Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Burglary, Assault

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East Hampton


A 47-year-old Springs man is being held on $20,000 bail after a juvenile told police he indecently exposed himself and showed the child pornographic movie.

Jorge A. Masis-Diaz was arrested on two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, on Friday, East Hampton Town police said. 

Masis-Diaz reportedly exposed his penis to the child and put on the movie on Aug. 24 and Aug. 31, according to his arrest report.

The alleged victim is less than 17 years old. Masis-Diaz's arrest report did not indicate the victim's exact age or the relation between the defendant and the victim. 

He was arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court on Saturday and held in lieu of bail.

Miller Place-Rocky Point

Paul Corpas-Reyes, 23, of Sound Beach was arrested and charged with DWI as the alleged drunken driver of a small sedan involved in a two-car crash early Tuesday morning. Two passengers were seriously injured in the crash.
 
Nicholas Salerno, 21, of Rocky Point was arrested Sept. 5 in Setauket and charged with first offense DWI. Reports indicate Salerno was arrested for allegedly operating a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee at Route 347 and Route 25A while intoxicated. The incident occurred at approximately 2:07 a.m. 
 
Michael McDonald, 29, of Rocky Point was arrested Sept. 5 in Mastic Beach and charged with petty larceny. Reports indicate McDonald was arrested for the alleged video camera theft from Shore Line Insurance at 8 Broadway in Rocky Point on June 22.

Southampton

Christopher Mcerlean, 28, of Sag Harbor was arrested Friday at 9 a.m. on Snake Hollow Road in Bridgehampton and charged with second-degree assault, a felony, and resisting arrest and criminal obstruction of breath or breathing, both misdemeanors. At a job site in Bridgehampton, Mcerlean choked a family member until his co-workers pulled him away, police said. Police declined to share more information because the incident was a domestic dispute.

North Fork

Erick Rosales, 40, of Coram was charged with driving while intoxicated on Saturday at 10:41 p.m. after police stopped him for a traffic violation on Route 25 in Cutchogue, police said. He was processed at police headquarters in Peconic and held overnight for arraignment.

Westhampton-Hampton Bays

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Southampton Town Police arrested a Hampton Bays woman and East Quogue man after a bottled water heist last week at a local beverage distributor, according to police. An employee of Hampton Beverage Center on Wednesday, September 7 saw a man and woman go into the shop’s basement at around 2:45 p.m., throw water jugs into the bed of a pickup truck and then drive away. After a brief investigation, police arrested Lauren Lubrano, 27, and Steven Jurgens, 31, and charged each with third-degree burglary, a felony, and petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

A highly intoxicated male, covered in blood and suffering from unknown injuries, was found stumbling along Montauk Highway near its intersection with South Country Road in Quiogue Sunday evening at around 11:39 a.m., according Westhampton Beach Village Police, who responded to a call for help from Southampton Town Police. The unidentified man was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center by the volunteer ambulance from East Quogue. No arrests have been made.

Benito Rojas, 22, of Hampton Bays was arrested Saturday at 8:09 p.m. at the corner of Longview and Peconic roads in Southampton and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor, and open container, a violation. Police said Rojas was stopped for driving 15 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone when they discovered he was intoxicated.


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