Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Cashier Charged With Swiping Customer's Wallet

Editor's Note: The following information was supplied by East End police departments. A criminal charge is an accusation and does not indicate convictions

Recent arrests from elsewhere on the East End:

Southampton:

• After a customer paid for his groceries then forgot his wallet at the checkout counter, a cashier at the in Bridgehampton decided to help herself to it, according to Southampton Town police.  Police said 43-year-old Christine Lenowicz turned herself in at in Hampton Bays on Friday and was charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree, a felony. Detectives connected Lenowicz to the theft using store video surveillance footage, according to police.

• Benjamin Soleimani, 69, of Manhattan, was arrested June 9 at 10:36 p.m. in Bridgehampton and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor, as well as traffic infractions. Southampton Town police said Soleimani was tailgating on Ocean Road, passing in a no passing zone and driving 80 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone. Police said Soleimani had the odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and slurred speech, and was unsteady on his feet. He also performed poorly on sobriety tests according to police and was arrested and transferred to police headquarters in Hamptons Bays for processing.

• Craig M. Callahan, 37, of Ocean City, N.J., was arrested June 7 at 1:36 a.m. on Main Street in Sag Harbor and charged with aggravated DWI, a misdemeanor. Sag Harbor police said Callahan was pulled over for making an illegal U-turn and failing to signal while making two turns. According to the arrest report, his breath smelled strongly of an "intoxicating beverage," his eyes were watery and bloodshot and he was unsteady on foot and performed poorly on sobriety tests. He also consented to a chemical blood alcohol content test, police said. he was held for morning arraignment.

East Hampton:

arrested the former assistant manager at for allegedly stealing $6,300 from a safe and $1,000 from the ATM.
Robert G. Wooding, 24, of East Hampton, was charged with third-degree grand larceny, a felony, on June 6. According to his arrest report, he admitted to stealing the money.
He was held overnight for arraignment in .

A man called police to Sandra Road in Springs when he noticed his neighbor's Ford F150 pick-up truck had been broken into on June 5 at about 8:50 p.m. The door was ajar and police said it looked as if someone tampered with the ignition in an attempt to start it.


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