From a hospital patient accused of swinging at a security guard in Greenport to an early-morning orange hurled at a Front Street window, the Southold police blotter last week also included a pair of deli break-ins, a man reportedly placing his foot near passing car tires, and a missing alcohol delivery that turned up exactly where it was supposed to be.
April 20 – Around 1:30 a.m., a patient at a Greenport hospital allegedly swung at a security guard during intake, after a vape pen was allegedly found in her room during a routine contraband check. According to a police report, the woman “attempted to strike” the guard “in the face with a closed fist,” but the guard and a nurse “held back” the punch. The hospital employees declined to press charges but asked for an officer to speak with the woman. She was advised that she could have been arrested for her alleged behavior, and said she understood, according to a report.
Around 2:30 p.m., police were called to a home on Bergen Ave. in Mattituck, by a homeowner who saw someone on his property through a security camera. It was later determined that the person was making a delivery to a neighbor and went to the wrong house, according to a report.
Around 9 p.m., a restaurant manager on Front St. in Greenport contacted her her boss to report that two individuals were standing outside the restaurant as she was getting ready to close up and that she didn’t feel comfortable with the subjects there. The restaurant owner called police, who canvassed the area for the individuals without success, according to a report.
April 21 – Around 10:30 a.m., a Anglers Road resident contacted police about her 80-year-old neighbor. According to a police report, the caller has construction going on at her house and as part of the work there is a dumpster on her property. The caller told police that the neighbor “has been going through” the dumpster. The construction manager asked the neighbor not to go through the dumpster, according to the report, but the neighbor allegedly persisted. A responding officer interviewed the neighbor, who was advised to stay out of the dumpster. The caller also told police that her neighbor has a key to her residence that she was like returned, and the responding officer effectuated the return of the key. No further action was taken, according to a report.
Around 3 p.m., two individuals from Southold and Northampton, NY turned up at police headquarters to report that one of them had sent money to an individual for a rental property via the online money transfer service Zelle, but had sent the money to the wrong phone number. A detective was notified and an investigation is ongoing, according to a report.
Around 4:30 p.m., a child protective service worker contacted Southold police to conduct a wellness check at a home in Greenport. The worker was concerned that “the children were unsupervised and one child had burns on his face and the other child [had] a toothache,” according to a police report. A responding officer was met at the front door by the children’s mother, who said her children were playing in the park. During the interview, the mother told the officer that her one child sustained burns to his face while “playing with a bag of chips that was on fire,” according to the report. She also said she is aware her other child has a toothache and planned to make a dentist appointment the following day. While the officer was at the location, the two children returned to the home, according to the police report. An officer examined and interviewed the children. Both told the cop they were not in pain, and one child confirmed the mother’s account that his face was burned playing with the burning bag of chips. When the mother stated that she is having a difficult time raising the children on her own, an officer gave her contact information 24-hour crisis intervention hotline.
Around 8 p.m., police received a call about a male on Main St. in Greenport “in dark clothing” who “was attempting to place his foot underneath of car tires as they were passing him.” A responding officer canvassed the area for such an individual without success.
April 22 – Around 1 a.m., police arrested Joshua Fuller, 38, of Hampton Bays, on an outstanding warrant, according to a police report, which noted that Riverhead police located Fuller in their jurisdiction and contacted their counterparts in Southold, since the warrant was issued by Southold Town Justice Court.
Around 8 p.m., a Manorville woman contacted police to report a residence owned by her son’s company on Moores Lane in Greenport may have been the target of a theft. According to the woman, the home has been empty for about two years and is listed with a local real estate agent. The agent contacted the son to report that the kitchen and bathroom fixtures are missing from the house. A detective has been assigned to investigate the case, according to a police report.
April 23 – Around 5:30 a.m., a resident on Front St. in Greenport contacted police to report that “someone threw an orange at his window.” A responding officer “observed splattered pieces of oranges on the back door” to the complainant’s apartment. The complainant said he did not see who threw the fruit and that he “does not have issues with anyone.” A responding officer advised the man to get install security cameras.
Also around 5:30 a.m., police responded to a deli on Main Road in Cutchogue for a report of a damaged window. The individual at the deli told police someone smashed her glass window with a rock and took money from a cash register. A detective was notified and an investigation is ongoing, according to police.
About a half hour later, at another Main Road deli — this one in Mattituck — a patrol officer observed the front glass door of the deli to be broken, with a large red brick inside the store. Detectives are also investigating that incident.
Around 2 p.m., police were called to a church on Main Road in Southold for a report of a disturbance. There they found a 38-year-old Southampton man talking to a church worker. The Southampton man told police he was in the church’s back parking lot to leave his jacket for people in need and “spread the [G]ospel.” A caller at the church had told police the man “scared her friend by pulling up behind her car,” though he did not make contact with the friend or the caller, according to a police report. The Southampton man was advised to “avoid this type of interaction” at the church in the future.
Around 4:30 p.m., police were called to a Main Road residence in East Marion, where a homeowner told police that “a male walks his dog past her residence and he antagonizes her dog with his.” A canvass of the area was conducted, but police were unable to locate the allegedly provocative dog walker.
Around 9:30 p.m., police were called to the North Ferry in Greenport for a report of a “highly intoxicated male and female” attempting to board the ferry. Both of the pair are well-known to local police and turn up frequently in police reports. Earlier last week, police were called to a residence on Front St. in Greenport, after the woman’s daughter told police her mother had a contusion on her head and said “someone hit her,” but was “intoxicated and unable to explain what happened.” She was transported to a local hospital after that incident, according to reports.
April 24 – Around 3:30 p.m., police were called to Harvest Lane in Laurel, where a resident said she observed someone abusing their dog. She told police that around 1:30 p.m., she observed a dog loose in the roadway. As she was taking hold of the dog’s collar to determine who owns the animal, a neighboring couple appeared to call the dog over. The caller then said she observed the male dog owner “repeatedly kick .. the dog.” A responding officer interviewed the dog owners, who denied kicking the dog and said a cable company recently damaged their dog fence, allowing the dog to run free. They said they are in the process of repairing the fence. The officer observed the dog to be in good health with no visible injuries. No further action was taken, according to a report.
Around 4 p.m., a Willow Drive homeowner in Greenport West contacted police to report that on April 9, she observed through her security cameras an unknown male walking around in her backyard. She told authorities that she has posted the video online and that neighbors informed her that the same man was seen in their yards as well. Extra patrols were requested for the neighborhood.
Around 6 p.m., an Orient resident called police to say that someone dropped a dumpster on her property, but that she never ordered a dumpster and doesn’t want it on her lawn. The dumpster company was contacted, but by then it was after business hours. The homeowner was advised that she could have the dumpster towed away if she did not want to wait for normal business hours the following day.
Around 9:45 p.m. a “highly intoxicated” resident of Hobart Road in Southold contacted police to complain that his alcohol delivery from a local liquor store hadn’t arrived. He told police the delivery is usually left at his back door, but it never came. An observant officer located the alcohol delivery in a brown paper bag … at the man’s backdoor. No further action was taken.
April 25 – Around 9 a.m., a patrol officer received a notification of a suspended registration on a vehicle travelling west on Route 25 near Bailey Ave. By the time the officer received confirmation from headquarters that the registration was, in fact, suspended, the vehicle had turned onto Manhassett Ave. and was soon “out of sight,” according to a police report. The officer later located the vehicle in the Safe Harbor Marina parking lot. Two Greenport West men were observed standing outside the vehicle. Both claimed to police that “they didn’t know who the driver was,” according to the report, while one later acknowledged to police that the registered owner, Gabriel Jimenez, 40, of Greenport West, was driving the car and that he had been drinking Heineken beer. Jimenez could not be located, the report noted, but inside the vehicle the officer found Heineken beer and a bottle of tequila “in plain sight.” The car’s plates were confiscated and the car was towed away, according to the report.
Also around 9 a.m., police were called to a residence on Middle Road in Mattituck, for a report of a subject “sleeping on private property” there. A responding officer recognized a 38-year-old Wading River woman from a previous encounter. According to a police report, the woman could not “explain why she was there [or] what day of the week it was.” She was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Around 10 a.m., police were called to Front St. in Greenport for a report of “an unknown white substance in a plastic bag” in the parking lot of the Greenport Post Office. A responding officer observed “what appeared to be a crushed white mint in a clear candy wrapper.” No further action was taken, according to a report.
Around 2 p.m., police were called to mitigate a dispute over alleged trespassing on Canoe Path in Mattituck. A South Dr. resident told police that Canoe Path is not public property and there is no public access to Mattituck Inlet through there, but that a 57-year-old Mattituck man was accessing it anyway — and that he felt “threatened” by that action. The 57-year-old countered that Canoe Path is open to the public and that he has the right to walk there. “Both parties were advised that based on previous Southold Town Court proceedings that this matter will be considered a civil issue until the rights to Canoe Path are determined.” A few minutes after the South Dr. resident called police on the 57-year-old man, he called police to report that the South Dr. man was “illegally doing construction on public property.” An officer determined that homeowner was “repairing his retaining wall that goes along his driveway with sand.” The 57-year-old was advised of these findings and instructed to call the Town Building Dept. in the future “should he wish to pursue any complaints regarding alleged construction without permits.”
April 26 – Around 2:25 a.m., a Nassau Point Road resident contacted police to report hearing “loud noises, possibly gunshots” in the area. Responding officers canvassed the area to locate the source of the noise, without success.
Around 7 p.m., police responded to Middle Road and Bridge Lane in Peconic, for a report of a woman vomiting on the side of the road. Police canvassed the area for the woman in question, without success.
All individuals named in police reports are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Charges may be reduced, dismissed or result in an acquittal.