On Sept. 22, police received a call from Charles Tyler, 55, with no known address, calling to report that another man, 44, also with no known address, was intoxicated and passed out at Mitchell Park in Greenport. Responding officers advised both men that they are not permitted to drink alcohol in public. Both men left the area, and no further action was taken. The next day, Tyler was observed back at the park, drinking a Natty Daddy alcoholic drink, according to a report. A responding officer observed the drinking, dumped the can’s contents out and issued Tyler a code violation ticket. An hour later, police received another complaint about Tyler allegedly drinking and urinating in the park. A responding officer did not observe either activity, so no further action was taken. Three days later, police received another report about an intoxicated male “passed out” on a park bench. A responding officer observed Tyler sitting on a bench with another open can of Natty Daddy next to him, and he was issued another village code violation.
On Sept. 22, James Helsel, 67, of East Marion was arrested for alleged driving while intoxicated, according to police. Authorities received a call about a car driving eastbound on Route 25 and failing to maintain its lane. A responding officer located the vehicle and observed the car “leave its lane of travel” and “[stop] at a green light,” according to a report. The car was pulled over and Helsel was arrested.
On Sept. 24, Christian Davis, 30, of Greenport was arrested on unspecified narcotics charges, following the execution of a search warrant by the East End Drug Task Force at a residence on Main St. in Greenport.
On Sept. 24, police received an odd report about an incident near Alvahs Lane and Middle Road in Cutchogue. According to the report, a Cutchogue man, 58, was walking down the street when a 28-year-old passed him, turned around and said, “You want to talk about society? I will teach you a little something about society.” The 58-year-old saw a friend drive by in a car, and hopped in the car and drove away. Police interviewed the 28-year-old, who told them he did walk past the other man, but did not speak. No further action was taken.
On Sept. 26, around 4 p.m., police received a call from an employee at a restaurant on Main Road in Mattituck, claiming that three teenage boys wearing ski masks were looking into a store window and making the customers feel uncomfortable. The trio climbed into a white Land Rover Discovery and fled before police arrived.
Around 2 a.m. on Sept. 28, a Fifth St. resident in Greenport told police he observed a car strike a vehicle that was parked, and then flee the scene. Police tracked down the car owner at home, who insisted to police that he had lent his car to a friend — but refused to identify the friend. An investigation is ongoing. Around 6 p.m. that evening, there was another report of a vehicle striking a parked car, this time on First St, and fleeing the scene.
On Sept. 28, Charlies Laurence, 61, of Southampton was arrested for alleged boating while intoxicated. Police were called to a waterfront restaurant on Old Main Road in Southold for a report of an apparently intoxicated person trying to leave the area by boat. A responding officer spoke with Laurence on the dock. “It was apparent that he could not safely operate the vessel,” according to a report. “Laurence agreed that it was best that he call for a ride.” The marine officer left the restaurant, but “stopped at Port of Egypt Marina and observed Laurence leave [the restaurant] in a southerly direction,” — after which the officer performed a vessel stop in Southold Bay and towed Laurence’s boat back to the town’s DEC ramp.
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.