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Town Police Log: Felony DWI Charged on CR-39

Also on County Road 39, police charge a Southampton man with circumventing an interlock device.

Editor’s Note: The following information was supplied by the Southampton Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate convictions.

arrest reports for east of the Shinnecock Canal for the week of April 30 to May 6:

DWI

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• Ronald Adam, 47, of Southampton, was charged with felony DWI May 5 at 7:49 p.m. after police stopped him on County Road 39 in Southampton, according to the arrest report. Police said Adam showed signs of intoxication such as slurred speech and problems standing. Cops said they also discovered an open 12-ounce can of Coors Light beer in the vehicle, which is classified as a violation. Adam was charged with unlawfully consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle and he was issued a traffic summons for unsafe turning without signaling. The DWI's elevation to a felony stemmed from a previous conviction, police said.

Circumventing an Interlock Device

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• Vincent Wilson, 46, of Southampton, was charged May 2 at 5:43 p.m. with aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle in the second degree, a misdemeanor, and circumventing an interlock device, a class-A misdemeanor. He was stopped on County Road 39 in Southampton. Police said Wilson was prohibited from operating a vehicle due to a previous DWI conviction.

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