Crimes Nearby: Stolen Macs, Repair Shop Burglary

North Fork

A former Shelter Island justice and her husband are accused of grand larceny — allegedly stealing more than a million dollars from an 89-year-old Water Mill woman suffering from dementia — and the first day of the trial took place in Riverhead on Tuesday, according to a report from the Shelter Island Reporter.

Katherine Pope, who served as from 1998 to 2002, and her husband, Wayne, are alleged to have stolen the money from the victim, Mary Abbot Estabrook, over a period of four years, according the the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. Mr. Pope had worked as a handyman for Estabrook and had allegedly obtained power of attorney from her and used that power to write checks to benefit himself.

Estabrook died on July 4, 2009 at the age of 89. Click here to read the full report.

Victor Guerra-Guzman, 28, of Mattituck was charged with driving while intoxicated on Monday at 2:55 a.m. after police stopped him for a traffic violation on Route 25 in Mattituck, police said. Police also reported finding Guzman's license was suspended and charged him with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He was arrested and held overnight at police headquarters in Peconic pending arraignment.

Brant Ovsianik, 27 of Cutchogue and Spencer Stewart, 31, of Riverhead were charged with third-degree burglary, fourth-degree grand larceny and third-degree criminal mischief on Friday after a police investigation revealed that the two men allegedly stole $40 from East End Auto Repair in Cutchogue and damaged several vehicles at the location, police said.

The owner of the shop had reported to police earlier this week that someone had forced open a rear door of the shop and stolen the money, police said. The owner also reported that the suspects removed car batteries from eight vehicles and removed a car stereo, cutting wiring, causing more that $400 in damage, police said. Ovsianik and Stewart were located and found with the money and batteries, police said.

Westhampton-Hampton Bays

James Gibbons, 60, of Houston was arrested Friday at 12:43 p.m. on North Phillips Avenue in Speonk and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor. Gibbons was in a car accident, colliding with the Long Island Rail Road gate and a Ford pickup truck driven by an Eastport man, according to police. Upon investigation, police discovered Gibbons appeared intoxicated, officers said. An ambulance took him to for minor injuries.

A 21-year-old Westhampton man told police that two men jumped him and stole his alcoholic beverage early last Wednesday, October 19.

While the Westhampton man was walking on Montauk Highway in Quiogue between and the , two men came up to him and stole a 24-ounce container of Mike’s Hard Lemonade from his sweatshirt pocket.

The Westhampton man was highly intoxicated at the time of the robbery, and suffered a cut on his forehead and wrist, police said. Officers are investigating.

A 62-year-old man from Hampton Bays told Town Police that sometime between last Wednesday, Oct. 19 and Friday someone stole a 1979 white Ford van, which contained copper fittings and tools, from his Canoe Place Road property. The man told police that he thinks it was removed by a tow truck. Police are investigating but do not have any suspects or leads yet.

Charles Johnson, 26, of Southampton was stopped Friday at 10:23 p.m. at the corner of Montauk Highway East and Peconic Road in Hampton Bays and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. Johnson was stopped for a traffic violation when police discovered that his license was suspended and he had a small amount of marijuana, officers said.

A 52-year-old builder from East Quogue told police that sometime between 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 and 12:31 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 someone kicked in the front door of a home he owns on Reeves Bay Trail and took copper piping from the basement, causing it to flood. Copper piping was also stolen from the first-floor bedroom, and the sheet rock in the room was destroyed as well, police said.

Southampton

John Dupee, 36, of Bridgehampton was arrested Oct. 18 at 2:41 p.m. at the on Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton and charged with petty larceny, a misdemeanor. Dupee took groceries from the store without paying, police said.

A 39-year-old man from Sagaponack told town police Friday that sometime between Oct. 10 and Oct. 19, someone went into his Parsonage Lane home and stole two Apple iMac computers, worth $2,150 each. It appears that someone may have used a key under a doormat to enter the house, police said. There are also latent prints on the desk officers will investigate, according to town police.

A 49-year-old Southampton woman is seeking an order of protection against her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend, according to town police.

The Southampton woman told police Friday at 9:22 p.m. that her 36-year-old boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend has telephoned, texted and posted Facebook comments about her current relationship, according to police narrative.

The ex-girlfriend, a 33-year-old Riverhead woman, has also threatened her and cursed at her. The woman is going to to seek the protective order, according to police documentation