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A Fourth Charge of D.W.I.

Thu, 10/31/2024 - 11:52

An East Hampton man was charged with driving while intoxicated on the night of Oct. 21, his fourth drunken-driving charge in the past 15 years, a class-D felony.

A caller reported an erratic driver last seen turning onto Timberline Road, a short connection from Hand's Creek Road to Quarty Circle in East Hampton. Police located the car stopped in the middle of Quarty Circle, where, they reported, Manuel Chillogallasuqui, 46, was asleep in the driver's seat with an open beer bottle next to him.

He reportedly "jumped" when an officer approached the car window. The officer noted that his speech was slurred, his balance unsteady, his breath smelled of alcohol, and he had "soiled his pants." The officer attempted to administer field sobriety tests, but reported that Mr. Chillogallasuqui was unable to complete them.

A computer search of his criminal history found two convictions for D.W.I. from 2022 and one from 2020. In addition to the felony charge, police also lodged a count of operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device, a class-A misdemeanor.

East Hampton Town Justice David Filer released the defendant without bail the next day, per New York State bail reform laws, with a virtual follow-up date set for Nov. 7.

Another repeat offender, an Islip resident, was charged in East Hampton Village early on the morning of Oct. 23 after failing to signal a right turn from Dunemere Lane onto James Lane, according to village police.

The driver, Steven Sesto, 41, had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, unsteady balance, and performed poorly on the road tests, police said. In his car, they allegedly found a can of White Claw hard seltzer and two blue pills in a plastic bag. He was charged with D.W.I., a class-E felony, after his record showed he'd been convicted of the crime within the past 10 years.

At police headquarters on Cedar Street, Mr. Sesto told officers he was having chest pains and needed to go to the hospital for his medication. Police arranged an ambulance ride to Stony Brook Southampton, during which, they reported, he refused chemical testing three times.

On the way to the hospital, the ambulance struck a deer. Afterward, police reported, Mr. Sesto refused further medical attention, and he was transported back to the police station. Justice Filer arraigned him the following day, releasing him with "pre-trial supervision" for a follow-up court date on Dec. 4.

Long Days on the Fire Line In Orange County

East Hampton and Amagansett firefighters volunteered to head north last week to help fight a 5,000-acre wildfire in Orange County, N.Y., not once but twice, battling unfamiliar terrain to do so. “They fight fires completely differently than we do when we have a brush fire,” the Amagansett chief said.

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Awards for Good Policing in Handgun Scuffle

“It could have gone worse. We’re lucky that I have officers here that weren’t shot,” said Police Chief Jeff Erickson at Friday’s East Hampton Village Board meeting. Chief Erickson was recognizing Sgt. Wayne Gauger and Officers John Clark and Robbie Greene for a traffic stop on Aug. 31 that turned into a scuffle and the eventual confiscation of an illegal gun.

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On the Police Logs 11.21.24

A Three Mile Harbor Drive resident reported an online dating scam on the afternoon of Nov. 16. Somehow, said the 80-year-old man, a person on the dating platform had gotten his phone number and demanded $2,000 from him, threatening to tell his family he was using the site if he did not comply. Police told the man to block the number.

Nov 21, 2024

Head-On Collision on Route 27

A 2-year-old was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital following a head-on collision Saturday afternoon on State Route 27 near Upland Road in Montauk.

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