Blotter: Southold police had a busy Labor Day

Southold police logged 71 calls during the week of Sept. 7-14, including the following.

• Police were contacted three times regarding an elusive 19-year-old. Suffolk County police first requested help from Southold in locating a young woman who reportedly missed a check-in at her group home at approximately 3 a.m. on Sept. 7. Southold officers made multiple attempts to contact someone at a specified Mattituck location, but found no one home. Later that day, at about 11:30 a.m., SCPD contacted Southold police again to report her has a missing person. They again felt she might be at the Mattituck address, which was her grandmother’s residence. Officers interviewed the grandmother, who said she hadn’t seen her granddaughter in over a week but told police she had a boyfriend in Greenport, whom she could not identify. SCPD was updated and, at approximately 12:15 p.m., contacted Southold police a third time with information on a 25-year-old Greenport man. When Southold officers interviewed him, he said he did not know the girl and that only he and his own grandmother were in residence. No further action was taken.
• A Greenport West resident called police Sept. 7 to report an altercation with kayakers after she advised them they were on private property above the high-tide mark on the beach outside her Conklin Point home. Upon arrival officers found that the kayakers had made it back to their nearby residence. One of them told police that the complainant had been aggressive and yelling at them, but agreed they would stay away from that private section of beach.
• An anonymous person called police headquarters three times on Sept. 7 to complain that his neighbor had hired landscapers to work on the holiday and it was ruining his Labor Day. The workers were gone by the time police arrived.
• A Mattituck woman and her 17-year-old son came to police headquarters Sept. 7 to report possible extortion. They reported having sent money to an individual who was subsequently requesting further compensation. Detectives were notified.
• An anonymous caller reported hearing screams coming from the bay in East Marion shortly before 10 p.m. on Sept. 7. Responding police heard no disturbances in the area.
• An anonymous call alerted police to a foul smell emanating from the rear of a Main Road property in East Marion on Sept. 8. The source of the smell was found to be a dead deer in the back yard. The homeowner was notified.
• Police were called Sept. 8 after a 60-year-old Patchogue woman refused to leave the ER at Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital. Police determined that the woman, Gloria Fulton, was wanted on an active arrest warrant from Southold Town Justice Court dated April 24. Ms Fulton was arrested, processed at police headquarters and held for arraignment.
• A New Suffolk man called police Sept. 9 to report that overnight, someone had stolen a ladder and a rolling tool cart from the bed of his truck, parked in his driveway, nose in. The thief, however, apparently overlooked an unlocked box in the truck bed that contained expensive tools.
• Police were called to 30 Front St. in Greenport Sept. 9 by a New Jersey man who said he’d been assaulted. The “victim” claimed he and another man were playing pool and got into a disagreement about the game, and when he attempted to apologize, the other man, a Riverhead resident, “punched him in the stomach.” The alleged assailant claimed that the other party had made multiple attempts to approach him, but he just wanted to maintain distance between them so he eventually “tapped” him on the stomach to keep him away. Officers reviewed video showing the “victim” repeatedly “invading” the Riverhead man’s “personal space” and being the aggressor in the incident. Both men were intoxicated and the “victim” ultimately left the premises.
• Police were called to Greenport Sept. 10 on a report of a man attempting to lure a child from a yard. Responding officers interviewed a babysitter, who said she and two children, ages 2 and 6, were in the yard and she heard a male voice ask, “Do you want to come with me?” and then observed a male subject, and took the children inside with her, at which point the subject left the area. During an interview in a parent’s presence, the older child confirmed the subject’s question and stated that she ran away. The subject was located nearby and denied saying anything but “Hey.” He was placed in handcuffs for safety after officers observed a kitchen knife in the front pocket of his hoodie. He explained that he had the knife because he was “going to the woods to cook with friends.” The knife was taken and later secured at police headquarters. The subject was advised to stay away from the area and was transported to his residence.
• A 22-year-old Mastic man was arrested Sept. 11 at Southold Town Justice Court for disorderly conduct after creating a disturbance during a proceeding on another infraction. Johnathan Coonan was taken into custody and processed at police headquarters on a field appearance ticket for a subsequent court date.
• A Laurel woman called police Sept. 11 after becoming concerned when a Walmart delivery driver lingered outside her property for 30 minutes after delivering a package. When police arrived, he had left, but she told officers he had dropped off extra items she did not order. While police were present, the driver returned, saying he had no cell service at the woman’s location, drove down the road to find a signal to navigate the delivery app, and was returning to pick up the misdelivered items. He also apologized, saying it was his first day as a Walmart delivery driver.
• An officer on patrol Sept. 13 observed a vehicle parked at Moore’s Lane North and Route 48 in Greenport with rear tires in the roadway and front tires on the shoulder, creating a traffic hazard. The officer observed the car to be running with hazard lights on and an individual in the driver’s seat appearing to be asleep. The driver, identified as Gabriel Serrano Torres of Shelter Island, 43, was determined to be intoxicated, taken to police headquarters for processing and held for arraignment.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.