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Crimes Nearby: Woman Charged With Trespassing After Eating Ice Cream

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.

• A Middle Island man was arrested on Wednesday after police said he attempted to assault another man in family court. Nehemiah Johnson, 23, was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and obstruction of governmental administration, according to an arrest report. He was processed and held for arraignment.

• Police arrested a woman after she was found inside a Johns Lane home in Riverhead on the home owner's couch eating ice cream, police said. Aimee Fitzgerald was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal trespassing on Dec. 17 according to police. Fitzgerald was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center after she told police she needed medication for a medical condition. After she was evaluated and assisted, Fitzgerald was held on $200 bail, according to a police report.

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• A woman was arrested at CVS on Dec. 17 and charged with harassment and petty larceny after she allegedly tried to steal perfume from the store and was involved in a physical altercation when a CVS employee confronted her. Dora Moore, 42, of Riverhead, reportedly stole four perfumes and lotions from the store by hiding them in her pocketbook, according to police. A CVS employee confronted her about the missing items and Moore reportedly began to fight the woman. She was arrested and charged with petty larceny and second-degree harassment once police arrived on the scene, according to a police report.

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• Vikki Samsoe, 42, of Mount Sinai was arrested Dec. 16 at about 5:35 p.m. and charged with petty larceny and seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. She reportedly took a sheet set off the shelf at the and then brought them to customer service, attempting to attain a refund. When she was being arrested police found the controlled substance.

• Michael Martin, 35, of Rocky Point was arrested Dec. 21 at and charged with six counts of second degree burglary. The arrest is the result of an investigation of incidents that took place earlier in the year when Martin allegedly broke into houses and took jewelry, computers, and other goods.

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• A 20-year-old Hampton Bays man is being charged with a bevy of violations and misdemeanors after leading a police officer on a short car chase in Hampton Bays around midnight on Dec. 19, according to police.
Southampton Town police said Dylan Kovar was speeding southbound on Ponquogue Avenue and ignored the flashing emergency lights of the officer who tried to pull him over. But after a pursuit, the suspect was eventually pulled over and taken into custody, police said.
Kovar was charged with unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree and reckless driving, both misdemeanors, as well as speeding, driving an uninsured motor vehicle, driving an unregistered motor vehicle, improper plates, non-transparent side windows, failure to stop at a stop sign, failure to signal, muffler and exhaust violations, all traffic infractions.

• Carlos Chungata, 46, of Hampton Bays, was pulled over in Hampton Bays Dec. 25 at 4:42 a.m. near the intersection of Montauk Highway West and Alamora Road and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor, as well as moving from lane unsafely, a violation. Police said Chungata was swerving in the road and when he was stopped he was found to have an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath, slurred speech and he was unsteady on his feet. He also performed poorly on field sobriety tests, police said.

• George C. Chelius, 40, of Hampton Bays, was arrested Dec. 20 at 4:29 p.m. on Montauk Highway East in Hampton Bays and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor, as well as moving from lane unsafely, a violation. Police said they responded to a call of an erratic driver and pulled over Chelius after seeing him swerve.

• Thomas Calhoun, 41, of Riverhead was arrested Dec. 25 at 10:56 p.m. on Flanders Road in Riverside and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor, as well as leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and driving without a fastened seatbelt, both traffic violations. Police said Calhoun struck two parked cars in a parking lot and onlookers contacted police. His vehicle was seized due to a previous DWI conviction and he was held overnight for arraignment, police said.

• Antonio Albert Solano, 42, of Hampton Bays, was arrested Dec. 24 at 1:42 a.m. and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor, and being an unlicensed driver, a violation. Police said Solano failed to stay in his lane in keep right, and he as pulled over near the intersection of Springville Road and Argonne Road West in Hampton Bays.

• Chris W. Stewart, 64, of Riverhead, was arrested Dec. 23 at 7:05 p.m. on Flanders Road in Riverside and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor. Police said Stewart was involved in a car accident and had glassy eyes, alcohol on his breath and was unsteady on his feet. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and failed a pre-screen breath test, police said.

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• John Paul Foley, 38, of Sagaponack, was arrested Dec. 21 at 10:48 a.m. and charged with criminal contempt in the second degree, a misdemeanor, and harassment in the second degree, a violation. Police said he was in violation of an order of protection when he was arrested at his home.

EAST HAMPTON:

• Ray E. Hightower, 38, of Hempstead, was arrested on a charge of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, after a fight on a boat in Montauk on Dec. 21 at about 4:20 a.m. They found one man unconscious in a seat on the charter boat with injuries to his face. Hightower claimed the other man had instigated the fight over a seat on the boat and reportedly admitted to striking him twice with his fist to get away. The alleged victim was transported to Southampton Hospital for a cut to his eye that required stitches, swelling and a bruise on his chest. Hightower was released on his own recognizance.

• On Dec. 21, Joseph P. Brady Jr., 25, of East Hampton, was arrested on several charges released to a domestic dispute that occurred one day earlier in Springs. He was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and fourth-degree criminal mischief, both misdemeanors, and second-degree harassment, a violation. Rana released him on his own recognizance.

• Flavio R. Zhinin, 22, of East Hampton, was arrested on charges of false personation and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, both misdemeanors, after a car accident on Dec. 21 at about 11:35 a.m. The airbags in both cars deployed. Zhinin reportedly gave a false name to police, as his driver's license had been suspended. Manuel Criollo-Campoverde, the owner of the Volvo, was also issued a ticket for allowing Zhinin to drive the car. Zhinin is set to be arraigned on Jan. 18. He was released on $500 bail.


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