Crime & Safety

Cops: Greenport Man Raped Woman At Goldsmith Inlet Beach

Police arrested the defendant at a Shelter Island business, authorities said.

A 33-year-old Greenport man was arrested Tuesday after police said he raped a woman at a Peconic beach. 

According to Southold Town police, Rudy Orlando Cruz-Ventura raped a 33-year-old Greenport woman Tuesday at Goldsmith's Inlet beach, at the end of Mill Lane, in Peconic. 

He was arrested on a charge of first-degree rape, a felony, at a Shelter Island business on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. 

Police said Cruz-Ventura was an acquaintance of the victim.

Cruz-Ventura is being held at Southold police headquarters pending arraignment in Southold Justice Court. Shelter Island police assisted in the investigation.

No further details about the incident were immediately available.


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