Crime & Safety
Town Police: Riverside Man Tried to Choke Woman
The following information was supplied by the Southampton Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.
report the following crimes for the week of Aug. 15 through Aug. 22:
Criminal Contempt
Flabio Pop, 24, of Riverside was arrested Saturday at 9:45 p.m. on Flanders Road in Riverside and charged with first-degree criminal contempt, a felony, and criminal obstruction of breath, a misdemeanor. Police said Pop, while intoxicated, violated an order of protection and put his hands around the neck of a woman.
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Criminal Mischief
A 19-year-old woman from Flanders told police that on Wednesday, August 17 at around 2:30 p.m. a 21-year-old man from Riverhead, her on-again-off-again boyfriend, threatened her by trying to come into her Oak Avenue home uninvited. The woman said she saw the Riverhead man take the license off her car and also scratch its hood. She told police he also punctured her tire and told her “If you have me arrested, I’ll put you in the hospital.” Police are investigating.
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Larceny
A 41-year-old woman from Flanders told police that someone stole a $400 television and DirecTV cable box from her garage on Flanders Road in Flanders sometime on Sunday at around 1:30 a.m. She added that she noticed an additional $500 missing from her car.