Crime & Safety
Westhampton Beach Police Log: Taser Used To Subdue Westhampton Beach Man
The following information was supplied by the Westhampton Beach Village Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.
Westhampton Beach Village Police reports for the week of July 25 through August 1:
Police arrested a 24-year-old man from Westhampton Beach and 37-year-old woman from Riverhead Friday morning after a pocketbook heist went awry, according to Westhampton Beach Village Police.
At around 4:16 a.m. Friday morning, police responded to a call about a stolen pocketbook at on Old Riverhead Road in Westhampton Beach. Police say they saw Rodney Brooks and Jessica Lobiak arguing when they arrived on scene. Police began interviewing the bar-goers, when Lobiak came back into the establishment, stating that she found the missing bag by the road. But, a checkbook in the pocketbook was missing, said Westhampton Beach Village Sergeant Trevor Gonce.
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The checkbook was later found in Lobiak’s car, Gonce said.
Police say Brooks then fled the scene, but police found him on the grounds of the Westhampton Auto Wash across the street. Brooks resisted arrest, until police says they used a Taser on him. He was transported to as a precaution, Gonce said. A baggie of cocaine fell out of Brooks’ pocket in the ambulance en route to the hospital, Gonce said.
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Brooks was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, resisting arrest, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal trespass, all misdemeanors.
Lobiak was arrested later that morning at Village Police headquarters. She was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a misdemeanor.
Quogue Village Police and Southampton Town Police assisted in the arrests, Gonce said.
Resisting Arrest
Julio Morales, 28, of Westhampton Beach was arrested Tuesday, July 26 at 12:03 a.m. on the corner of Library Avenue and Main Street in Westhampton Beach and charged with resisting arrest, a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a violation. Police received a call from Starr Boggs employees about an out-of-hand customer, and when police arrived, they say they saw Morales fighting with other Starr Boggs employees.
