Southold Town police are investigating a Sunday evening boating accident that occurred in the area of James Creek in Mattituck that claimed the life of a 27-year old Riverhead woman. READ
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James Francis Smith, 86, of Mount Sinai was arrested Sunday around 3:54 p.m. for driving while intoxicated. Police received a call notifying them of a vehicle driving erratically on Route 48 near Soundview Avenue. When they located the vehicle, Mr. Smith was stopped on Sound Avenue and determined to be intoxicated. READ
Nicholas Soullas, 41, of Jamesport was arrested Saturday around 8:57 p.m. for first-offense driving while intoxicated, criminal possession of a controlled substance, refusal to take a breath test and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Mr. Soullas, who was involved in a two-car collision on Sound Avenue in Mattituck, fled the scene and was found in a nearby yard by an officer and his canine. He was determined to be intoxicated and in possession of cocaine, police said. READ
Southold police escorted a Lyndhurst, N.J., couple from a sunflower maze in Mattituck Sunday afternoon after a man became belligerent when he was told he was not allowed to bring his camera equipment into the field.
Sergio Gatica, 24, of Greenport was arrested for driving while intoxicated along Moore’s Lane in Greenport around 1:51 a.m. Sunday after a caller said Mr. Gatica struck her vehicle and left the scene. Police found Mr. Gatica, who was parked on Front Street, and determined him to be intoxicated. READ
A Greenport man was arrested in Greenport around 9:10 p.m. Sunday after an argument allegedly escalated into him slapping another Greenport man across the face with an open hand. The man was released on $100 bail. READ
Kenneth Tapfar, 59, of Mattituck was arrested around 8:17 p.m. Tuesday for a driving while intoxicated after a crash in Southold. Mr. Tapfar was driving a black SUV along Route 25 when he collided with a parked vehicle. He was transported by Southold Fire Department Rescue for evaluation at Eastern Long Island Hospital and later released. He was then transported to police headquarters and charged with DWI.
An East Marion man was arrested for driving drunk in Greenport Sunday after an anonymous caller reported an erratic driver on Route 48 near Albertson Lane.
Sean Feehan, 46, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated around 7 p.m., Southold police said. READ
Lemus Bran of Greenport was arrested last Monday afternoon for driving with fake identification, police reports said.
Mr. Bran was pulled over at the intersection of First and North streets in Greenport around 2 p.m. for driving without brake lights, reports said. After police requested his identification, the driver presented the officer with a fraudulent permanent resident card containing a false name and date of birth. READ
Garcia Vasquez of Calverton was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Cutchogue Saturday evening, police reports said.
Ms. Vasquez allegedly failed to yield to a Southold Town Police vehicle and proceeded to make a right turn onto Route 48 from Depot Lane, reports said. READ