Crime & Safety
Village Police Log: More Charges Leveled at Shoplifter
Also among the week's arrests in Southampton Village: Cocaine possession suspect held on $12,700 bail.
Editor's Note: This following information was supplied by the Southampton Village Police Department. An arrest is an accusation and does not imply a conviction.
Arrest by Southampton Village police during the week of June 2 to June 9:
Possession of Stolen Property
• Linda L. Curry, 69, of Southampton, who was arrested in late July after being picked up for shoplifting now faces another misdemeanor charge, according to police. She was arrested June 28 at Waldbaum's on Jagger Lane and was found to have an outstanding warrant for writing a bad check and was wanted in connection with a past shoplifting incident, according to police. On July 8 at 11:20 a.m., police leveled a fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property charge against Curry. She was arraigned at Southampton Village Justice Court and ordered held at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverside in lieu of $3,500 bail.
Cocaine Possession
• Milton Estuardo Castaneda De-Paz, 35, of Riverhead, was arrested July 3 at 12:49 p.m. and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a felony, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, driving with a vehicle with a suspended registration and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree, all misdemeanors. Police said that during traffic stop, they found Castaneda De-Paz had cocaine. His vehicle was seized under the Suffolk County Vehicle Seizure Law, police said. he was arraigned at Southampton Village Justice Court and ordered held in lieu of $12,700 bail.
Driving While Intoxicated
• Michael Silver, 51, of New York City was arrested July 7 at 2:58 a.m. and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor. Police said they came upon Silver on North Sea Road, where he was in a 2004 Honda Accord stuck in the center median. According to police, Silver was attempting to free the vehicle from the median when an officer approached, and after further investigation he was arrested.
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