A Southold man called police around 12:49 p.m. last Tuesday to report a mulch fire in his neighbor’s backyard. Police, along with members of the local fire department, responded and extinguished the fire. The neighbor told police that the homeowner, a Southold man, frequently has fires in his backyard and that attempts to contact him are always unsuccessful. The neighbor left a voicemail on the homeowner’s phone notifying him of the incident, as he was not home. Police advised the neighbor to reach out again if a future incident occurs.
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Cutchogue Fire Department extinguished a chimney fire on Highland Road in Cutchogue Sunday around 7 a.m. READ
A Shirley man was arrested on Route 48 in Greenport Friday for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a misdemeanor, and being under the influence of narcotics in public, according to Southold Town police. READ
A Greenport man was arrested for trespassing Monday, according to Southold Town police.
An officer on patrol observed Robert Lehmann, 66, on Claudio’s property, who had been warned previously he is not allowed there, police said. He was arrested around 5:30 a.m., was unable to make $100 bail and was held for arraignment, police said. READ
Jeanine Velazquez, 40, of Shelter Island was arrested on the North Ferry Line in Greenport on Sunday around 5:20 p.m., for driving while ability impaired by drugs, according to Southold Town Police. READ
The Coast Guard was searching for two people in Long Island Sound Monday after a 14-foot white-and-blue sailboat with no mast was found near Truman Beach in East Marion, according to a Coast Guard press release. READ
Jose Rodriguez-Ramirez, 40, of Greenport was arrested for driving while intoxicated and driving without a license at 6:24 p.m. last Wednesday on Pike Street, according to Southold Town police. READ
Anthony Carroll, 18, of Summerville, S.C., was arrested in Greenport last Wednesday for fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor, according to Southold Town police. READ
Darwin Depaz Javier, 25, of Calverton was arrested on Saturday by Riverhead Town police during a traffic stop, according to Southold Town police. He had an active arrest warrant for aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, issued by Southold Town Justice Court, police said. Riverhead officers transferred custody to Southold, officials said. READ
A Greenport man reported receiving text messages from someone claiming to be immigration last Tuesday, police said. He then got a phone call saying he needed to pay $2,859.12 or he would be deported, so he sent the money via wire transfer, police said. Officers told him it was a scam and not to send any more money, the report states. READ