Crimes Nearby: Cops Investigate Maimed Deer in Hamptons Bays

Here's a round-up of the alleged crimes that happened in neighboring towns and villages on the East End:

Westhampton-Hampton Bays

Donald Finley, 21, of East Moriches was arrested Sept. 10 at 2:03 a.m. at the corner of Montauk Highway and River Avenue in Eastport and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, both misdemeanors. Finley was stopped for speeding when they discovered his license had been suspended and that he had four amphetamine tablets, police said.

Mark Burke, 28, of Patchogue was arrested Sunday at 10:49 p.m. at the corner of Rampasture Road and Elder Avenue in Hampton Bays and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor. Police said Burke was in a car accident. They said he was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center for injuries, though they could not disclose their severity.

Maimed Deer

Police are investigating a dead deer found dead near the intersection of Dune Road and Road I in Hampton Bays on Tuesday at 5:03 p.m. The deer had a small hole through the midsection of its body that was made by either a gun, bow and arrow or cross bow, according to police reports. The deer’s head was removed by either knife or saw, police said. Police contacted the New York State Department on Environmental Conservation about the animal.

Southampton

William Graap, 48, was arrested Sept. 14 at 7:59 p.m. at his home on Kennedy Drive in North Sea and charged with discharging a firearm, a misdemeanor. Southampton Town police responded to a call reporting a gun shot in the area, according to the arrest report. Graap admitted he fired a round from his rifle at a stump, police said. A neighbor spotted Graap walking away from a nature trail behind his house carrying the gun, according to police documentation.

Another suspect in a Sept. 3 brawl at in Southampton Village has been arrested. The on the day of the incident, which Southampton Village police said involved 20 people fighting. Police used pepper spray to subdue the crowd after taking a verbal approach for 20 minutes, Chief Thomas Cummings. Andrew Porrata, 21, of Southampton, was arrested Wednesday at 10:22 a.m. for his involvement, police said, and charged with obstructing governmental administration in the second degree, riot in the second degree, inciting to riot, all misdemeanors, and disorderly conduct, a violation.

Riverhead

A 25-year-old man from Flanders suffered severe burns after allegedly having hot water poured on him on Sept. 17, but refused to share any information about his attacker with police, according to a police report.

Southampton Town police responded to a call from East Street in Flanders on Saturday about a young man suffering burns. When officers arrived, the man yelled obscenities, did not cooperate with police, and refused to share any information, stating that he was not a “snitch” and would not give or sign a statement, police said.

The Flanders-Northampton Volunteer Ambulance took the man, whose name was not disclosed, to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. From there, he was taken to the Stony Brook University Center Medical Center Burn Unit for further treatment, according to police.

Eventually, police said they were able to induce the man to call his suspected attacker on his cell phone. The man admitted pouring water on the Flanders man, who, he said, spit on him, according to reports.

The case is active and will be referred to the town police’s detectives' office, according to police documents.

Southampton Town Police Sergeant Michael Zarro said that given the severity of the victim’s injuries, detectives will most likely push him to provide more details and possibly press charges against the attacker. The incident was listed as second-degree assault, a felony.
“But it depends on the investigation,” Sgt. Zarro said.

Barricaded Man

A Riverhead man who had barricaded himself in his home at 3 Segal Ave. on Tuesday morning turned himself into police without incident shortly after 1:30 p.m, according to a statement from Riverhead police.

Zdsislaw Skobodzinski, 35, was arrested and charged with second-degree obstructing governmental administration after police said the man barricaded himself inside his home, refused to come out, and threatened officers.

Police said they responded to a 911 call from the home at around 10:10 a.m. reporting a heated domestic dispute between Skobodzinski and his live-in girlfriend. When police arrived, Skobodzinski allegedly threatened to shoot officers and retreated into his house. His girlfriend and her 6-year-old son were removed from the home by responding officers, according to the statement.