Crime & Safety
Crimes Nearby: 2 Stabbed During Raucous Party
Also on the East End, drunk driving charges for motorists with child passengers.
Riverhead
• Two were stabbed at a crowded party of more than 500 that led to violence on Oakland Drive South Saturday night, police said.
According to Riverhead Town police, a call came in at 10:51 p.m. about loud music. When police arrived at the party, they found a large crowd, with hundreds of cars parked on and along the roadway, authorities said. The homeowners were asked to lower the music; they told police the party was almost over.
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A short time later, an argument escalated and a fight broke out among partygoers, police said; two men were stabbed. The victims left the scene and headed to Peconic Bay Medical Center on their own, police said.
Westhampton-Hampton Bays• On Aug. 4, Francisco Franco, 37, of Hampton Bays, was charged under Leandra’s Law with aggravated driving while intoxicated, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor. Police said they pulled him over on Gravel Hill Road for failing to stop at a stop sign at about 1 a.m. Police said two children, ages 4 and 11, were passengers. The children were released to a family member.
East Hampton
• Jonathan M. Elsis, 26, of Montauk, was arrested on felony charges related to drunken driving, as well as misdemeanor drug charges, on Aug. 4 in Montauk. In the back of the vehicle, police found a small Dior canvas bag with a pair of shoes and three clear and orange hypodermic needles, a metal spoon, a sample of urine inside a blue rubber glove, along with a Ziplock bag, cotton swabs, alcohol wipes, and band aids, according to authorities. Police said he was previously convicted of DWI on Aug. 8, 2012, and his vehicle was seized.
• Jason B. Milius, 38, of East Hampton, was arrested on a felony DWI charge after driving drunk with a child in the car on Route 114 in East Hampton, police said. Police said they saw Milius by the Cove Hollow Road intersection speaking on his cellphone at about 7:05 p.m. He was pulled over near Toilsome Lane, and appeared intoxicated, according to police. A check of his license showed it was suspended on May 15 for failure to answer a summons out of Nassau County, police said. He was arrested at about 7:30 p.m., and police obtained a warrant to draw his blood. A clear glass containing alcohol was found under the front passenger seat, police said.
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