Crime & Safety
Crimes Nearby: Two Cyclists Charged With Illegal Drug Possession
The following information was supplied by police departments on the East End. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.
EAST HAMPTON
Jose M. Tacuri, 22, of East Hampton, was arrested after he allegedly drove with a suspended license and gave a fake name to police on Sept. 20. When police checked his name against DMV records, they found his license had been suspended three times, one of which was alcohol related and his car was impounded.
Darryl D. Privott, 40, of East Hampton, was arrested on a charge of second-degree criminal contempt, a misdemeanor, after allegedly violating an order of protection on Sept. 21. Privott reportedly placed a phone call to someone that East Hampton Town Justice Catherine A. Cahill ordered him to have no contact with on May 31. Justice Cahill arraigned him the following day and released him on his own recognizance.
Christopher Fallon, 24, of Montauk, was arrested on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge on Sept. 21. Just after noon, police said they saw Fallon with a lit marijuana cigarette as he was riding in the passenger side of a 2002 Chevrolet that was stopped at the intersection of The Plaza and Montauk Highway. The vehicle was pulled over. Fallon was charged, police said, with fifth-degree possession of marijauna. He was released on his own recognizance and is due for arraignment on Oct. 13.
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NORTH FORK
Andrew LePre, 21, of Cutchogue, was charged with second-degree criminal trespass on Monday at 11:03 p.m. after he refused to leave a home on Alvah's Lane in Cutchogue when he was asked to, police said. When police placed him under arrest, he also refused to place his hands behind his back and became physically aggressive with the officers on the scene, punching and kicking and violently resisting attempts to handcuff him, police said. LePre was also charged with resisting arrest and was held at police headquarters in Peconic overnight for arraignment, police said.
Paul Reinekens, 24, of Southold was charged with second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon on Saturday after police responded to a disturbance call at 540 First Street in Greenport, police said. Upon investigation, police found that Reinekens had gone to the residence to confront an ex-girlfriend and threatened one of the female residents of the house with a shotgun and told that person that he was going to kill them, police said. Reinekens then fled the scene and was later apprehended by Southold Police K-9 unit and was arrested, police said.
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SOUTHAMPTON
Pascal Leader, 23, of Amagansett was arrested Monday at 5:06 a.m. by at the corner of Brick Kiln Road and Noyac Road in unincorporated Sag Harbor and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Southampton Town police said Leader was spotted sleeping in his car along Brick Kiln Road. Police then discovered Leader had Xanax pills that were not in an approved container, according to the arrest report.
RIVERHEAD
Two cyclists were arrested in Flanders and Riverside on Monday and charged with possession of illegal drugs in two unrelated incidents, according to Southampton Police. At about 7:00 p.m., police said they saw Brian Kizielewicz, 29, riding his bike "in an erratic manner" on Flanders Road. Police stopped Kizielewicz and found he was under the influence of an unknown drug, police said. He was found to be in possession of a quantity of marijuana, PCP, and heroin, according to a police report.
Kizielewicz was arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, one count of unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation and one count of appearing in public under the influence of other than alcohol.
He was transported to police headquarters for processing and held for morning arraignment.
Kizielewicz was the second cyclist police said was found with drugs on Monday. Police stopped Shawanna James, 39, of Riverhead at about 3:00 a.m. for not having front or back lights on her bike. When police stopped James, she said she had a crack pipe in her purse, according to a police report. Police said they then found crack cocaine in a Mentos container. James was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. She was also transported to police headquarters and held for morning arraignment
