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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.

E-Biker Injured in Collision

A 70-year-old man from the Bronx was seriously injured in an e-bike accident in Montauk late Tuesday afternoon.

Dec 11, 2025

Justice Irace Appeals to the Top

Carl Irace, a Sag Harbor Village justice and a private attorney in East Hampton, plans to petition the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a Staten Island man who is now serving 40 years in prison for distributing drugs in 2017.

Dec 4, 2025

On the Police Logs 12.04.25

A couple flagged down an officer on Jermain Avenue in Sag Harbor late Sunday morning to report that their son had taken their car without permission and has been “using marijuana.”

Dec 4, 2025

Two Intersection Accidents

Two S.U.V.s collided at the intersection of Stephen Hand’s Path and Route 114 on Nov. 24, and a pedestrian was struck in Sag Harbor the next day.

Dec 4, 2025

 

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