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He Allegedly Slapped and Punched Her

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 07:19

Henry Lupercio of Montauk, 31, was charged early Friday morning with first-degree criminal contempt, a felony. East Hampton Town police said that on Oct. 3 he slapped an unidentified woman in the face and mouth and punched her in the back of the head with a closed fist, in violation of an order of protection served against him last year. Justice Steven Tekulsky released him on his own recognizance that morning, to await arraignment at a future date.

Shawn Bryant of Manhattan, 30, was charged last Thursday morning with criminal trespassing at an enclosed property. Police said he had entered an apartment at 51 South Edgemere Street in Montauk that morning without permission. The name of its owner was redacted. Mr. Bryant will answer the misdemeanor charge in Justice Court on Friday, Oct. 23.

In Montauk early Sunday morning, on South Edgemere Street near Flamingo Avenue, police stopped a car driven by Gerson Mancilla of Springs, who, they said, misidentified himself as Oscar Mancilla and produced a fake driver's license with a false birthdate. Police caught up to the 44-year-old at the Plaza in Montauk, where he was charged not only with criminal impersonation but also aggravated unlicensed operation of his 2008 Dodge van. Police allegedly found small Ziploc bags containing cocaine in his wallet, which was in the driver's side door pocket, and added a felony charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance to their accusations. Mr. Mancilla will be arraigned on Oct. 29 before Justice Lisa R. Rana.

Those charged recently with unlicensed operation on town roads included Ufuk Masat, 52, of Brooklyn, Elvis Barreneche, 28, of Shoreham, and Sophia K. Winter, 23, of Deer Park. In East Hampton Village last week, three drivers were so charged: Gabrielle Migoya, 32, of the Bronx, Diane Schreck, 63, of Forest Hills, and Ronald Sciortino, 52, of Amityville. A fourth driver, Gerber Sabangarcia, 29, of Silver Spring, Md., was charged on the morning of Oct. 7 with lacking proper registration.

License plate scanners again made a thorough sweep of Sag Harbor and caught five drivers with suspended registrations. They are Jacob Guarino, 29, of Saratoga, N.Y., who was also charged with aggravated unlicensed operation, Jose Ovando Barrios, 29, of Flanders, Eldaio Ochoa, 58, of Water Mill, Christopher Kline, 36, of Southampton, and Susan Murtagh, 59, of Setauket. Ms. Murtagh will appear before Justice Rana on Oct. 30; the court date for the others is tomorrow morning.

Montauk Parade Security Top of Mind

The East Hampton Town Police Department’s planning for security at the Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day Parade, to be held on March 30, begins early in the new year and continues until a week before the parade. But after the attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 people, there is an even greater focus on safety this year.

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On the Police Logs 03.06.25

Warning that it could be a false alarm, a police dispatcher alerted officers on the evening of Feb. 25 that a caller had reported “a man with a possible bomb attached to his chest” on Main Street. Police found no such man nor any witnesses to the person described.

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A Deer Collision in Montauk

A Sag Harbor man was riding a motorcycle on Route 27 near East Lake Drive in Montauk on the evening of Feb. 26 when, he told East Hampton Town police, a deer ran out into the road.

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On the Police Logs 02.27.25

On Feb. 19, a Stuart’s Lane, East Hampton, woman reported two vehicles circling her neighborhood. Police found one vehicle parked on the shoulder. The driver explained that she was using the quiet street to teach her mother how to drive. The other vehicle was being used to practice parallel parking.

Feb 27, 2025

 

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