Police & Courts

An East Northport man was cleared of criminal charges in East Hampton Town Justice Court last Thursday.

Amagansett

A 2009 Nissan parked in the lot north of Amagansett Main Street was vandalized by someone using a sharp instrument, possibly a key, overnight on Jan. 19. Two phrases in Spanish were scratched on the vehicle, which belongs Jorge Paucarpauta. He had loaned the car to a friend for the day, he told police.

East Hampton Village

Police and the East Hampton Fire Department were called to Georgica Beach on the evening of Feb. 1, where they found and extinguished a fire. The fuel for the fire was old beach fencing.

Michael T. Dolson of Sound Beach, 42, was on his way to East Hampton Town Justice Court last Thursday in connection with a June 2015 drunken-driving charge when police pulled him over and found he was driving without a valid license.

Manuel L. Tacuri-Inga of Springs, 54, faces two felony charges and a pair of less serious counts following his arrest on Feb. 2.

East Hampton

A Montauk teen left her mother’s 2010 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck parked at a friend’s house off Pantigo Road Friday night as she joined a group of youths out for the evening. In the morning, the truck would not start. It was discovered that someone had poured Cascade dishwashing detergent into the gas tank. The truck was towed to Marshall and Sons Service Station in Montauk. Repairs will cost anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000.

A 2005 Pontiac parked outside a Morris Park Lane house was badly damaged overnight on Saturday.

An East Hampton teenager spent six days in county jail last week after being arrested on a felony charge of criminal mischief.

Jordan A. Johnson, 17, a star player on East Hampton High School’s football team this past season, was charged by East Hampton Town police with the destruction of property. Under state law, if the charge is a felony, a minor’s identity is not cloaked, as it would be for a less serious offense.

Jordan, who was arrested on Jan. 26, allegedly became enraged when he could not use his mother’s car to go to school to take a test.

One of three drivers charged over the weekend with drunken driving was treated at Southampton Hospital for a fractured leg following her arrest.

Amagansett

A Merrils Road woman using the online selling service Wallop.com told police she was out two Michael Kors watches, after shipping them last month to a would-be buyer. MaryAnne Janetschek valued the watches at $950 together. The person had told her that payment was on its way via MoneyGram, she told police. Ms. Janetschek shipped the watches, but never received payment, and later learned that the thief did not have a MoneyGram account.

East Hampton

An officer who was at East Hampton High School on Jan.

Vehicular accidents and high blood-alcohol readings led to several arrests on drunken-driving charges this past week.

Thursday, the day that criminal matters are heard in East Hampton Town Justice Court, has been a busy day this past month. Last Thursday, for example, the calendar listed no fewer than 75 defendants.

Ronald A. King of East Hampton, 62, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of crack cocaine and was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail. Mr. King is awaiting sentencing in another case as well, having admitted on Jan. 8 in county court to a felony charge of grand larceny, stemming from an incident that took place last February.

East Hampton

A resident of one of the eight cottages at 782 Route 114 discovered when she returned home on the evening of Dec. 21 that someone had entered her home that day and stolen a gold chain and pendant. Noelle Parker told police the missing jewelry was worth $500.

East Hampton Village

An argument erupted over a hedgerow on David’s Lane on the morning of Jan. 12.

A Montauk man spent almost six days in county jail early this month for violating an order of protection that was no longer in effect.