Charged With Lewd Conduct

Sag Harbor police received a call on the afternoon of July 5 reporting a man sleeping under a bush in the Long Wharf area. Austin McGuire, the new chief of police, who has been a hands-on boss, took the call himself. He found Marvin Batcin, 37, of Riverhead, sleeping as described.

Mr. Batcin, once awoken, appeared intoxicated. The chief escorted him to the S92 bus stop, in front of the movie theater on Main Street, and watched as he boarded the bus.

He apparently didn’t go far, however. The next day, at a little after noon, Division Street headquarters received another call about him. A 60-year-old woman, seated on a bench at Windmill Beach, reported that a man, while staring at her, had exposed himself and begun masturbating. An officer arrived to find Mr. Batcin seated on a bench, still exposing himself. Next to him were two empty containers of an alcoholic beverage, Natural Ice, and a half-full one.

He was placed under arrest, charged with public lewdness and public possession of an open container of alcohol, and brought the next day to East Hampton Town Justice Court, where Sag Harbor Village Justice Lisa R. Rana was presiding. She set bail at $300. Mr. Batcin, unable to meet bail, was remanded to the county jail in Riverside, where he remained as of yesterday.

Also in Sag Harbor, State Liquor Authority agents and Southampton Town police were on the prowl for establishments selling alcohol to minors, and other violations. At Back Page, police issued citations to the owner, Joseph Traina, 67, of Manhasset, and two employees, Joseph Johnson of Mastic Beach, 26, and Wala Cavario of Shirley, 29. The employees were said to be working as bouncers. Under New York State’s general business law, “security guards” must be licensed; police said the pair were not.

A Bridgehampton man is facing multiple charges in East Hampton following a July 5 incident that occurred a little after midnight. East Hampton Town police said Kevin W. Miller, 42, was in a room at the Sail Inn in Montauk with an unidentified woman who held an order of protection against him, issued in Sag Harbor Justice Court. An altercation ensued, and police said he shoved her and smashed her cellphone. He was charges with harassment, criminal mischief, and felony criminal contempt for violating the order of protection. Bail was set at $10,000, which was not immediately posted. He has since been released.