Crime & Safety

Police: Drug Possession, DWI in Mattituck

Southold Town Police report incidents of drug possession and driving while intoxicated in Mattituck.

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Christopher Giardiello, 22, and Jennifer Cassano, 18, both of Manorville were charged with drug offenses on Dec. 9 at 12:44 p.m. in Mattituck after Southold Town Police stopped Giardiello for a traffic violation as he drove a 2008 Ford Mustang westbound on Sound Avenue in Mattituck, police said.

During the stop, police determined that Giardiello was driving with a suspended license. They noticed an odor of marijuana in the vehicle, police said. After a search of the vehicle, police found two small bags of marijuana and Xanax pills hidden inside the car, police said.

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Giardiello was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana. Cassano was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.

Eleanor Roper, 56, of Cutchogue, was charged with driving while intoxicated on Dec. 14 at 9:37 a.m. after police stopped her for a traffic violation on Mill Lane in Mattituck, police said. Roper was found to be intoxicated, arrested and transported to headquarters where she was held pending arraignment.

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