Police & Courts

The holiday weekend produced many arrests, some on unusual charges.

Amagansett

A Westwood, Mass., man took a hard punch to the face from a stranger at the Stephen Talkhouse early Sunday morning, opening up a wound over his left eye. Alexander Owen told police he did not want to press charges against his assailant, who fled, but did want the incident documented. He declined the offer of an ambulance, saying he would take a taxi to Southampton Hospital if he felt he needed medical care.

A Range Rover parked at the Shore Drive West beach access in Lazy Point had a rear brake-light cover ripped off on the afternoon of June 27.

The detective declined to say whether arson had been positively identified as the cause until town police receive a complete report from the county squad, which collected evidence in the hours after the fire.

Amagansett

Richard Webb of the East Hampton Town Parks Department reported on June 3 that the urinal and sink in the men’s room and the sink in the women’s room in the comfort station at Albert’s Landing Beach had been vandalized. Repairs will cost at least $1,000.

East Hampton Town

Two Springs women, neighbors and mothers respectively of a young teenaged boy and girl, came to blows late Friday night. Called to quell the ruckus, police said Teresa Aguire of Atwell Street and Liliana Chacon of Crystal Drive had minor injuries.

According to East Hampton Town police, a Springs man, Richard M. Kostura, 65, was texting behind the wheel when he rear-ended another vehicle near midnight Saturday, leading to a three-car crash.

Car crashes followed by charges of driving while intoxicated once again ruled local roads last week.

He arrived in Montauk two months ago, Carlos Bonet, 21, told East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky Sunday morning during his arraignment on misdemeanor charges of petty larceny, possession of stolen property, and possession of a small amount of cocaine.

Amagansett

A man who parked in the Amagansett Square lot near Hampton Chutney the evening of June 9 returned to his 1998 Honda to find the cover for his spare tire, attached to the rear of the car, gone, and the B.F. Goodrich tire itself slashed. Stephen Murray estimated the loss at $250.

An Oak Lane homeowner reported on June 9 that sometime during the winter months, two sculptures had been stolen from a shed on the property.

Jaime Uzhcha, a Springs man who owns Jimmy’s Taxi Service, had his license suspended by the town’s licensing review board last week and is facing its possible revocation as well as a felony charge of possession of a forged instrument.

Ronald A. King Jr. of Springs was arraigned Friday at the Cromarty Criminal Court complex in Riverside on felony drunken-driving charges, in connection with his arrest on May 28.

If the past week was any indication, drivers will need to be especially watchful on local roads this summer. The week saw 11 arraignments in East Hampton Town Justice Court involving defendants charged with driving while intoxicated.

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