Town Police Log: DWI Charge for Unlicensed, Uninsured Man

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Southampton Town police arrest reports from east of the Shinnecock Canal for the week of June 25 through July 1:

Driving While Intoxicated

• Jason D. Hopson, 40, of Bridgehampton, was arrested June 28 at 8:02 p.m. on Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor. Police said Hopson was found to be intoxicated after he was pulled over for multiple traffic violations. He was additionally charged with driving without a license, without insurance and with a suspended registration, as well driving with his visibility distorted.

Petty Larceny

• Santiago B. Moreno, 20, of Riverhead, was arrested June 14 at 3:57 p.m. and charged with petty larceny, a misdemeanor, at the Bridgehampton Commons, where he worked at a store as a cashier. Police said Moreno was arrested after being questioned regarding reward cards that he was keeping and spending rather than giving to customers who spent $50. Additionally, he confessed to the store’s loss prevention team that he stole a Valentine’s toy on Valentine’s Day and put a clearance sticker on a video game that was full price, according to the arrest report.  He was released on a field appearance ticket.

• Veronica C. Lopez, 19, of Riverhead, was arrested June 14 at 3:57 p.m. at the Bridgehampton Commons and charged with petty larceny. Police said Lopez was questioned by a store’s loss prevention team about several $5 rewards cards she redeemed that should have been given to customers who spent $50. Lopez confessed to keeping and redeeming 10 cards, according to the arrest report.

Obstructing Governmental Administration

• Kevin Sebestian Street, 47, of Bridgehampton, was arrested July 28 at 8:02 p.m. on Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton and charged with obstructing governmental administration in the second degree, a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a violation. Police said Street was a passenger in a vehicle that police pulled over and he interfered by refusing to stay in the vehicle and walking around, obstructing traffic.

Contempt

• A 17-year-old Bridgehampton boy was arrested June 26 at 11:05 a.m. at police headquarters in Hampton Bays after the Suffolk sheriff’s office brought him in on an outstanding arrest warrant for criminal contempt in the second degree, a misdemeanor.

For arrest reports from west of the Shinnecock Canal, visit Westhampton-Hampton Bays Patch.