Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Stolen Urn, DWI with Children in Car

The following information was supplied by various town police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

North Fork: 

Brian Evans, 59, of Cutchogue was arrested for driving while intoxicated and impaired by drugs on Thursday at 12:06 a.m. after police saw him fail to stop at a stop sign and to make a U-turn at the intersection of Route 25 and Alvah's Lane in Cutchogue and drive over a lawn, police said. Evans did not stop for the officer trying to pull him over until he pulled into his driveway at Alvah's Lane, police said.

Allissa Goodale, 21, of Mattituck was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and unlawful possession of marijuana on Sunday at 3:15 a.m., after police stopped her for speeding on Route 48 near Alvah's Lane in Cutchogue, police reported. Goodale had been heading west in a 1995 Chrysler on Route 48. During processing at police headquarters, a small amount of marijuana was also found in her possession, police said.

A 25-year-old Mattituck woman turned herself in to Southold Town Police last weekend after an iPhone was reported stolen from Radio Shack in Mattituck this past Friday at 6:35 p.m., police said. Investigation revealed that Jacqueleen Rosa of Sigsbee Road was in possession of the property and was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and was released on bail, police said.

Katie Wood, 29, of Riverhead was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property on Sunday at 8 p.m., after police investigated a claim from a 49-year-old Greenport woman that her Medicaid card had been stolen, police said. Further investigation revealed that Wood was in possession of the card, police said. She was processed and released on cash bail.

Westhampton-Hampton Bays:

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Two Westhampton residents told Southampton Town Police that a young teenager damaged their personal property with a baseball bat Saturday evening before 6 p.m.

A 37-year-old woman who lives on Hamilton Avenue in Westhampton told Town Police that on Saturday at around 5:52 p.m., a male teenager hit the back of her car with a baseball bat and damaged a tail lamp. The woman told police the boy ran away toward McCord Street, but he was gone before police arrived.
On the same day and time, a 50-year-old Hamilton Avenue man told police that a young male teenager also hit his mailbox and driveway lamp with a baseball bat.

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Police interviewed a woman at a home on McCord Street to where the boy was seen running. The woman told police a boy fitting their description had visited her home. Police are continuing to investigate.

Richard Galli, 45, of Brooklyn was arrested Saturday at 8:28 a.m. at the corner of Montauk Highway West and Ponquogue Avenue in Hampton Bays and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a misdemeanor. Galli was stopped for a traffic violation when police discovered he had stolen Florida license plates on his car, police said.

Selvin Domingo-Paz, 26, of Hampton Bays was stopped Sunday at 2 p.m. at the corner of Springville Road and King Street in Hampton Bays and cited with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and driving without using an ignition interlock device, a violation. Domingo-Paz was in a minor car accident when police discovered he had had his license suspended and was driving without the device following a car accident, police said.

Elder Guerra, 33, of Hempstead was arrested Saturday at 12:52 a.m. on the corner of County Road 31 and Stewart Avenue in Westhampton and charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a felony, and false personation and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, both misdemeanors. Guerra was stopped for a traffic violation when police discovered he provided a false name to officers. Police said that Guerra, whose license was suspended following a 2010 DWI, appeared intoxicated, but his blood alcohol content did not meet requirements for a DWI charge.

Jennifer Nappi, 42, of Hampton Bays was arrested Saturday at 8:50 p.m. at St. Rosalie’s Roman Catholic Church and charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, and second-degree harassment, a violation. Police responded to the church to check on Nappi’s well-being at the request of a friend, but she appeared intoxicated, according to police. Nappi yelled and pushed officers, and threatened to injure them, police said.

A 64-year-old man from Westhampton told Town Police that sometime between Sept. 25 and Friday at 11 p.m. someone stole a $2,000 black steel urn from outside of the service gate at his home on Apaucuck Cove Lane in Westhampton. Police are investigating, but the homeowner declined to give officers a list of contractors who maintain the property, stating that they are trustworthy and not involved.

East Hampton:

Sara Palma-Ricardo, 31, of Kent, Wash. was arrested on Oct. 12 on charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second degree. According to police reports, Palma-Ricardo was driving south on Route 114 near Montauk Boulevard when she reported seeing a white pickup truck cross over the double yellow line. She reported swerving to avoid hitting the car and subsequently turned onto its drivers' side and hit a tree. Palma-Ricardo, whose two children were also in the car, was arrested after police said they found that her license had been suspended six times on four separate occasions. She was processed, given an appearance ticket, and released on $100 bail.

Nil Erbil, 36, of Montauk, was arrested on DWI charges on Oct. 16. According to police reports, Erbil was observed rolling through a stop sign and was pulled over in the parking lot of the Montauk 7-Eleven soon after. Police reported that she had a smell of alcohol on her breath upon approaching her, and proceeded to fail a field sobriety test. Police said she was arrested and transported to headquarters, where she reportedly blew a 0.12% blood alcohol level. She was held for morning arraignment.

Cesar Criollo, 39, of East Hampton, was arrested on Oct. 16 on charges of driving without an interlock device and aggravate unlicensed operation in the second degree. Police said Criollo was pulled over near the intersection of Cedar Street and Hands Creek Road for failing to maintain his lane of travel. Police reported that upon investigation, it was found that Criollo's license was revoked for a conviction of DWI with a blood alcohol content of 0.18% or higher. He was released on $250 bail and given an appearance ticket.

Southampton:

Robert E. Gill, 43, of Southampton was arrested Friday at 12:45 a.m. and charged with driving while intoxicated after he was involved in a motor vehicle crash on Osborne Avenue in which he struck a tree and a parked vehicle, according to Southampton Village police. Gill was held pending a morning arraignment and then released.

Southampton Town police arrested a 28-year-old Southampton man after he bit and punched his ex-girlfriend, according to reports. Willie Jenkins got into an argument with his ex-girlfriend, and then punched her in the face twice and bit her on the wrist, according to police. While she was trying to call 911, Jenkins grabbed the phone from her and broke it, police said. He was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, and second-degree harassment, a violation.


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