Police news this week
Police & Courts
Son Freed After Mom Posts High Bail on Credit CardMay 12, 2016
A Springs man was charged with drunken driving early Friday morning, almost two years to the day since his last arrest on the charge. Alex M. Naranjo, 29, now faces two felony counts.
Fugitive From E.H. Justice is Caught in Middle VillageMay 12, 2016
A man who skipped town after his sister put up $10,000 collateral through a bail bondsman was brought back to East Hampton in handcuffs last Thursday, the money probably gone and extended jail time likely ahead.
On the Police Logs 05.05.16May 5, 2016
East Hampton VillageA Dayton Lane resident was back to his old habits of calling 911 without an emergency. Police stopped at his house at about 3 a.m. on April 26, and he appeared to be intoxicated but was not a threat to himself or anyone else, police said in a report. He was advised to call 911 only in an emergency.A man on Toilsome Lane called police on Friday at about 1:55 a.m. when he awoke from a deep sleep and thought he heard people in his driveway.
Hurt Crossing HighwayMay 5, 2016
A pedestrian was flown to Stony Brook University Hospital with a head injury Saturday night after being hit by a car in Bridgehampton.
Long Time Without a LicenseMay 5, 2016
A 65-year-old man who spent 34 years without a driver’s license following his first arrest for drunken driving was charged with the same offense on Sunday, this time with an additional charge of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a felony.
Break-In at Variety StoreMay 5, 2016
A Rockland County man was arrested within hours of the discovery of a break-in at the Sag Harbor Variety Store at 114 Main Street in the village Saturday morning.
$8,400 Gone From BackpackMay 5, 2016
A Manhattan man said that $8,400 was stolen from his backpack at the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter on Friday evening.
Sag Harbor Detective Faces ChargesMay 5, 2016
The Sag Harbor Village Police Department is without a detective after its sole detective was brought up on disciplinary charges.
Stop Yields Drug FugitiveMay 5, 2016
East Hampton Village police stopped a driver Monday afternoon for talking on his cellphone without a hands-free device, and discovered that he was wanted in Brazil on drug-trafficking charges.
‘He Said I Could Use Them’Apr 28, 2016
Whitney L. Posey, 28, was arrested on Friday outside the CVS in East Hampton Village and charged with felony possession of stolen property, two credit cards, which she had reportedly tried to use inside the store.