Montauk Fisherman Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison in Fish Fraud Scheme
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The F/V New Age in its slip at the town commercial wharf in Montauk.
The F/V New Age in its slip at the town commercial wharf in Montauk.
Christopher Walsh on Jul 11, 2024
Christopher Winkler, a Montauk fisherman who was convicted last year of falsifying records in order to sell fluke and black sea bass in quantities that exceeded legal limits, has been... more
East Hampton Village Police arrested a 24-year-old Springs man, Kevin Ricardo Montalvo, on two charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree on Friday night, February 21, after a traffic stop on Montauk Highway. Montalvo could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted on each of the charges. According to Detective Sergeant Jennifer Dunn, Montalvo was driving a 2016 Chevrolet work van when he was found to be in possession of 53.12 grams — slightly under 2 ounces — of cocaine laced with fentanyl. Dunn also said that there were 50 small plastic packets ...
22 Feb 2025 by T.E. McMorrow
A Sag Harbor man, Shane Thomas Cavanaugh, 27, who has been incarcerated since being picked up by East Hampton Town Police on a bench warrant on January 31, remained in custody as of Tuesday morning, unable to meet the $20,000 bail set for his release by County Judge John Collins on February 13. The bench warrant was issued after Cavanaugh failed to appear for a couple of court dates. Cavanaugh, who has been arrested at least three times in the past five months, twice by East Hampton Town Police and once by Southampton Town Police, is facing a multitude of ...
19 Feb 2025 by T.E. McMorrow
A former East Hampton Village Police secretary who in 2020 filed a discrimination complaint against the Village, the Police Department and a former supervisor claiming that she was repeatedly harassed, demeaned and berated has petitioned New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division to annul and reverse a 2024 determination of the state Division of Human Rights dismissing the complaint. Layla Bennett, who has since retired, names the village, the police department and the Division of Human Rights in her petition. The Division of Human Rights had found probable cause to believe her claims of discrimination and retaliation in 2021, but ...
by Christopher Walsh
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