Blotter: Man breaks up burglary on boat in Greenport; bachelorettes wouldn’t...
A Rhode Island man reported that an unknown man entered his boat while it was docked off Manhanset Avenue in Greenport early Friday morning, but he ran from the scene after the boat owner confronted...
View ArticleBlotter: Road rage incident reported in Mattituck
A road rage incident was reported to Southold Town police last Tuesday morning. A 21-year-old Southold man said he was driving behind another vehicle when they both turned onto Route 48 in Mattituck,...
View ArticleBlotter: Northport teen charged with DWI after crashing into pole
Southold Town police arrested a 19-year-old Northport woman for driving while intoxicated after she crashed into a pole in Mattituck Saturday. Officials said Rachel Fine was driving eastbound on Route...
View ArticleDinizio resigns from town’s Justice Review and Reform Task Force
Southold Town Councilman Jim Dinizio resigned Tuesday from the town’s Justice Review and Reform Task Force, which is responsible for reforming police practices, citing different management styles from...
View ArticleBlotter: More political signs reported stolen, damaged
Southold police received a number of reports last week about stolen or damaged political signs. On Oct. 12, two New Suffolk women reported that “Biden-Harris” signs had been stolen from their...
View ArticleSouthold Blotter: Driver charged with DWI after fleeing crash scene
Southold Town police arrested a 26-year-old Greenport man for driving while intoxicated after he fled the scene of a crash Saturday. According to police, Luis Santos Perez was operating a 1999 Subaru...
View ArticleUpdate: Queens man found dead after rowboat overturned in Long Island Sound
Update (11:30 a.m.): Southold police recovered the body of a Queens man early Saturday morning after an extensive search Friday night after a rowboat overturned in Long Island Sound and only one...
View ArticleCops: Driver suffers serious injuries in single-car crash late Thursday
A Southold man suffered serious injuries after he was ejected from his vehicle in a single-car accident late Thursday night on Main Road in Southold. Police said Liam Toman, 22, was driving a 2004...
View ArticleSouthold Blotter: Washed-up juvenile coyote reported at Bailie Beach
A Mattituck man reported a washed-up juvenile coyote at Bailie Beach Sunday. Police said it may have come from Connecticut. • Police were notified of an elderly man who urinated while waiting in line...
View ArticleSynergy meeting between police, community takes on added importance this year
Open communication can be a safeguard against misunderstanding. That was the thinking three years ago behind the start of a series of Town of Southold Anti-Bias Task Force-inspired Synergy meetings...
View ArticleSouthold Blotter: Greenport man arrested under Leandra’s Law
Southold Town police stopped a car on Route 48 in Southold last Saturday after the driver, Joseph Verley, 40, of Greenport was observed speeding. Mr. Verley was determined to be intoxicated with two...
View ArticleCommunity input sought as Southold Justice Review & Reform Task Force gets to...
To accomplish its mission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the criminal justice system in Southold Town, the newly formed Southold Justice Review & Reform Task Force needs your help. At a...
View ArticleAt virtual Synergy meeting, police chief says department welcomes review, but...
A virtual meeting involving the Southold Town Police Department and the community was wrapping up last Wednesday night when two final questions, related to the Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force and...
View ArticleBlotter: Two-car crash results in injury in Greenport
An injury was reported following a two-car crash on Main Road in Greenport last Friday evening. According to a police report, a woman was driving a Dodge sedan west on Route 25 near Silvermere Road...
View ArticleBlotter: Man caught on surveillance video stealing hedge trimmer
Southold Town police arrested a 57-year-old Greenport man who reportedly stole a hedge trimmer from a trailer Saturday. Surveillance footage captured Joseph Rhodes entering a driveway on Fourth Avenue...
View ArticleSouthold Blotter: Police investigating burglary at Greenport home
Southold Town police detectives are investigating a burglary reported at a Greenport home last week. According to a police report, a 71-year-old First Street resident reported an unknown person...
View ArticleCops: Landscaper airlifted with serious injuries after tree trimming accident
A landscaper was seriously injured in Southold Wednesday afternoon when a large tree branch fell onto his head, according to Southold Town police. The Peconic man was airlifted to Stony Brook...
View ArticleBlotter: Cutchogue man charged with DWI
Southold Town police arrested a 45-year-old Cutchogue man for DWI Sunday. Police said Jason Huhn was stopped on Route 25 around 7:30 p.m. after an officer saw him pull out from Pequash Avenue in...
View ArticleBlotter: Middle Island man charged with DWI in Greenport
Southold Town police arrested a 40-year-old Middle Island man for driving while intoxicated in Greenport Sunday. According to police, Paul Mejia was seen driving along Front Street repeatedly honking...
View ArticleUpdated: Body of missing kayaker found in Peconic Bay identified
A report of an overdue kayaker that sparked a broad search of the western Peconic Estuary ended in tragedy on Saturday night when the body of the 18-year-old kayaker was found by a Southold Town...
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