Excerpts from the Southold Town Police Press Reports, May 21, 2017
A Cutchogue woman called police on May 14 to report that someone knocked her mailbox off its post, causing $10 worth of damage.
A Greenport woman called police on May 14 to report finding a baby raccoon in a box at the Center Street basketball courts. Police responded and released the raccoon into the Moores Lane woods.
On May 15 an anonymous caller reported to police that a group of youths on skateboards were causing a traffic hazard at Mattituck Plaza on Main Road. Police responded and canvassed the area, but did not find the youths.
An anonymous female caller telephoned police on May 15 to report that a woman was trying to flag down motorists near Manor Place in Greenport. Police located the woman, who had just been released from Eastern Long Island Hospital and had nowhere to go. Police took her to headquarters where she awaited a taxi to take her to the county shelter.
Just after midnight on May 16, an anonymous caller reported to police that loud music was coming from the Whisky Wind in Greenport. Police responded and determined that there were no outdoor speakers, so they just shut the front door of the bar. No further action was taken.
A Greenport man phoned police on May 16 to report that a male subject was looking in vehicles parked along Carpenter Street. Police responded and interviewed the suspect, who told them that he had run out of gas and was looking for some. No further information was provided.
Police received an anonymous call on May 17 about youths jumping off the Goose Creek Bridge in Southold. When police arrived they found no one jumping off the bridge.
On May 17, Janice Claudio of Claudio’s Restaurant in Greenport phoned police after observing two unknown subjects attempting to dock their boat at a dock attached to Claudio’s property. When Claudio asked that they move their boat, the men refused. Police arrived and after determining who the subjects were, they contacted the boat’s owner, who stated that he hired the subjects to launch his boat and secure it at the dock, which he said he had permission to do from the dock owner. Claudio’s lawyer responded to the location and stated that the dock in question had been tied up in litigation for years. William Claudio stated that when he purchased the property the dock was on, he obtained full ownership and control over the dock and that it stated this clearly on his land deed. The boat owner, who was on vacation, stated that in an attempt to avoid further confrontation, he would have the boat moved. Since it was late at night, it was agreed that the boat would be moved in the morning.
A Mattituck man notified police on May 18 that $100 worth of damage had been done to windows at his house. Police are investigating.
A police officer on foot patrol on May 20 noticed a man urinating on Front Street in Greenport. He interviewed the subject and dismissed him with a warning not to urinate on the street in the future.
On May 20, a Southold man arrived at police headquarters to surrender ammunition he found in his father-in-law’s basement. The ammunition was inventoried and will be destroyed.
On May 21, a Southold man reported that his son’s bicycle had been stolen from a bus stop in town. Police have no suspects.
Editor’s note: A criminal charge is an accusation. By law, a person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
