A man grilling corn prompted a fire call in Mattituck, a report of a disheveled man in the woods turned out to be someone taking his morning walk, and police were summoned over an unleashed dog, a dead deer in a creek and a mysterious noise in a Southold backyard that may have been an animal. Meanwhile, a Mastic woman was arrested for resisting arrest following an altercation with police and the ongoing backlash against the county’s Flock cameras continued, with one camera apparently disconnected and another adorned with a sign declaring, “Driving is Not a Crime.”

Aug. 31 – Around 3 a.m., while on routine patrol, a Southold officer noticed that a Flock camera at the corner of Aldrich Lane and Sound Ave. in Laurel “did not appear to have any physical wires from the module connected to the camera,” according to a report, which said the information was reported to a detective. Multiple Flock cameras have been vandalized this summer.

Around 1:30 p.m., police received a call from a Champlin Place resident in Greenport West, with a complaint that “he believes his neighbor is on his property,” and said that he has had an “ongoing issue with his neighbor” over the property line. A responding officer spoke with the complainant through a Ring camera. After speaking to the complainant through the camera, a responding officer spoke with the neighbor, who said there is a surveyor “walking along the properties between Bailey Ave. and Champlin Place for an easement dispute.” The neighbor told police she is “tired of these ongoing complaints and would like to be left alone.” The following day, the same man again complained to police about his neighbor “sending surveyors over on his side of the property.” A responding officer did not observe any such surveyors. He advised the homeowner that “surveyors are in the area conducting measurements and that they would need access to the surrounding properties.” Then, on Sept. 4, the neighbor called police to report that one of the stakes placed by a surveyor to delineate the property line between the two residences had been broken. While an officer was at the neighbor’s house, the complainant went to police headquarters seeking an order of protection against the neighbor. He was advised to contact the Southold Justice Court to determine whether the situation would warrant an order of protection.

Around 2 p.m., a Southold man arrived at police headquarters to report losing his wallet in the vicinity of the Magic Fountain on Main Road in Mattituck. So far, the wallet has not turned up, according to a report.

Around 2:30 p.m., a woman arrived at police headquarters to report that “someone possibly stole her Cartier watch from on top of her nightstand” at a Glenn Road residence in Southold. A detective was notified.

Sept. 1 – Around 10:30 a.m., a Cutchogue woman arrived at police headquarters to report finding a Honda key fob attached to a beaded fish key chain at the dead end of East Road. The key fob was inventories and secured in a police property room.

Around 3:30 p.m., an employee at Mitchell Park marina contacted police to report an intoxicated man in the park. Responding officer located the man in the Adams St. parking lots, at which point he told them he would stay away from the park.

Around 8 p.m., Southold police arrested Travis Gast, 39, of East Quogue, on an outstanding Southold Town warrant at the Nassau County Jail, according to a police report.

Around 11:30 a.m., a 78-year-old Fishers Island man contacted police to find out how to turn over a “BB gun and various accessories,” and was instructed to bring the gun to the STPD’s Fishers Island headquarters, which he did.

Sept. 2 – Around 12:30 p.m., Southold police received a request from Shelter Island police to assist in a search for a missing swimmer, and a Southold police dive team found the missing swimmer under the dock where he had entered the water, according to police.

Around 1 p.m., a resident on Madison Ave. in Greenport reported a “disheveled subject in the woods” behind the house. A responding officer located a 29-year-old Cutchogue man walking west on Monsell Trail, who stated that he was taking his morning walk. The man “appeared to be OK and did not require STPD assistance,” according to a report. The following day around 5:15 p.m., police were called to North Road and Moores Lane in Greenport for a report of a “subject with a black beard jumping in and out of traffic” in the area. Responding officers located the same 29-year-old, who reported that he was simply “walking along the roadway and everything was fine.”

Around 3:15 p.m., police responded to Minnehaha Blvd. for an anonymous report of a woman walking her dog without a leash. The woman in question was located, and she “reported that from now on she will put a leash on her dog.”

Sept. 3 – Around 6:30 p.m., police and Southold firefighters were called to a location near the corner of Middle Road and Route 48 in Mattituck for a report of a fire. There, they found a 48-year-old Greenport man “grilling corn” and “there was no fire.” 

Around 5 p.m., police were called to a beach near East Road and Pequash Ave. in Cutchogue, for a report by a local property owners association that there were “subjects on the beach without permission” from the property owners association. The group said they would gather their belongings and leave.

Around 11:15 p.m., police were called to a location on Sixth Ave. in Greenport for a “domestic incident,” and during the course of their intervention, police determined that Urry Dodard, 48, of Farmingville had an active bench warrant out of Suffolk County Police Dept. Dodard was transported to Riverhead and turned over to Suffolk County police.

Sept. 4 – Around 1:30 a.m., during a routine patrol, an officer observed a vehicle failing to maintain its lane on Middle Road in Mattituck, and initiated a traffic stop. David Cristelot, 51, of Deer Park, “had the odor of alcohol emanating from his breath” and “performed poorly” on field sobriety tests, according to a police report. He was arrested for alleged driving while intoxicated.

Around 9:30 a.m., police were called to Central Ave. in Greenport for a report of a dispute between neighbors. A 67-year-old Greenport woman told police her neighbor “had shouted at her to quiet down because the tone of her voice was heard in such a manner that was allegedly disrupting the peace of the surrounding neighbors on Central Ave.” She identified the neighbor, but said she “did not wish to speak to [her] at this time and cause further conflict but wanted to confirm if there was anything further contributing to the problem.” The neighbor was interviewed, and told police that the 67-year-old woman “had been frequently talking and acting in such a manner that was causing an annoyance amongst various residents who live close by … such as speaking very loudly on her front porch during early morning hours.” Advised of this, the 67-year-old “stated that she did not believe she was speaking very loudly to the point when it would annoy anyone but agreed to be mindful of her neighbors.”

Around 3:15 p.m., a Wickham Ave. resident in Mattituck contacted police to report a dead deer in the creek behind the house. She was advised that “nature will take its course and that the town does not remove them from the water.”

Sept. 5 – Around 1 a.m., a 25-year-old Manhasset man on foot called police and “claimed to see people being chased and possibly fighting” on Front St. in Greenport. He told police he was walking toward the North Ferry “when he noted a male subject running after him.” He said he “told [the male subject] he did not want to fight and the man struck him in the face one time.”

The 25-year-old was “unable to provide a further description or a direction in which the suspect ran away.” Responding units canvassed the area for a suspect or any potential witnesses without success. The man told them he only wished to have the incident documented.

Around 9:45 a.m., a patrol officer observed a Honda traveling westbound on Main Road near the Peconic Bay Yacht Club with an expired, 2025 inspection sticker, according to a police report. Following a traffic stop, police determined that driver Natasha Owens, 52, of Greenport was driving with a suspended license and that the Honda she was driving had no insurance and a registration that had expired in 2023. The car was towed and the license plates confiscated, according to a police report.

Around noon, a Center St. resident in Greenport contacted police to report that the rear passenger side window of her car, which was parked in front of her residence had been shattered, though no items inside the car appeared to missing, according to a report. A canvass of the area determined there to be no surveillance cameras on the block that could have captured the incident.

Around 10 p.m., police received of an anonymous report of “three subjects getting out of a gray sedan and walk into [a Depot Lane Christmas tree farm in Cutchogue] with flashlights.” Responding officers canvassed the area, but did not locate any such vehicle or individuals.

Sept. 6 – Just after midnight, police were called to a bar on Front St. in Greenport for a report of a fight. Responding officers spoke to a bar employee, who told them “he asked a patron not to take a bottle outside and there was a disagreement,” but no physical altercation.

Around 2:30 a.m., police received a report of a driver running a red light in East Marion. A responding officer observed the vehicle in question “go over the double yellow lines multiple times,” and initiated a traffic stop. The driver, a 25-year-old Jackson Heights man, “did not show any signs of impairment but stated he could not find Truman’s Beach.” An officer advised the driver to be more conscious of his driving, and gave him directions to the beach.

Around 8:30 a.m., while on routine patrol, an officer noted a sign zip-tied to a Flock camera at the corner of Manhasset Ave. and North Road in Greenport West, stating “Driving is Not a Crime,” one of a string of area Flock cameras vandalized in recent months. A detective was notified.

Around 4:30 p.m., police were called to Willow Drive in East Marion for a report of a possible motor vehicle accident. In the course of the investigation, driver Patricia Davis, 39, of Mastic Beach, allegedly refused multiple times to exit her vehicle. At that point, “officers escorted Davis out of the vehicle and attempted to place her in handcuffs,” according to a report. “Davis became combative when being told she was under arrest, [and] actively resisted. She was ultimately arrested and charged with resisting arrest and obstructing government administration.

Around 8:30 p.m., police were called to a residence on Red Fawn Road in Southold, after a resident reported “hearing something move in the backyard.” Responding officers canvassed the area and found “nothing out of the ordinary.” The resident was advised that “she may have heard an animal in the backyard and she agreed.”

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.