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Police: Woman violated order of protection

COURTESY PHOTO | Police respond to a call that a woman violated an order of protection in Greenport Sunday.
COURTESY PHOTO | Police respond to a call that a woman violated an order of protection in Greenport Sunday.

A 26-year-old Greenport woman was arrested Sunday afternoon for violating an order of protection after she grabbed another woman by the arm at a local restaurant, Southold Town police said.

Shantel Smith of Greenport had grabbed the other woman’s arm and asked her who she was with, police said.

The incident happened just before 5 p.m., police said.

The victim “has a valid order of protection against Smith,” a police press release reads.

Ms. Smith was arrested on a misdemeanor criminal contempt charge.