Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Dog Alerts Owner to Break-In

The following information was supplied by police departments on the East End. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

The following arrests were reported around the East End this week:

NORTH FORK

• A a man who was allegedly breaking into Floyd Memorial Library early Tuesday morning.
Gillian Wood-Pultz, who said she couldn't resist bringing little Tula Rubia home with her after a recent volunteer trip to Mexico, said it was about 12:45 a.m. when her dog jumped off the bed — something she had never done before. Paul Mittleman, 48, was later arrested on criminal mischief charges. Police said they responded and found Mittleman in the basement, with cuts he sustained after reportedly crawling through the basement window.

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• Lacole Smith, 24, of Riverhead, was arrested on felony charges of identity theft in the second degree on Sunday. According to Southold police, an 89-year-old Greenport resident reported a fraudulant credit card charge in mid-January. Following an investigation, police reported that Smith used the victim's credit card information to pay her Cablevision bill.

• A Laurel man was arrested on Saturday for stealing a motorcycle from a Mattituck resident, according to Southold police. Police said 21-year-old Frank Fenoy Jr. was charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree. Police said that a 46-year-old Mattituck resident reported last September that three dirtbikes/motorcycles were stolen.

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RIVERHEAD

• Riverhead police, with the help of Southampton police, New York State police and a Suffolk County Police Department helicopter, located and According to Riverhead Police Detective Tim Hubbard, 19-year-old Tremel Kelly was caught at 3:50 p.m. after a call came into the Riverhead police station shortly before 10:30 a.m. asking for assistance pursuing a suspect that had fled from Southampton's jurisdiction. Southampton police were reportedly pursuing a man wanted in relation to a stolen vehicle — later found to be Kelly, according to police — and the pursuit brought cops into the Millbrook Gables neighborhood. The driver of the vehicle then reportedly fled on foot, and was later located shortly before 4 p.m. He was charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree and resisting arrest, and was arrested on a bench warrant.

WESTHAMPTON-HAMPTON BAYS

• Southampton Town police said they have charged Nicholas Speigal, 24 of Hampton Bays with grand larceny, a felony. Police said they made the charge after they discovered that Speigal stole $100,000 worth of assorted jewelry from a safe that was inside a Westerly Road home in Hampton Bays on April 1.
Police said they charged Speigal later that same evening.

EAST HAMPTON

• A 17-year-old from East Hampton was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, as a felony, under Leandra's Law, child endangerment, possession of marijuana, and several other violations following an accident on March 24. The driver's name was withheld due to his youthful offender status. Police said the driver was behind the wheel of an uninsured 2006 Toyota with his 15-year-old brother and a 17-year-old boy as passengers when he crashed with with a 2000 Jeep as he tried to turn onto Austin Road from Three Mile Harbor Road at about 12:40 a.m. The driver of the Jeep complained of injuries, but neither she nor the occupants of the other car were taken to the hospital. Justice Cahill set bail at $5,000.

• This week, police released the name of the driver who allegedly drove drunk in an Amagansett crash that sent two to the hospital. Christian L. Topping, 31, of Bridgehampton, was arrested and charged with DWI after he . Police said they were called to the accident at 3:18 p.m. When they arrived, they saw a man in a sweatshirt and navy pants walking away from the scene. One woman was airlifted to Stony Brook University Medical Center to be treated for her injuries and another woman, the owner of the Chevy truck that crashed, was taken to Southampton Hospital.

• A 17-year-old from Shirley was charged with criminal impersonation in the second-degree, a misdemeanor, during the parade in Montauk on March 25. Police on foot patrol said they observed the defendant holding an open Bud Light beer can in public on Montauk Highway. When asked for his identification, police said he identified himself as someone else. They also reportedly found him in possession of 29 beer cans, all of which were confiscated. He was released into the custody of his father.


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