Crime & Safety
Town Police Log: Criminal Mischief, Petty Larceny
The following information was supplied by the Southampton Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.
Southampton Town Police arrest and incident reports from Dec. 5 through Dec. 12:
Petty Larceny
Eddie Brown, 52, of Riverhead, was arrested Dec. 8 at 12:02 p.m. at police headquarters in Hampton Bays and charged with petty larceny, a misdemeanor. Brown came into headquarters on notice for an arrest warrant he had received, police said. Brown stole two tires with rims valued at $70 from the Best Price Auto Repair Shop on Riverleigh Avenue in Riverside, according to police.
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Criminal Mischief
Misael Jocop, 24, of Flanders was arrested Nov. 19 at 12:14 a.m. on Flanders Road in Flanders and charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a felony. Jocop and another unidentified man punched in the windows of a home near his own. Jocop was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center for injuries sustained during the crime, officers said.
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Burglary
A 31-year-old man from Flanders told Town Police that sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Dec. 5, someone went into his Priscilla Avenue home by using a paper clip to pick a lock on a side door, according to an incident report. The man saw that $8,500 cash hidden in a corner of his bedroom was stolen and replaced with a note written in Spanish, the report states. His safe was also broken into, but nothing was missing, according to the incident report. The man also told police that his pellet gun, kept in his closet, was missing. Police are investigating.
Unlicensed Operation
Lakiwa Kelly, 25, of Riverhead, was arrested Dec. 9 at 8:20 p.m. at the corner of Evergreen and Flanders roads in Flanders and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor. Kelly was stopped for a broken front headlight and officers saw that her license was suspended, police said.
Criminal Mischief
The owner of Wildwood Bowl in Northampton told police that sometime between 9:45 p.m. Nov. 28 and 10:30 a.m. Nov. 29, someone tried to break into the business through the back door. The snack bar rear door was also damaged by a brick, which breaking the glass, according to an incident report. Police are investigating.