Quogue Police Log: East Quogue Burglar Nabbed

Editor’s Note: The following information was supplied by the Quogue Village Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

The Quogue Police say they have charged an East Quogue man with a burglary that occurred on Sept. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at a commercial business in Quogue.

According to police, Richard Curry, 36, was charged with burglary, a felony; criminal trespassing, forgery and four counts of petit larceny after an investigation that involved the review of security cameras.

Police say Curry was a former employee of the business and gained entry while the business was open. Surveillance shows that he snuck around taking a blank check, a set of keys a gas can and gas.

Police say Curry later cashed the black check on the amount of $621 at a Riverhead check cashing business. Additional charges related to the cashing of the check will be forthcoming, police said.

Also this week, police charged Kerry Donnelly, 32, of Centereach with DWI, a misdemeanor. Police say Donnelly was pulled over on Montauk Highway for passing in a no passing zone, and for making an unsafe lane change. He was further charged with having no insurance and for refusing to take a prescreen test.