Crime & Safety

Greenport Peeping Tom Turns Himself In

James Lawrence charged with criminal trespass after arrest warrant was issued last week.

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James Lawrence, 35, of Greenport turned himself into on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. on an arrest warrant issued last week, after police had been investigating reports of Lawrence looking into the first floor windows of several different houses on First Street in the village during the early morning hours of April 7, police said.

Lawrence, who has been arrested and charged in the past for offences such as public lewdness and burglary in the village, was released on his own recognizance and will return to court on a later date, police said.

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