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Police: DWI Drugs, Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle

Earlier this week, a Laurel man was charge with driving under the influence of drugs and a Greenport man was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

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Branden Sutherland, 26, was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle on March 25 after police said a Bridge Street Greenport resident reported Sutherland had taken her vehicle without permission. While the officers were at the scene, Sutherland returned to the residence with the vehicle. Police charged him with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Michael Burden, 34, of Laurel was stopped on Bray Ave in Laurel on March 29 at 12:20 a.m. Police said Burden was found to be impaired by drugs. He was charged with driving while intoxicated, processed, and held for arraignment.

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