39 for a traffic violation and an officer discovered cocaine and drug paraphernalia in his car. He was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a felony, criminal use of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor, and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle without insurance, a misdemeanor.
WESTHAMPTON BEACH — On October 10, Lisa Michelman, 56, of Montauk was arrested by Westhampton Beach Village Police and charged with DWI. Michelman was pulled over at 10:24 p.m. at 107 Old Riverhead Road, after police observed her making an unsafe left turn while driving a blue Ford F-150, police said. She was arrested and held for arraignment.
QUOGUE — On October 12, Xavier Battle-Wack, 22, of Mastic Beach, was arrested by Quogue Village Police and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor. Battle-Wack was pulled over at 8:24 a.m. on Montauk Highway after being observed by police committing several traffic violations, police said. An investigation revealed he was impaired by the use of a drug. He was arrested and transported to headquarters, where he was processed and released on an appearance ticket.
