Domestic Disputes at the Fore

Domestic disputes — between a mother and son, the parents of a child, and an estranged couple — were at the fore of East Hampton Town police investigations last week. 

On Oct. 25, a 911 call came in to headquarters from a Middle Highway, East Hampton, house, but whoever made the call hung up. Going to investigate, an officer encountered an apparent dispute between  Steven Kiembock, 19, who was ultimately arrested, and his mother, Nancy Kiembock. 

It turned out that an order of protection had been issued for Ms. Kiembock in Family Court in June, which allowed them to see each other but barred any violent or threatening acts. An altercation had occurred, however, police said, during which Mr. Kiembock damaged a bathroom door with his fists. 

He is facing two felonies — criminal mischief, for allegedly causing property damage, and criminal contempt for what police say was a violation of the order of protection. He was held overnight and released the next morning without bail but with a future date on East Hampton Town Justice Lisa R. Rana’s calendar.

Another domestic dispute, on Saturday night, led to the arrest of Walter Criollo-Gutama, 37, at his house on Rosemarie’s Lane in Springs. According to police, Mr. Criollo-Gutama and Jenny Cabrera-Guazhambo have a child but do not live together. She called police after arriving at his house to take the child home, but he allegedly refused to let the child go after saying he wanted the child to stay overnight. Police arrived and reported that she said, “He’s been drinking. He wants to take the baby, but I don’t want him to.” The police report said that Mr. Criollo-Gutama pushed the investigating officer, and when told he was being arrested on a violation charge of harassment, refused to be handcuffed and flailed his arms about, leading to a more serious charge of resisting arrest as a misdemeanor. 

During his arraignment the next morning, Justice Rana said the incident had occurred in front of the child and that child protection services would be contacted. He was released after posting $300 in bail. 

On Friday, Brittney J. Albrecht walked into the police substation in Montauk to lodge a complaint against her former boyfriend, Kevin Becker, 28, of Montauk. She told police they had been together the previous night and that during a dispute he had put his hand on her throat and pushed her against a wall. Police sought him out, arrested him on a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of breathing, and held him overnight. Justice Rana issued an order of protection for Ms. Albrecht, requiring Mr. Becker to stay away from her, and set bail at $500, which was posted.

Sag Harbor police arrested an East Hampton woman on the afternoon of Oct. 25. Glynis Edmunds, 64, entered Kites of the Harbor, a toy and novelty store on Main Street, at about 4 p.m., police said, and allegedly engaged in a small shoplifting spree. The report states that a button that reads “WTF,” a bar of soap, sticky notes, mints, and a windup pencil in the shape of a puppy were on her person when police arrived. The value of the items was $39.48, police said. She was charged with petty larceny, a misdemeanor, and was released after posting $300 bail, to be arraigned at a future date.