Skip to main content

Liquid Marijuana Charges

Thu, 05/23/2019 - 06:37

A 50-year-old and a 17-year-old were arrested in separate incidents earlier this month after being found in possession of liquid marijuana. 

The man, Allen Brett Cooper of Englewood, Fla., was arrested during a traffic stop on Second House Road in Montauk on June 19. East Hampton Town police stopped his 2001 Nissan at about 2:40 a.m. after he allegedly failed to signal. When he rolled down his window, the officer said he got a whiff of marijuana.  

According to the report, police found 10 smoking device cartridges along with two small containers holding a brown substance that later tested positive for the presence of marijuana. He was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. 

Following an arraignment later that day, Justice Lisa R. Rana released him on his own recognizance. 

The night before, police pulled over a carload of teens in Amagansett. The 17-year-old, who lives in that hamlet, was the driver of a 2003 Volkswagen that was stopped on Napeague Meadow Road shortly after 11:25 p.m., when a complaint about shooting off fireworks was called in.

During the stop, the officer noticed glass pipes, a scale, and Ziploc bags inside the car. Two e-cigarettes containing a brown liquid that later tested positive for marijuana and a glass bottle labeled “medical cannabis tincture” were found in the glove box, according to police.

The teen was charged as Mr. Cooper had been, but police withheld his name because he is eligible for youthful offender status. He was released with an appearance ticket. 

Also on June 18, an East Hampton man was charged with having a forged inspection certificate. Rodrigo A. Munoz, 62, was pulled over in a 1999 Nissan on Abraham’s Path, near Accabonac Road in East Hampton, at about 7:35 p.m. The inspection certificate displayed in the windshield was for a 2015 Ford, police said. 

Mr. Munoz was released on $100 station-house bail, with instructions to appear in Justice Court on July 11.

East Hampton Ambulance Department Gets County Nod

The Suffolk County Regional Emergency Services Council voted on March 12 to expand the operating territory of the East Hampton Village Ambulance Department to include the Northwest Fire Protection District and the East Hampton Water Supply Area. This came after a contentious public hearing at LTV Studios on Feb. 16.

Mar 21, 2024

On the Police Logs 03.21.24

A 37-year-old Montauk man attempted to make a fire in a barrel at the Montauk Skate Park to "grill some burgers while he and friends skated" on the afternoon of March 13. Someone called the police, who told the man it was against the rules. He apologized and put the fire out.

Mar 21, 2024

Policing East Hampton in 2023: A Look at the Statistics

In 2023, for 911 calls classified as "highest priority," the East Hampton Town Police Department's average response time was 5 minutes, 38 seconds. Officers made 163 drunken-driving arrests, assisted on 2,530 medical calls and nearly 1,800 fire-related emergencies, and logged 12 "use of force" incidents over the 12-month period. Those were just a few of the statistics presented by Chief Michael Sarlo to the East Hampton Town Board last week, capping off a year of protecting 70 square miles from Wainscott to Montauk.

Mar 21, 2024

Sexual Assault Investigation

A 29-year-old East Hampton woman went to police headquarters on March 4 to report being the victim of sexual assault, stemming from an incident on Feb. 23 at a house in town.

Mar 13, 2024

Your support for The East Hampton Star helps us deliver the news, arts, and community information you need. Whether you are an online subscriber, get the paper in the mail, delivered to your door in Manhattan, or are just passing through, every reader counts. We value you for being part of The Star family.

Your subscription to The Star does more than get you great arts, news, sports, and outdoors stories. It makes everything we do possible.