UPDATE: Former Hampton Bays School Board Member Pleads Guilty For Looting Scholarship Fund - 27 East

Police / Police News / 1586941

UPDATE: Former Hampton Bays School Board Member Pleads Guilty For Looting Scholarship Fund

icon 5 Photos
Warren Booth

Warren Booth

Warren Booth

Warren Booth

Warren Booth heads into criminal court in Riverhead on Friday morning.  DANA SHAW

Warren Booth heads into criminal court in Riverhead on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Warren Booth heads into criminal court in Riverhead on Friday morning.  DANA SHAW

Warren Booth heads into criminal court in Riverhead on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Warren Booth heads into criminal court in Riverhead on Friday morning.  DANA SHAW

Warren Booth heads into criminal court in Riverhead on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

authorAmanda Bernocco on May 5, 2016
UPDATE: Friday, 12:30 p.m. Mr. Booth pleaded guilty to a felony charge of grand larceny Friday morning in Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverhead. Mr. Booth was called to the... more

You May Also Like:

Motorcyclist Killed Wednesday in Northampton

A 28-year-old motorcyclist was killed on Speonk-Riverhead Road on Wednesday night, October 9, after apparently losing control of his motorbike and crashing into a wooded area on the side of the road. Southampton Town Police said that they received a call from a motorist at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday reporting signs of an accident. The caller said that shortly before coming upon the debris in the road a motorcycle had passed at a high rate of speed. By the time Southampton Town Police, Suffolk County sheriff’s deputies and Flanders Fire Department arrived, the person who called 911 had located ... 10 Oct 2024 by Michael Wright

East Quogue Man Tortured, Murdered High School Friend, Prosecution Says

The 43-year-old East Quogue man accused of torturing and murdering an acquaintance he knew from ... by T.E. McMorrow

Listen: Nick LaLota and John Avlon on Criminal Justice | 1st District Matters Podcast

"1st District Matters" is a new podcast series from The Express News Group and WLIW-FM ... by The Express News Group & WLIW-FM

Woman Charged With Grand Larceny in Jewelry Theft

Westhampton Beach Police, with the help of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office and the NYPD, arrested Derly Herrera, 46, of Queens Village and charged her with second degree grand larceny related to the theft of more than $200,000 worth of jewelry from a vendor at an art show on the Great Lawn in Westhampton Beach over Labor Day weekend. Police are still searching for her counterparts who participated in the theft. Village Police said earlier this week that they had identified the other subjects, including one who has fled the country to Colombia. According to police, Herrera has a ... 9 Oct 2024 by Cailin Riley

Quogue Bus Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges

A Quogue resident and owner of a local bus company pleaded guilty in federal court last week to federal fraud and conspiracy charges related to a years-long “check kiting” scheme that prosecutors say defrauded two banks out of some $9.6 million. According to U.S. Attorney Breon Peace’s office, John B. Mensch, 54, was the owner of East End Bus Lines and admitted to employing a scheme to write checks from the company’s overdrawn accounts at one bank to the company’s account at another bank, where the money was withdrawn before the check was bounced back by the first bank. The ... by Staff Writer

East Hampton Man Killed in Riverhead Motorcycle Crash

An East Hampton man was killed Sunday morning after his motorcycle collided with another motorcycle on Old Country Road in Riverhead. Riverhead Town Police said Christian Gutierrez, 21, of East Hampton died at the scene from injuries sustained when his 2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R struck a 2006 Yamaha R6 driven by Rodolfo Castillo, 54, of Southampton. Police did not say if Castillo was injured or what may have caused the crash, which occurred after 8 a.m. near the Target store. The Riverhead Police Department’s Detective Division and the New York State Police Forensic Investigation Unit responded to the scene of ... 6 Oct 2024 by Staff Writer

Biscuit's Big Adventure: Sagaponack Yorkshire Terrier Takes Bus to Babylon by Mistake

Southampton Town Police officers, who responded to a report of a lost dog at the ... by Staff Writer

East Quogue Man Indicted on Torture and Murder Charges, Faces Life in Prison if Convicted

A grand jury doubled down, and then some, on the murder charge an East Quogue ... by T.E. McMorrow

Brutal Murder Charged in East Quogue

An East Quogue man was expected to be indicted Wednesday, October 2, charged with the ... 2 Oct 2024 by T.E. McMorrow

Cops: Mastic Beach Man Impersonated Police Officer After Being Pulled Over in Southampton

A Mastic Beach man was arrested last week for impersonating a police officer after he was pulled over by Southampton Town Police and the man showed the officer a Suffolk County Police Department shield. Police said an officer observed a vehicle commit several vehicle and traffic law violations on County Road 39 in Southampton on September 26. When the vehicle was stopped by the officer, the driver, Brian Garcia, 56, showed the officer a SCPD shield and a police identification card and told him that he was an employee of the SCPD. But when the officer checked the credentials it ... 1 Oct 2024 by Staff Writer