Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Sag Harbor Man Caught With Crack Cocaine

The following information was supplied by Suffolk County and East End police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

• David J. Ramunno, 50, of Sag Harbor, was arrested Jan. 12 at 2:20 a.m. and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a misdemeanor, as well as moving from lane unsafely, a traffic violation. Southampton Town police said Ramunno was pulled over near Sagg Road and Mount Misery Drive in unincorporated Sag Harbor for failing to maintain his lane. According to the arrest report, Ramunno had crack cocaine on him. He was arrested and transported to police headquarters in Hampton Bays for arraignment.

• Rebecca Darlene Drew, 28, of East Hampton, was arrested Jan. 13 at 4 p.m. and charged with petty larceny, a misdemeanor. Southampton Town police said Drew was caught on a surveillance camera three times at her job at the Bridgehampton Commons taking money from the cash register, including the day she was arrested, according to the police reports. Police said Drew took a total of $535. She was arrested and released on a field appearance ticket.

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MILLER PLACE - ROCKY POINT

• Scott Loeser, 18, of Rocky Point, was arrested Jan. 6 and charged with two counts of third degree burglary and three counts of second-degree possession of forged instruments. He allegedly broke into a doctor's office at some point between Dec. 17 and Dec. 19 and stole prescription pads. He then reportedly forged prescriptions and filled them on Dec. 18, Dec. 28, and Jan 4. In a second incident, while acting in concert with others he allegedly entered at 729 Route 25A in Rocky Point through the rear door and fled with property.

• William Abner, 40, of Miller Place, was arrested Jan. 8 at about 12:55 a.m. and charged with second degree harassment and operation of a motor vehicle with a BAC of 0.08 percent with a prior violation. He was in a 1995 Chevy Pickup travelling northbound on Radio Ave, allegedly speeding and turned into private property for no reason other than to evade police.

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WESTHAMPTON BEACH - HAMPTON BAYS

• James Kenneth Bradnick, 45, of Hampton Bays, was arrested Jan. 10 at 7:34 p.m. at police headquarters in Hampton Bays and charged with obstructing governmental administration in the second degree, a felony, falsely reporting an incident in the third degree, a misdemeanor, and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, a traffic infraction. Police said Bradnick was in a car accident and fled the scene without reporting it. The next day, he went to police headquarters and reported his vehicle was stolen, police said. According to the arrest report, after a police investigation Bradnick turned himself in at police headquarters, where he was processed and released on an appearance ticket.

EAST HAMPTON

• Joseph A. Hawkins, 21, of East Hampton, was charged with three misdemeanors following a domestic disturbance on Saturday at 5 a.m. Two hours earlier, East Hampton Town police had been called after Hawkins reportedly left the house with a knife, but police were unable to find him. Police received a phone call at about 4:15 a.m., when he allegedly threatened to stab someone during a fight. He was charged with third-degree menacing, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and fourth-degree criminal mischief, as well as second-degree harassment. Later that morning, Lisa R. Rana released him on his own recognizance following arraignment.

• Josue D. Gomez, 24, of Sag Harbor, was arrested after police said he was caught driving with a suspended license and without the ignition device that tests his blood alcohol level, both of which are misdemeanors. Gomez was pulled over for reportedly speeding on Montauk Highway, near Second House Road, in Montauk on Jan. 11 at about 9 a.m. He presented a Honduras identification and a check with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles showed his license had been suspended on Oct. 25, 2011 and on Aug. 2, 2011 for driving while intoxicated. There was also a restriction on his license that mandated the use of an Interlock device. He was processed at the and released on $200 bail. His 1990 Honda was impounded.


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