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SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — A resident reported to Southampton Village Police this week that he had recently noticed that someone cashed a check from his Suffolk Credit Union account for $5,700 that he had not written or authorized. He told police that when notified of the fraud, the bank refunded the money to his account but wanted a police report to be filed.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — An employee of the 7-Eleven convenience store on North Sea Road reported to Southampton Village Police on April 22 that he observed a man take a Red Bull energy drink and a toothbrush off the store shelves and put them in his sweatshirt pocket and leave the store without paying for them. When confronted by the employee the man came back into the store and paid for the items. The store called police and asked that the man be told he was not to return and would be arrested for trespassing if he did, but declined to press petit larceny charges against him.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Two men were charged by Village Police with drug possession on April 15 after they were pulled over on Armande Street and found to be in possession of illegal narcotics, according to police. Roger R. Miller, 63, of Seville and Kenny Moses, 58, of Southampton, were each charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a misdemeanor.
HAMPTON BAYS — The manager of Riverhead Building Supply reported to Southampton Town Police on April 19 that someone had stolen two power tools from the store.
NOYAC — A Deerfield Road resident reported to Southampton Town Police on April 19 that while she and her husband were out of town in February and March someone had stolen a significant amount of jewelry from their house.
WATER MILL — A resident reported to Southampton Town Police on April 15 that he was being blackmailed by a person or persons who threatened to send explicit photos of him to family and friends if he did not purchase several gift cards and turn them over to the blackmailer. The man says he purchased gift cards totaling $500 and sent them to the person. When the person demanded he send another $500 the man went to the police and gave them information about the blackmailer.
SOUTHAMPTON — A Millstone Road resident reported to Town Police on April 15 that someone had fraudulently withdrawn $3,000 from their bank account without their approval.
RIVERSIDE — A Pine Street man told Town Police on April 16 that he looked outside when he heard his neighbor’s car alarm go off and saw a man inside his own backyard at about 11:24 p.m. The trespasser ran off, and the resident chased the trespasser to a nearby gas station, the resident reported. Police said when the responding officer arrived at the gas station, the resident pointed out the trespasser to the officer. Elmer Cuc, 28, no address given, was charged with third-degree criminal trespass, a misdemeanor.
RIVERSIDE — A Pine Street woman told Town Police on April 16 at 8 a.m. that someone had gone through her vehicle overnight and taken an Apple MacBook and a yellow gold necklace. She located the suspect with her stolen property in Riverhead and confronted him along with Riverhead Town Police, Southampton Town Police said. The suspect returned the MacBook but not the necklace, police said. Detectives were notified to investigate.
