Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Chainsaw-Wielding Man Arrested

In other nearby police items, wrong way driver arrested, allegedly caught with cocaine and a knife.

The following information was supplied by police departments on the East End. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

Westhampton-Hampton Bays

Andrew Kristiansen, 45, of Hampton Bays, was arrested May 20 at 3:19 a.m. after allegedly threatening another man with a chainsaw, according to police. Cops reported that Kristiansen, in an intoxicated condition, wielded the chainsaw in a threatening manner at a victim while at the . He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a class-D felony.

Jean Foronda, 19, of Coram, was arrested in the hamlet of East Quogue on May 19 on Lewis Road at 9:57 p.m. after she was observed operating a stolen vehicle, police said. She was charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, a class-E felony. Foronda was additionally charged with aggravated unlicensed operation vehicle in the second degree, a misdemeanor.

• Joann Dammeyer, 40, of Mastic Beach, was charged May 18 with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, a class-C felony, after police received a report of an erratic driver heading northbound on County Road 51 towards the county center in Riverhead. Upon investigation, Dammeyer admitted to being under the influence of the painkiller oxycodone, Soma, a muscle relaxant, and Xanax, a tranquilizer defined as a schedule IV substance by the Drug Enforcement Agency. Since Dammeyer admitted to be under the influence of these medications while driving, she was charged additionally with driving while impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor, police said.

Southampton

• Andress Gallon-Isaza, 26, of Woodside, was arrested May 13 at 4:10 a.m. and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree and aggravated DWI, all misdemeanors. Southampton Town police said they stopped Gallon-Isaza when he drove a 2004 Honda Accord the wrong way down a one-way street — Cameron Street.  Police that that they found he had cocaine and a knife.  He was processed and held for morning arraignment.

• Luis Silvestre-Martinez, 27, of New York City, was arrested May 19 at 1:32 a.m. on Ferry Road in Sag Harbor, after being pulled over for failing to maintain his lane and signal while making a left turn, Sag Harbor police said. According to the arrest report, Silvestre-Martinez's was visibly intoxicated after being pulled over and he performed poorly on standard field sobriety's tests. A DMV check of his license revealed it has been suspended five times, police said. Silvestre-Martinez was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of motor vehicle in the first degree, a felony, DWI, a misdemeanor, and multiple traffic infractions. The 1997 Honda he was driving was impounded.

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