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Car Smelled Like Marijuana

Thu, 09/29/2022 - 10:11

Driving a 2007 Subaru in East Hampton Village at about 1 a.m. on Sunday, Steven Guichay-Solis of East Hampton, 22, crossed a double-yellow line at Cedar Street near Boxwood Street. Police were watching, and Mr. Guichay-Solis was pulled over, He performed poorly on field sobriety tests, an officer reported, and was charged with first-offense driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.

Victor Borisov, 34, of East Hampton, was stopped Saturday night on Montauk Highway near Beach Plum Court after town police alleged that his 2007 Toyota had made an “unsafe start while exiting the parking lot of 2095 Montauk Highway,” the roadside lot by Best Pizza. Mr. Borisov’s speech was slurred and he was unsteady on his feet, police said. He too was charged with first-offense D.W.I.

David Kahn of East Hampton, 61, was pulled over on Montauk Highway near Dune Lane in Amagansett at around 8 a.m. on Sept. 9; police said they’d clocked him at 80 miles an hour in a 55-m.p.h. zone, and that he’d crossed the double yellow line “to pass numerous vehicles in an unsafe manner.” The car smelled like marijuana, they added, and the driver exhibited signs of “cannabis intoxication.” A blood-alcohol test was “inconsistent with the degree of impairment exhibited by the defendant.” A blood test was then administered; results are pending. Mr. Kahn was meanwhile charged with first-offense operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor.

East Hampton Ambulance Department Gets County Nod

The Suffolk County Regional Emergency Services Council voted on March 12 to expand the operating territory of the East Hampton Village Ambulance Department to include the Northwest Fire Protection District and the East Hampton Water Supply Area. This came after a contentious public hearing at LTV Studios on Feb. 16.

Mar 21, 2024

On the Police Logs 03.21.24

A 37-year-old Montauk man attempted to make a fire in a barrel at the Montauk Skate Park to "grill some burgers while he and friends skated" on the afternoon of March 13. Someone called the police, who told the man it was against the rules. He apologized and put the fire out.

Mar 21, 2024

Policing East Hampton in 2023: A Look at the Statistics

In 2023, for 911 calls classified as "highest priority," the East Hampton Town Police Department's average response time was 5 minutes, 38 seconds. Officers made 163 drunken-driving arrests, assisted on 2,530 medical calls and nearly 1,800 fire-related emergencies, and logged 12 "use of force" incidents over the 12-month period. Those were just a few of the statistics presented by Chief Michael Sarlo to the East Hampton Town Board last week, capping off a year of protecting 70 square miles from Wainscott to Montauk.

Mar 21, 2024

Sexual Assault Investigation

A 29-year-old East Hampton woman went to police headquarters on March 4 to report being the victim of sexual assault, stemming from an incident on Feb. 23 at a house in town.

Mar 13, 2024

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