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Punched Out Portside Window

Thu, 09/08/2022 - 10:16

Jonathon Phillip Keyser of Cocoa, Fla., was charged on the evening of Aug. 28 with third-degree criminal mischief after he allegedly punched out a port-side window of a boat at the Viking Fleet dock on West Lake Drive in Montauk. Mr. Keyser, 38, caused about $1,000 in damage, police said.

Rodrigo Xottocay of East Hampton, 35, was charged with a felony after violating an order of protection on Friday night, in a domestic incident on Oakview Highway in East Hampton. Police alleged that he had grabbed a woman by the hair and kicked her in the back. He reportedly prevented the woman from contacting police, and was charged with an additional misdemeanor for that.

Neilson McKenzie of Montauk, 44, was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing, a misdemeanor, following an Aug. 30 incident at Gurney’s Inn Resort in Montauk. Police said he grabbed Camille Murphy’s neck that evening and applied pressure to it to impede her breathing. He was also charged with harassment. Meanwhile, Ms. Murphy, 32, was charged with a felony; police said she’d used her cellphone to smash Mr. McKenzie’s Vizio TV, causing $350 in damage.

Both Patrick Ficorilli, 26, and Erik Thompson, 39, residents of Sag Harbor, stand charged with grand larceny in connection with an Aug. 26 theft of a Velowave bike, valued at $1,599, from the sidewalk in front of 34 Henry Street, Sag Harbor. The pair are to appear in Sag Village Justice Court on Friday, Sept. 16, to answer for the felony charges.

On the Logs 01.15.26

“Unwanted guests” were trying to take his belongings and refusing to leave, a Brandywine Drive, Sag Harbor, resident reported to 911 last Thursday, adding that one of them wouldn’t wake up and “may have overdosed.”

Jan 15, 2026

Teen Is Struck in Crosswalk

An 18-year-old was struck by a Honda sedan while crossing Newtown Lane in East Hampton on Saturday evening, near the intersection of Muchmore Lane.

Jan 15, 2026

Third Charge Is a Felony

An East Hampton man was charged with felony drunken driving after a traffic stop in East Hampton on Jan. 3, just over a year after being convicted of two earlier D.W.I. offenses.

Jan 15, 2026

Underaged Solicitors on the Streets

Young members of the Long Island Youth Club have been canvassing around East Hampton for years, generally at school holidays, selling candy or asking for donations, but residents across Suffolk County are increasingly asking questions about the practice.

Jan 8, 2026

 

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