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Unwanted, Refused to Leave

Thu, 12/29/2022 - 10:29

Denis Diaz-Gavilanes of East Hampton, 26, was charged on Dec. 18 with criminal trespass, a class A misdemeanor. According to East Hampton Town police, he entered a house at 13 West Drive in East Hampton without permission and refused to leave when asked. After arresting him, police discovered a small ziplock-style plastic bag in his pocket containing a powdery white substance, later determined to be cocaine, and he was subsequently charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony. According to police records, he remains in custody.

For allegedly defying two separate orders of protection issued by Town Justice Lisa R. Rana in September and Justice Steven Tekulsky in November, Juan Diego Veravasquez of East Hampton, 28, has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of criminal contempt. On Dec. 11 at around 10:30 p.m., town police said, he was involved in a domestic disturbance at 719 Route 114 in Sag Harbor. He was released after posting $1,000 bail.

Head-On Collision on Stephen Hand’s Path

Two S.U.V.s, one a Hyundai and the other a Mercedes, were badly damaged in a collision at the intersection of Stephen Hand’s Path and Potters Lane, off Huckleberry Lane in East Hampton, on the morning of June 20.

Jun 26, 2025

New Charges Expected in Fatal Crash

The attorney for the driver in a fatal Springs accident on June 15 confirmed on June 19 that the Suffolk County district attorney’s office had notified her that it would be convening a grand jury on upgraded charges the following day.

Jun 26, 2025

Charge Dismissed in May 2 Crash

A woman who was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital after a May 2 car accident here had the misdemeanor drunken-driving charges against her dismissed on June 12 after a toxicology report from the hospital showed that she had no alcohol or drugs in her system.

Jun 26, 2025

Plane’s Landing Gear Did Not Engage

A dual-propeller airplane crash-landed at East Hampton Town Airport just before 8 p.m. Sunday, closing the airport for several hours. The pilot, Curtis Doupe, was the only person in the plane and was not injured.

Jun 23, 2025

 

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