Four people were rescued from a capsized boat outside of Mattituck Inlet Sunday morning, according to Southold Town police. No injuries were reported.

A Good Samaritan reported the capsized vessel off the breakwater around 10 a.m., police said. A bay constable was underway in Mattituck Creek and was able to navigate out from the inlet to where the people were clinging to the 13-foot Boston Whaler. The driver was a 74-year-old Brooklyn man. The other people in the boat were a 57-year-old Bay Shore man, a 70-year-old Brooklyn man and a 62-year-old Brentwood man.

One man who was wearing a lifejacket swam to the breakwater and was helped to shore. The other three were clinging to the boat when help arrived. They all refused medical attention, police said.

They were brought back to the Mattituck DEC boat ramp where they were met by Southold police and Mattituck Fire Department.

Sea Tow responded and righted the vessel and returned it to the Mattituck DEC boat ramp, police said.

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A Greenport man safely swam to shore after a wave rocked his 17-foot boat, tossing him into the water and leaving the boat circling unmanned in Southold Bay near Crescent Beach, according to Southold Town police.

Police received a call from a Greenport resident reporting a man screaming for help shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday. The caller was unsure if the man was in the water or on land. Responding officers were able to hear a man yelling for help somewhere west of Conkling Point in Greenport. They could also hear what they believed to be a boat going in circles in the vicinity of Camp Quinipet on Shelter Island and requested assistance from Shelter Island Police.

Shelter Island officers confirmed the noise was a runaway vessel with no driver.

Marine units from Southold and Shelter Island police and Southold and Shelter Island fire departments were dispatched to search for the missing boater. The U.S. Coast Guard also dispatched a cutter from Mattituck and helicopter.

At about 2:15 a.m., the driver of the boat, Matthew Kapell, 38, safely swam to shore at Bay Home Road in Southold and was able to contact his family, police said. Mr. Kapell was found in good condition with no injuries.

Mr. Kapell told police he pulled up his anchor and was heading to the beach at Crescent Beach to pick up his relatives when a wave rocked the boat, pitching him into the water.

The boat was eventually disabled by a Southold Marine unit with the assistance of Sea Tow, police said. Sea Tow managed to tow the vessel, a Key West center console, to its Southold facility, police said.

Mr. Kapell was reunited with his family members with the help of the Southold marine unit.

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A large fight at a Greenport beach involving multiple men resulted in five people under arrest Saturday afternoon, according to police.

The fight allegedly broke out after one man asked a Queens woman to move her vehicle at Klipp Park, at which point she said he grew hostile and aggressive and used profane language toward her.

When police first arrived, the fight had subsided, but while officers were attempting to disperse the crowd, the fight began again with multiple people involved, police said.

A teen and a 50-year-old man, both from Voorhees, N.J., and a 51-year-old Jackson Heights man were all charged with disorderly conduct, a violation. A 53-year-old Southold man was also charged with disorderly conduct and second-degree harassment, both violations. Police charged one man with a misdemeanor. Michael Maragopoulos, 44, of Bayside was charged with obstructing governmental administration.

All the suspects were released on cash bail for a future court date appearance.

• William Fitzpatrick Velez of Cutchogue was arrested around 11:49 p.m. last Friday for driving while intoxicated after having been involved in a motor vehicle crash on Peconic Bay Boulevard in Laurel. Police smelled alcohol on his breath and conducted standard field sobriety tests, which they said Mr. Velez failed.

• Mario Roche-Ruiz of Greenport was arrested for DWI in Greenport Village around 12:54 a.m. last Saturday after police observed him leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash. Police said Mr. Roche-Ruiz was traveling southbound on Main Street when he crossed over the double yellow line, struck the vehicle of a Calverton man who was northbound on Main Street, and fled the scene. Police detected the odor of alcohol on his breath and conducted standard field sobriety tests, which Mr. Roche-Ruiz failed.

• A Mattituck man reported around 6:26 p.m. last Monday that $1,200 worth of drills had been taken from his vehicle, which was parked at Tyler’s Automotive on Route 25 in Mattituck for repairs. The man said he spoke with an employee of Tyler’s Automotive, who said he was unsure whether the vehicle had been locked. Police determined that no forced entry was visible. The man reported that a $700 angle drill, a $300 hammer drill and a $200 standard drill — all of which included batteries and chargers that had “EME” etched into them — had been taken.

• A Southold man told police around 7:18 a.m. last Wednesday that a $200 Xbox console, a $25 NYS fishing permit, $14 in cash, a $10 video and a $5 blue bag had been taken from his room in a group home at Bayview Apartments in Southold. The man said he had left his door unlocked and that the items were taken while he was on the porch. No surveillance cameras were in the vicinity of the room. Police advised the man to lock his door in the future.

• A Southold man reported to police around 6:44 p.m. last Monday that a $125 jump-starter and $15 worth of loose change had been taken from his vehicle, which was parked in the IGA lot in Greenport. The man said he had last used his truck around 2 p.m. Sunday, and that the property had been taken between then and the time of the report. The truck was left unsecured in the lot, police said, and the vehicle did not appear damaged. No surveillance cameras were present in the area, but an investigation is underway.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

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A power outage has been reported in Greenport Village.

A large tree limb fell onto wires at the northwest corner of South Street and Third Street just before 6 p.m. Jeremy Garretson of Greenport was walking down the street when he said he saw the tree limb fall. Mr. Garretson owns a photography gallery on South Street. He said his gallery lost power.

The outage does not appear to be affecting the entire village, according to Trustee Mary Bess Phillips.

Southold Town police responded to the village to help direct traffic. A portion of South Street was closed where the tree branch fell.

A representative from PSEG-Long Island said the outage did not occur in the area where it supplies power.

Photo caption: A tree limb that fell onto wires at the northwest corner of South Street and Third Street in Greenport near the Greenport Fire Department. (Credit: Jeremy Garretson)

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Southold Town police responded to an emergency call from a Baiting Hollow woman who was boating in Long Island Sound around 2:47 p.m. Sunday when there was a heavy westerly wind. The woman said her vessel was sinking just off Cabots Woods Road in Peconic. The owner of the vessel said the boaters had life jackets and were entering the water.

A Southold police bay constable was on patrol in Mattituck Creek at the time and managed to safely return the individuals to shore. They refused medical attention and the boat owner called Sea Tow to help retrieve the boat.

• A Mattituck man with a home in Brooklyn told police around 6:54 p.m. last Tuesday that $950 left in an envelope in the center console of his vehicle had been taken. Police could not find the suspect, and did not see any available surveillance cameras in the area.

• A Mattituck woman told police around 1:19 p.m. Friday that her purse had been removed from her vehicle while it was parked at the Cut-chougue landfill. She said she was dumping garbage, left her $100 purse on the center console of her pick-up truck with the doors unlocked, and came back to find it was gone. Inside the purse were three credit and two debit cards and her cell phone. Also removed was $100 cash, the woman’s $100 Mercedes-Benz car keys, a wallet and a hair brush. Police tracked the woman’s cellphone using a GPS locator and found that it was pinging in different areas of Southold. Police checked all areas and landfill workers conducted an extensive search of the garbage to no avail. The woman canceled her cards.

• A New Suffolk woman told police around 4:56 p.m. Friday that a $2,500 ornamental garden vase had been taken from her backyard by an unknown individual. The woman said her husband remembered seeing the vase last Tuesday. No security camera footage was available, police said.

• A Mattituck man told police around 7:46 p.m. Saturday that he believed an individual he met on a dating site had taken multiple items from his home the night before – including a Bose 35 Comfort headset valued at about $350, a Playstation Vita valued at $300, a Samsung tablet valued at $150, an HTC tablet valued at $150 and a Sentey phone charger valued at $20. An investigation is ongoing.

• Police and members of the Greenport and Southold fire departments responded around 11:35 a.m. Sunday, to an anonymous report of smoke coming from a second floor window of a Ludlam Place apartment building in Greenport. Police broke down the door as no one was present in the apartment, and discovered smoke emanating from a burning pot on the stove, which had been left on. The apartment resident was notified of the situation and police cleared all surrounding apartments successfully.

• A Cutchogue woman contacted police around 6:09 p.m. Sunday reporting that an unknown man had entered her home and was sitting on her couch. When police arrived, the woman answered the door and said she did not know where the man had gone. Police searched the home and surrounding grounds, without any results.

• An elderly Mattituck woman, reported missing by a Mattituck man around 12:53 a.m. last Thursday, was found the next day. The man who reported her missing said the two got into an argument while at his residence. He said the woman left via car in an unknown direction, without her cellphone, iPad or medications. Police were notified that the woman had returned to her home Friday, after having spent a night at a motel in Greenport and leaving her cellphone behind.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

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Jaime De Jesus Perez Gomez of Greenport was arrested around 8:54 p.m. Friday after he was found to be under the influence of alcohol by police who were investigating a car crash that he was involved in, according to Southold Town police.

Mr. Perez Gomez struck the vehicle of a Shelter Island woman in the 7-Eleven parking lot along Route 25 in Greenport, and said he was attempting to exit the parking lot when the incident occurred. Police noticed that his eyes were bloodshot and glassy and smelled alcohol on his breath. The man admitted to having drank two beers in his vehicle, after which police administered field sobriety tests, which Mr. Perez Gomez failed, police said.

• Thomas Glenn Marr of Port Jefferson Station and Sound Beach was arrested around 6:20 p.m. Saturday for boating while intoxicated. Police stopped Mr. Marr, who was operating a vessel outside of Mitchell Park Marina in Greenport, for a violation of the NYS Navigation Law. They then determined him to be intoxicated and placed him under arrest.

• Hector Lopez Bolvito of Cut-chogue was arrested around 10:13 p.m. Saturday for driving while intoxicated. A police officer on patrol noticed Mr. Bolvito traveling eastbound along Route 25, failing to maintain his lane of travel and driving over the solid double yellow lines. The officer initiated a traffic stop on Cox Lane, just north of Route 25 and identified the driver to be inebriated. The officer also noticed two open, empty Corona beer bottles in the center cup holder and a 12-pack of beers in the vehicle’s rear seat. Mr. Bolvito failed field sobriety tests and was arrested.

• A Greenport man reported to police around 4:54 p.m. last Tuesday that $2,200 had been stolen from his apartment between 1 and 3 p.m. that day.

• A Manorville man reported around 10:57 a.m. last Wednesday that after picking up a dumpster from a residence in East Marion, he noticed flames emanating from it. The man pulled over, dropped the dumpster on the side of the road and moved his vehicle away. The Greenport Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire, according to police. The man successfully removed the dumpster from the scene after the fire had been extinguished.

• Sea Tow recovered a boat around Soundview Avenue in Mattituck last Thursday, after a Cutchogue man reported around 6:28 p.m. that he and a Southold man had jumped off his boat to go for a quick swim and noticed the boat had drifted away. The two swam to shore, police said, after which they were transported to the dock.

• Two men, one from Oyster Bay and the other from Manhasset, were issued summonses by police around 1:20 p.m. Saturday for operating a kayak at Paradise Point in Southold without life jackets. The individual who called the report in said that one of the men was standing on the channel marker. When police arrived, the two were returning to shore.

• A Southold man reported around 1:46 p.m. Saturday that his blue three-wheeled bicycle, valued at $150, had been stolen. He was fishing at a fresh water pond near Main Bayview Road and Takaposha Road in Southold when the incident occurred, according to police.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

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A 48-year-old woman drowned in Southold Friday morning while trying to assist another woman caught in a current as they were paddleboarding, according to Southold Town police.

Three women were part of a paddleboard yoga class and they were paddling under the Long Island Rail Road bridge that spans Mill Creek and Hashamomuck Pond when one of the paddleboarders got into trouble in the strong current.

Lisa Margaritis of Albertson, N.Y., who is an experienced paddleboarder, tried to assist the woman but got stuck on a bridge piling. She fell into the water and was tethered to the board and was unable to free herself, police said.

A Good Samaritan who was jogging by the scene jumped into the water and managed to free Ms. Margaritis from the bridge piling and brought her ashore, police said.

Southold police, members of the Southold Fire Department Rescue Squad and a Stony Brook Hospital paramedic all responded shortly before 10 a.m. First responders began CPR on Ms. Margaritis and she was transported to Eastern Long Island Hospital where she was later pronounced dead, police said.

Police did not release the identities of the two other paddleboarders. Ms. Margaritis was wearing an inflatable personal flotation device that went around her waist, police said.

The Long Island Rail Road was notified to hold any trains between Greenport and Mattituck as first responders were accessing the bridge over Mill Creek during the rescue attempt. A train scheduled to depart Greenport at 10:14 a.m. was delayed approximately 50 minutes, according to the LIRR.

Photo caption: A view Friday afternoon of the Long Island Rail Road bridge over Hashamomuch Pond where a woman drowned. (Credit: Tara Smith)

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A Coram man who was observed hanging halfway out of the driver’s side door of his Honda was arrested Sunday for driving while intoxicated, according to Southold Town police.

A Mattituck man reported to police seeing the driver, who appeared to be passed out and unconscious around 3 a.m. on Route 48 in Cutchogue. The witness told police he observed the man in the driver’s seat with the ignition running, half slumped out the door, police said.

Police arrested Brian Gutierrez for misdemeanor DWI and a violation for unlawful possession of marijuana, according to reports.

• An Oakdale woman who spotted speeding and failing to maintain her lane of travel on Route 48 was arrested for DWI shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday night, police said.

Angela Manganiello, 38, was charged with several traffic violations in addition to DWI. Police also said she refused a breath test.

• Kelvin Euceda, 31, of Greenport was arrested for DWI around 1:33 p.m. last Wednesday after police observed him operating the same vehicle, a 2001 Chevy pickup, that had fled the scene of a crash earlier in the day.

He was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident.

• Kyle McCaskie of Cutchogue was arrested for DWI after police stopped him around 12:39 p.m. last Wednesday to question him about another incident.

• Southold police, along with members of the Greenport, East Marion, Southold and Cutchogue fire departments responded to the scene of a basement fire in Greenport West around 7:42 p.m. Sunday. The fire was extinguished without incident, police said.

• A Garden City man reported around 3:47 p.m. Sunday that two intoxicated people, a woman and a man from Orient, were attempting to enter a vehicle at Orient by the Sea Marina on Route 25. Police responded and interviewed both individuals, who agreed not to drive the vehicle, which belonged to the man. By the time police arrived, members of the Orient Fire Department were already on scene, responding to the woman, who was suffering from an alcohol overdose.

• Two Mattituck women reported to police around 5:02 p.m. Saturday that a $750 black antique Verizon phone booth had been taken from their front yard. One of the women said she remembers seeing the phone booth on their property last Wednesday, but just noticed that it was missing. No surveillance cameras were present in the area, according to police.

• A Cutchogue man who was biking on Oregon Road around 6:17 p.m. last Wednesday was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Oregon Road and Depot Lane in Cutchogue, after the operator, a Florida woman, drove straight through the intersection and failed to yield right of way, according to reports. The woman stopped at the stop sign on Depot Lane, according to police, but said she did not see the bicyclist, who sustained injuries as a result of the collision.

• A Greenport woman, employed by American Beech in Greenport, contacted police around 3:47 p.m. Friday to report that a red and white Pure City bicycle, valued at $200, had been stolen from a bike rack at the restaurant sometime last Tuesday night. The woman said the bike had a brown leather seat. She said she wanted to document the incident and see the bicycle returned if found. An officer canvassed the village, with no results.

• A Southold man contacted police around 3:05 p.m. last Thursday to add information to a previous report, saying that he had been menaced at knifepoint by another Southold man while four other individuals were at his apartment. The man said he did not wish to press charges, but wanted the incident documented.

• A man with addresses in the Bronx and Southold told police around 7:58 a.m. last Thursday that between July 1 and July 11, a $400 generator had been stolen from a Route 48 residence that he owns and is rebuilding. An investigation is ongoing, police said.

• A Greenport man told police around 9:51 p.m. last Monday that his $900 green Lesco H700-083 lawn mower was missing from the back of his pickup truck. The man, a Front Street resident, said he canvassed the area and found the lawn mower in the driveway of an abandoned house on Center Street. Police responded and saw that the lawn mower was covered with a green tarp. They confirmed that the mower belonged to the man who reported it missing, returned it to him and attempted to locate the owners of several surveillance systems in the Fourth Avenue area.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

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Southold Town police arrested a Cutchogue man for driving drunk after he struck a utility pole on Bridge Lane around 4 a.m. Friday.

Peter Martin, 25, was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, as well as a marijuana violation, police said.

• Southold police arrested a Cutchogue man last Wednesday after he got into a dispute with his landlord.

A caller reported around 7:30 p.m. that Andrew Watroba, 40, allegedly made threatening statements and grabbed what appeared to be a rifle before locking himself inside an Aldrich Lane residence, police said.

Southold responded and surrounded the residence, taking Mr. Watroba into custody as he exited and attempted to enter a vehicle.

Officials said he was arrested for an active warrant stemming from a prior incident. Southold police detectives are still investigating.

Southold police had requested assistance from Suffolk County Police Emergency Services Unit, but the situation was resolved before their arrival.

• Police responded to a Greenport bar Sunday evening after a bartender reported that a man was making sexually harassing comments to her.

The suspect, a Brentwood man, signed a trespass affidavit and was advised by police that he would be arrested if he returned to the establishment.

No charges were filed in connection to the incident.

• A four-car accident was reported at the intersection of Route 25 and Route 48 in Greenport Sunday around 6:50 p.m.

Reports said a driver was attempting to turn left onto Route 48 at a flashing traffic light when an uninvolved vehicle stopped in traffic and waved him on to make the turn.

The driver then collided with a second vehicle heading eastbound on Route 48, causing that car to collide with two vehicles waiting to turn left onto Route 25, police said.

No injuries were reported as a result of the crash.

• A Southold man called police Friday evening to report a group of youths having a bonfire on a nearby beach.

One juvenile extinguished the fire and police advised them that bonfires were not allowed on the beach, reports said.

• A Massapequa man became irate Sunday while visiting a Mattituck sunflower farm after an owner told him there would be an entry fee.

Police indicated they would advise him not to return to the location.

• Police responded to a report of 12 possibly intoxicated youths throwing objects in the roadway near Main Street in Greenport Saturday evening.

Three juveniles in the area were interviewed and denied involvement, reports said.

• Police were called to Village Lane in Orient last Wednesday afternoon after a woman reported that a man was acting “irrationally” and yelling at two young women in front of the post office for riding their bicycles on the sidewalk.

When the woman asked him not to speak to them that way, they began to argue.

When police arrived, the man stated that he did speak to the girls, because “kids should be disciplined and taught manners.”

When asked about his interaction with the woman who reported him, he told police that she is a “feminist and out to get him.”

The young women on bicycles left the area before police arrived.

• Police responded to Mitchell Park in Greenport last Wednesday evening after an anonymous caller reported an unknown man yelling at a group of teenagers between the ages of 12 and 15.

An officer advised the groups to stay away from one another, officials said.

• Mattituck Fire Department officials responded to a Rachels Road residence last Thursday around 6:30 p.m. after a garbage compactor started a small kitchen fire.

The flames were extinguished and the damaged appliance was removed, police said.

• A bicycle was reported stolen from outside the Greenport laundromat last Thursday around 9 p.m., according to police reports.

• Southold police responded to a report of a brush fire near South Harbor Road in Southold last Tuesday morning around 5 a.m.

The responding officer was able to extinguish the small fire with a garden hose and got in touch with the homeowner, who told police he had been burning a small pile of brush before he left the property Sunday night, reports said.

The fire may have still been smoldering, and he was advised to not have an unsupervised open burn without a permit.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

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Southold Town Police are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out during overnight hours at Strong’s Water Club and Marina in Mattituck, Police Chief Martin Flatley said.

A Mattituck resident called police at approximately 2:49 a.m. Tuesday and reported the smell of plastic burning, police said.

Police responded and were able to locate the fire outside on the south side of a storage building, police said. Four customer-owned boats stationed on land were fully engulfed in flames when police arrived.

Owner Jeff Strong said the fire ignited in one boat and spread to three adjacent boats.

Members of the Mattituck Fire Department responded to the scene at 2:55 a.m. and were able to contain the fire to the four vessels, said Chief Ted Webb.

The fire department extinguished the fire by 6 a.m. No injuries were reported.

The damaged boats at the Mattituck marina Tuesday afternoon. (Credit: Kate Nalepinski)

General manager Timothy Norton said he arrived at the scene slightly after 3 a.m. to assess the situation. The fire was still “smoldering” at that time, he said.

“A boat is basically made of petroleum,” Mr. Norton said. “So everything that went up earlier, it ignited and it melted down to nothing. Basically what happens is you can have different components inside there that continue to ember and flash back up.”

Mr. Norton said one of larger sailboats that went up in flames had been dormant for several years. The other boats, he said, have not been used in about a year.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by Suffolk County Arson Squad and Southold Town Detective Division, police said.

Mr. Strong said the cause of the fire is “suspicious” as it doesn’t appear the fire self-ignited.

“This was an isolated area where we keep boats in the summertime,” he said. “It’s not like these boats were in for service, the customers just chose them not to put their boats in the water this year.”

No buildings or docks were damaged as a result of the fire, police said.

The area is accessible to the public, Mr. Strong said, but customers would need approval and assistance from marina staff before moving or using a vessel, he said.

Photo caption: Mattituck firefighters on scene of the boat fire early Tuesday morning. (Credit: Courtesy of Mattituck Fire Department)

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Lia Cappiello, 9, climbed onto a stationary Southold police motorcycle as a police officer supervised. She pushed a button and sounded a siren that echoed through Mitchell Park in Greenport Wednesday.

“They showed us how to make it go very fast,” one of her brothers, Alessandro, 6, said.

Lia, Alessandro, and brother Christian, 2, were three of at least 150 children that attended Southold Police Kids’ FunFest, a free two-hour event in the park.

Children learned about police equipment, climbed into the Mobile Command Center, explored a patrol car, tried on police gear and even got fingerprinted with help from police detectives, highway and marine patrol officers, motorcycle and bicycle officers.

Created by Southold Town police in conjunction with nonprofit Paul Drum Life Experience Project and Greenport Village Summer Day Camp, the occasion was the second of its kind.

The organization, which works to enrich the lives of kids through hands-on experiences, according to its website, hosts an eight-week summer program free to children 7–12. The nonprofit was eager to expand the event to a wider audience this year, president of the organization Sharon Sailor said.

“Why only expose 20 kids who signed up for the class when we could expose the whole community?” she asked. “We wanted the community and the police force to come together, we want kids to know that they can … have an officer to talk to and there’s not anything to be afraid of.”

The interactive police session worked to expose kids to the benefits of local law enforcement, Arlene Klein, Creative Director of the Paul Drum Life Experience Project said.

Officers and children pose for a photo. (Credit: Kate Nalepinski)

“The officers have been so kind and generous with the kids,” she said. “It’s so the children can become familiar with the police and they understand that police are special, and they’re here to protect all of us.”

The event culminated with a demonstration from the Southold, Riverhead and Southampton K-9 corps.

Ruth Urwand of Cutchogue said the attention of the two children she was watching, Renny and Gabi Opisso, stayed on the canines during the presentation. She was excited to bring the girls to the waterfront location after she discovered the event on Facebook.

“Between our libraries and parks and beaches, we do something different every day,” she said. “I think they should see the police equipment and make that connection.”

Roughly six months of planning went into the event, police Chief Martin Flatley said.

“The kids and their counselors took advantage of everything we had to offer down here,” he said. “I think it was a success, and we’re aiming to do it again next year.”

Earlier this summer, the Paul Drum Life Experience Project hosted sign language and robot education sessions for their enrolled students.

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A Massapequa man faces multiple charges after driving the wrong direction on New Suffolk Avenue in Cutchogue, according to Southold Town police.

Police were alerted to the vehicle driving westbound in the eastbound lane and responding officers attempted to stop the vehicle Friday night shortly before 8:30 p.m. The driver, Douglas Aloise, 66, briefly stopped the vehicle but then continued westbound on New Suffolk Avenue. The vehicle stopped twice more before continuing on. Officers eventually stopped the vehicle and found the driver was intoxicated.

Mr. Aloise was charged with driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol at .08%, both misdemeanors, and two traffic violations.

• A Greenport man told police last Monday that he was the victim of identity theft, claiming that his Bank of America banking information had been changed and that two unauthorized checks amounting to $3,900 had been written and cashed. He also said that a Geico insurance policy had been opened in his name. An investigation is underway.

• A Cut-ch-ogue woman reported to police last Monday that a personal check had been forged and cashed in the amount of $4,050.52. The woman provided police with copies of the check. An investigation is underway.

• Around 6:47 p.m. Sunday, police responded to the home of a Greenport woman who reported a bedroom fire at her Third Street residence. Members of the Greenport Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire. The village building inspector was notified of the incident.

• An East Marion man told police last Wednesday that an unknown individual is forging East Marion Fire Department checks. An officer interviewed the department’s treasurer, who provided them with receipts of recent paid and unpaid checks. The treasurer closed all East Marion Fire Department accounts.

While at the fire station, the officer noticed that a desktop computer had been remotely accessed by a third party. The officer closed the program and had the treasurer contact his IT personnel, who began work on the computer.

• A woman allegedly stole a pair of Frieda Chain gold earrings valued at $75 from One Love Beach in Greenport Friday morning. An officers responded and canvassed the area but could not locate the suspect.

• An Orient man found a kayak washed up on Lands End Road Beach in Orient Sunday. The kayak had rocks and water in it and was overturned. It did not have any personal property.

When police arrived, the kayak was in the man’s yard. An officer impounded the kayak and the man said he would like to know if anyone claims the property.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

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A 57-year-old man was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital Tuesday afternoon after his legs were injured in a boating incident, according to Southold Town police.

Police Chief Martin Flatley said the Southampton Police Department received a call around 2:23 p.m. that a man fell in Peconic Bay. The call was relayed to Southold police and both departments began a search in the bay.

A Southold Bay Constable found the injured man aboard a vessel near James Creek in Mattituck. Three additional passengers were on board, police said. Mattituck Fire Department officials said boat propellers had scrapped the lower half of his legs and caused severe lacerations.

Police said in a press release the man entered the water to take a turn on a tube and failed to realize that the boat had been left in forward gear.

The bay constable took control of that boat and navigated back to Strong’s Marine in Mattituck where an ambulance was waiting. The ambulance transported him to Mattituck High School where he was airlifted for injuries that were not life-threatening.

“His lacerations were deep, but it did not look like it hit any arteries,” Chief Flatley said.

Additional information was not immediately available.

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Tammy Scrivener, 49, of Moriches was arrested Monday around 6:53 p.m. after she was found driving her 2009 Chevrolet Impala drunk on Route 48 in Southold, according to Southold Town police. She was stopped for failing to maintain her lane and then failed a field sobriety test. She was charged with DWI.

• Southold Town police arrested a 22-year-old Rochester man for driving drunk in Greenport early Sunday.

Richard Yates was stopped for speeding on Front Street in Greenport around 2:57 a.m., police said, and he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol.

Mr. Yates failed several standardized field sobriety tests and was charged with driving while intoxicated, officials said.

• Police were called to the Silver Sands Motel beach Sunday afternoon to a report of a swimmer in distress around 5 p.m.

Reports said the swimmer had gone out too far and his father, a Huntington Station man, was attempting to reach him to help. A passing good Samaritan boater in the area picked up the two men and brought them safely to shore, police said.

• Police responded to a report of ATVs driving on the beach near Sound Beach Drive in Mattituck Sunday around 5 p.m.

According to a police report, an officer instructed the operator, who spoke only Greek, to leave the beach. The officer was able to call and leave a message to the registered owner, a Bayside man, who was advised that ATVs are not permitted on the beach and would be towed next time.

• Numerous callers alerted police to a “large” fireworks display near West Lake Drive in Southold Saturday night.

When interviewed, the homeowner told police that the family was celebrating a recent wedding and was unaware they were disturbing the neighborhood. He agreed to stop setting fireworks off, reports said.

• An extension cord and industrial fan were reported stolen from a locked storage area at Karen’s Country Deli in Cut-ch-ogue Saturday.

• A Greenport woman called police Saturday to report an elderly woman with a walker was banging on her door for a couple of hours.

When located by police, the Huntington woman said she came to see old friends and family who live in the village and had confused it with a different address.

• Police were called Friday evening after a woman reported that a man left a Jamesport establishment with blood on his hands and a broken side view mirror on his BMW, heading east.

Police were unable to locate the vehicle, reports said.

• Police are investigating a report of vandalism at the Railroad Museum in Greenport earlier this month.

Surveillance footage shows two youths damaging two security cameras valued at $300 on Aug. 12 at approximately 4:30 p.m.

No arrests have been made in connection to the incident.

• A Laurel man called police to report that sometime between Aug. 9 and Aug. 16, an unknown person stole over $10,000 worth of medical equipment from his truck.

An investigation is ongoing.

• A Southold man reported to police Friday that his no trespassing sign was ripped down overnight. He requested extra patrols overnight, adding that it had happened before.

• Southold Town police are investigating a report of a home burglary in Southold.

A Maple Lane resident called police Friday to report that a blank check, engagement ring, wedding ring, emerald ring, various necklaces and earrings valued at over $11,000 were stolen from a bedroom drawer between 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Police found no signs of forced entry into the home, according to a report.

• Southold Fire Department and police officers responded to an anonymous report of a small fire in the bed of a truck on Carroll Avenue Friday around 6:45 a.m.

Officials noted that a boat cover had caught fire likely from rags, paint and chemicals left in the bed of the truck.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

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A good Samaritan helped rescue two men whose kayak overturned in rough seas just west of New Suffolk Beach Sunday afternoon, according to Southold Town police.

Police received a call just after 5:30 p.m. that two people were in the water and in distress. A Southold Town Bay Constable was dispatched to the scene. A nearby boater managed to pull the men out of the water prior to police arrival.

The boater transported the two 26-year-old men, who were from Setauket and Stony Brook, to the New Suffolk boat ramp where they were checked and released by members of the Cutchogue Fire Department.

Both men were wearing life jackets, police said. The kayakers reported high wind and rough seas overturned the kayak.

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An East End DWI Task Force operation in Southold Town Saturday night into Sunday on Labor Day weekend resulted in five arrests, according to Southold Town police.

Those arrested were:

Casey Luther, 35, of Moriches was charged with DWI and operating a motor vehicle for operating with .08% or more blood alcohol content.

Kit Lepre, 25, of Cutchogue was charged with DWI.

Jessica Jackson, 28, of Greenport Villa was charged with DWI and operating a motor vehicle with .08% or more blood alcohol content.

Alex Arce, 29, of Port Jefferson was charged with aggravated DWI.

Angel Perez, 32, of Greenport was charged with driving while ability impaired by alcohol and operating without a license.

The DWI Task Force involved members of the Southold, Riverhead, Suffolk County and New York State police departments.

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A 40-foot boat sank in Noyack Bay southwest of Shelter Island Tuesday afternoon, according to Southold Town police and a witness. Four people were aboard and no injuries were reported, police said.

Police Chief Martin Flatley said the department’s marine unit heard the call on marine radio and responded to assist. The water where the boat sank is Southampton Town’s jurisdiction, the chief said.

A small portion of the bow was sticking out of the water at about 3:15 p.m.

Sea Tow responded to the scene to salvage the boat. Additional details were not immediately available.

Photo caption: The sunken boat pictured around 3:15 Tuesday. (Credit: Donna Pradas/Courtesy)

Photo credit: Donna Pradas

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A young Greenport girl was killed Tuesday night in a T-bone crash at the intersection of Route 48 and Chapel Lane, Southold Town police said.

Amber Stulsky, 11, was a passenger in the rear seat of her mother’s 2003 Mercury Sable when it was struck while heading eastbound on Route 48 in Greenport shortly before 8:30 p.m., police said. Paul Greenfield, 71, of Port Jefferson was attempting to make a left-hand turn from Chapel Lane in a 2004 Infinity when his vehicle struck the Sable being driven by Amber’s mother, 32-year-old Rachael Smith of Greenport, as it passed the intersection.

Amber was transported to Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, where she succumbed to her injuries soon after the crash, police said. A Suffolk police medevac had been en route to Greenport High School, but was canceled as first responders opted to transport her via ambulance to the nearby hospital instead.

Route 48 was closed between Albertson and Moores lanes as first responders continued to work the scene. While the crash is still being investigated, no criminality is suspected, according to police.

The extent of any other injuries were not immediately clear. Mr. Greenfield was driving alone, police said.

Amber would have started fifth grade at Southold Elementary School Wednesday.

Southold Superintendent David Gamberg said the school’s faculty and staff met first thing Wednesday morning and are providing support to students and staff.

“As you can imagine a tragedy like this is never easy to cope with, but is even more pronounced on what is typically a day filled with joy, the first day of school,” he said in an email.

Mr. Gamberg sent a letter to elementary school families. He described Amber as a “lovely little girl.”

“Our heartfelt condolences go out to Amber’s family and friends,” he wrote. “Our staff is heartbroken.”

He said in the letter that neighboring school districts have offered their support and anyone who needs to reach out and contact anyone at Southold, whether the elementary school or district office.

The Mattituck School District issued a statement expressing condolences to Amber’s family and the Southold school community.

“On behalf of the MC Board of Education and your friends and staff in our district, we extend our sincerest sympathy, trusting that remembrance by so many friends will bring Amber’s family and the Southold School District comfort,” the statement said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.”

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A Southold Fire Department ambulance and fire chief’s vehicle collided while responding to an alarm Sunday around 11 a.m., according to reports. The collision occurred near Waterview Drive, north of Main Bayview Road in Southold.

• A Southold Park District commissioner reported damage to kayak racks at South Harbor Beach in Southold around 11:51 a.m. Sunday.

He told police that sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning, an unknown individual vandalized PVC plastic racks built to hold kayaks. Police determined that nine racks had been broken. The man requested an increase in nighttime patrols and said he wishes the park district to be reimbursed for the rack repairs, but did not wish to pursue criminal charges if the suspect is identified.

There were no cameras in the area, police said.

• Police responded to a 911 call near Bay East in Greenport around 8:48 p.m. last Friday, after the caller stated he had picked up seven people from a sinking vessel somewhere west of Jessups Neck. By the time the man called police, the boat had sunk completely. All individuals involved were medically checked. The U.S. Coast Guard, as well as an employee of Strong’s Marine, were notified. The boat had been rented from Strong’s and the employee said he would make arrangements to have the vessel salvaged.

• Police assisted a Setauket man whose boat was taking on water around 12:16 p.m. last Friday. The boat was inoperable between Orient Point and Plum Island lighthouses. The man was taken aboard a police vessel and the boat was towed to Orient by the Sea Marina, police said.

• A Southold woman told police last Thursday around 2:21 p.m. that an American flag valued at $50 had been removed from a post on her front lawn.

• A Greenport man fled the scene of a crash after his vehicle collided with another near First Street in Greenport, south of Adams Street, around 12:02 a.m. Saturday. Police said the man was making a right-hand turn when he struck a Huntington man’s vehicle, which was parked in a designated parking spot and left unattended.

Officers were able to identify the Greenport man via surveillance video.

• A Mattituck man told police Saturday around 12:56 p.m. that an unknown individual took a 2-by-4-foot painted wooden sign from his West Mills Road residence. The man said he had last seen the yellow sign Aug. 11.

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.

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The Daniel Gale Sotheby office on Love Lane in Mattituck was damaged late Wednesday night by a minor fire in the basement. The cause was determined to be electrical, according to Carol Szynaka, the East End sales manager.

The smell of smoke was still prevalent Thursday morning on Love Lane and the glass on the front windows and door at the office was shattered.

Southold police chief Martin Flatley said the fire was was not suspicious. It occurred around 11:30 p.m.

Ms. Szynaka said she got a call late Wednesday night from a friend who alerted her there was a fire. She jumped out of bed, she said, and headed to the scene from her Southold home.

She said they were fortunate of the timing and that no one was inside and firefighters were able to limit the damage.

“It was so impressive the way those men and women rallied together,” she said.

By the time she got to Mattituck, about 20 to 30 firefighters were already working at the scene, she said.

“It makes you proud to be there,” she said.

She said they’re fortunate to have office space nearby with another Mattituck location on Main Road and offices in Cutchogue and Greenport that can fill the void temporarily until repairs are made. Desks are already set up at the other Mattituck location and she said they’re “quickly going to get things back up and running” on Love Lane.

Daniel Gale Sotheby International Realty is based in Cold Spring Harbor has 26 sales offices.

Photo caption: Broken glass and fire damage were visible at the front of the office Thursday morning. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister)

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The smoke damaged sign at Daniel Gale on Love Lane. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister)

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