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Felony Drug Possession Charged

Thu, 05/08/2025 - 09:27

East Hampton Village police were investigating an incident that occurred elsewhere on the evening of April 29 when they spotted Richard Daunt of Montauk, 62, sitting in his car in a village parking lot.

The police report was heavily redacted, but Mr. Daunt may have been the man they were looking for. In any event, he was arrested and taken to police headquarters.

Following his arrest, officers searched his car and allegedly found a plastic bag containing 17 individual smaller bags each with a white powdery substance inside, weighing approximately 18.1 grams. According to a multi-drug test, the substance tested positive for cocaine.

Mr. Daunt faces four charges including two class-B felonies, one for possessing a narcotic drug with intent to sell, the other for possessing a half-ounce or more of a narcotic drug. He was also charged with misdemeanor drunken driving and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle.

He was arraigned the next morning by Town Justice David Filer, who, according to the Justice Court record, released him “on monetary conditions.” He is due back in court on May 28.

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The New York State comptroller’s office has completed another audit of the Montauk Fire District, alleging that the district overcompensated its 17 paid emergency responders and failed to resolve discrepancies in time-clock activity for three of those employees.

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On the Police Logs 05.08.25

In April a woman reported seven broken windows at her Sag Harbor house. She told police the windows were fine last July, when she’d last been in town, but that a caretaker had since reported finding four teenagers in the house, and kicked them out.

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A Jeep, a Volvo, and a Crash on Route 114

Two East Hampton women were involved in the sole serious road-related accident reported last week.

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Two Hires and Many Awards

Chief Jeffrey Erickson of the East Hampton Village Police Department announced the hiring of two officers, bring the department to full strength. And he village’s emergency medical service chief, Mary Mott, and Gerry Turza, the fire and E.M.S. administrator, recognized several volunteer and paid emergency personnel for quick action during emergency calls.

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