Friday, May 18, 2012
William A. Donnelly Jr. of Montauk was armed and on drugs when he fled from police on Wednesday, Shelter Island Police say.
SHELTER ISLAND, N.Y. — A Shelter Island Police chase led to the arrest of a Montauk man who was in possession of about $70,000 in proceeds from burglaries around East Hampton, police said. Following his arrest on Wednesday, William A. Donnelly Jr., 30, is being held at the Suffolk County jail in Riverside without bail. Shelter Island Police Detective Sgt. Jack Thilberg said in a statement on Friday that police tried to pull over Donnelly in a stolen van on Route 114 on Wednesday at 3:56 p.m., but he refused, leading police a short case down Smith Street and Menantic Road. He ended up crashing on Menantic Road and exited his vehicle and fled on foot into a residential area. "We suspected the van was stolen and knew the plates were stolen," …
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Friday, March 2, 2012
Southold Town Police catch four Riverhead teens in alleged burglary spree on Mattituck summer homes in the early-morning hours of March 2.
The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Four Riverhead teens were arrested for an apparent burglary spree in Mattituck early Friday morning, after a Southold Town Police officer stopped the vehicle they were riding in for a traffic violation on New Suffolk Avenue in Mattituck, police said. John Purpura, 18, of Jamesport; Brandon Coscia, 18, of Jamesport; Daniel Trimper, 18, of Riverhead; and Maria Schafer, 18, of Riverhead, were each charged with third-degree burglary and possession of burglar’s tools on March 2 at 12:45 a.m. The officer on the scene observed what appeared to be stolen property in the vehicle he’d stopped…
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Southold Town Police charge Henri Alvarez — a Greenport man known for walking into and lingering in villager's unlocked houses without permission — with burglary on Feb. 23.
The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Henri Alvarez, 24, of Greenport, was arrested and charged with burglary on Feb. 23 at 2:50 a.m., after a 44-year-old Greenport man called 911 to say that Alvarez was sitting in his kitchen without permission, police said. Further investigation also revealed that Alvarez had stolen money from the victim’s wallet, police said. Alvarez has a reputation for walking into people’s unlocked houses without permission. In September of 2009, after three complaints from village residents to police regarding Alvarez’s behavior, Southold Town Police finally arrested and charged Alvarez with …
Southold Town Police respond to another recent break-in at Mattituck Laundry.
The owner of Mattituck Laundry reported to police on Feb. 17 that someone had smashed a window of his business and stole $300 from a cash box sometime between Feb. 16 at 10 p.m. and Feb. 17 at 3 a.m., police said. The owner was notified by his alarm company that an alarm had been activated that night, and he told police he is in the process of having security cameras installed and more alarms place on windows and doors, police said. This is the second break-in at Mattituck Laundry in recent weeks. Police are still investigating an attempted burglary from Jan. 26 that resulted in $250 worth of damage to the building.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Village resident says masked man might have taken cash and jewelry from Eighth Street home.
The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. A 48-year-old Greenport woman reported to Southold Town Police on Feb. 5 that someone broke into her Eighth Street residence sometime between 7:30 and 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 4 and stole $2,300 in cash and $2,000 worth of jewelry, police said. Entry into the home appears to have been made through an unlocked window on the porch, police said. A witness reported to police that he saw an unknown man wearing a purple striped hooded sweatshirt and a purple masquerade mask walking around the driveway of the residence around the time of the reported burglary, police said.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
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.
EAST HAMPTON • East Hampton Town police say they caught a burglar in the act and apprehended him in the early morning hours on Jan. 18. Police responded to a residential burglar alarm at 27 Atlantic St. in East Hampton at about 5:15 a.m. Detective Lt. Chris Anderson said Carlos A. Montaleza-Arpi, who gave his address as two doors down at 29 Atlantic Street, had tripped the alarm and tried to disable it. He said when police arrived, they found the homeowner's car in the driveway with a broken window and then discovered a broken window on the first-floor. Montalez-Arpi, 30, was seen inside the house taking items of clothing, the detective said. Confronted by an officer in a brief struggle, "He came back out the way he went in," Anderson said…
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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.
SOUTHAMPTON • 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 …
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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.
The following information was supplied by East End police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt. SOUTHAMPTON • A Shelter Island South Ferry captain had to step in and stop a drunken fight from heading overboard late night on Dec. 18. Michael Nomikos, 34, of Massapequa and a 34-year-old Babylon man were fighting on the deck of the Shelter Island South Ferry at around 11:42 p.m. as it pulled into the dock on State Route 114 in North Haven, police said. Southampton Town police officers told Nomikos and the Babylon man to stop fighting and get on the ground, but Nomikos refused, according to his arrest report. Officers struggled to secure him in handcuffs and arrest him, police said. • A 48-year-old …
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Southold Town Police report robbery and vandalism at a Cutchogue gas station.
The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Brant Ovsianik, 27 of Cutchogue and Spencer Stewart, 31, of Riverhead were charged with third-degree burglary, fourth-degree grand larceny and third-degree criminal mischief on Friday after a police investigation revealed that the two men allegedly stole $40 from East End Auto Repair in Cutchogue and damaged several vehicles at the location, police said. The owner of the shop had reported to police earlier this week that someone had forced open a rear door of the shop and stolen the money, police said. The owner also reported that the suspects removed car batteries from eight …
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Southold Town Police chase down a Mattituck man who had just allegedly stolen money from a Southold home.
The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Jason Capazzola, 36, of Mattituck was charged with burglary, resisting arrest and harassment on Monday at 1:51 p.m., after a Southold Town Police officer chased him down as he was fleeing the scene of an alleged burglary at a Route 25 Southold residence, police said. Police were called to the scene after Capazzola was discovered within the residence. Capazzola attempted to flee after the first officer arrived. A struggle ensued after the officer caught up with the suspect, who stole money from the residence, an investigation revealed.
walt j
10:24 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
excellent work - they grabbed him and linked it all back to numerous other crimes, not always easy - Sgt Thilberga nd his crew are to be congratulated more ›