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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.

East Hampton Had Role in High-Stakes Poker Scandal

Rigged, illegal, and high-stakes poker games have been held in recent years in various locales, including East Hampton, according to a federal indictment filed on Oct. 9. 

Oct 30, 2025

On the Police Logs 10.30.25

The shaving cream vandal struck again over the weekend, this time spraying the stuff around the interior and exterior of the men’s restroom in the Reutershan parking lot downtown Saturday night.

Oct 30, 2025

On the Police Logs 10.23.25

A dog had been barking on and off in a fenced-in backyard for four days, a Springs-Fireplace Road neighbor reported on the night of Oct.15, adding that the house appeared to be empty and abandoned. Police went to the property and found a large black-and-white husky, “whimpering and shivering.”

Oct 23, 2025

Felony Arrests, One Night After Another

Town police made two similar felony-level arrests for drunken driving last week, one on Main Street in Montauk and the other in East Hampton.

Oct 23, 2025

 

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