Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Young Mom Killed in Eastport Hit-and-Run

Also, Suffolk County police said there have been a series of armed robberies at businesses, including one in Calverton, since the end of October.

The following information was supplied by the East End and Suffolk Count police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

WESTHAMPTON

• A woman was killed and a man was injured during a hit-and-run accident in Eastport on Saturday night.

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Detectives from the Suffolk County Police Vehicular Crime Unit are investigating the crash that occurred on Montauk Highway, near Old Montauk Highway, at about 9:05 p.m.

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Erika Strebel, a 27-year-old mother, and her companion Edward Barton were standing near Strebel’s disabled 1988 Jeep on the shoulder of the eastbound lane when they were struck by a vehicle that was travelling east on Montauk Highway, according to police.

The vehicle, which police said would have sustained front end damage, fled east on Montauk Highway. According to a police spokeswoman, the vehicle that hit them was believed to be large, like a sport utility vehicle or a pickup truck, and possibly metallic blue.

• A 29-year-old East Quogue man has been charged after a Southampton Town police investigation found that he had burglarized an East Quogue home several times over the past year. 

Police said aside from stealing items, including electronics from the residence between March 2012 and October 2013, Hector Alexis Aguilar allegedly performed lewd acts while peering into the homeowner's windows. 

Police said they were able to recover many of the items Aguilar took from the home. 

RIVERHEAD

• A man who held up a Calverton Hess at gunpoint recently could be wanted in a string of other Suffolk County armed robberies, police said.

Suffolk County police said they are also working with Southold Town police to see if the suspect could be linked to this week's armed robbery at Game Stop in Mattituck.

Suffolk County Police Pattern Crime Unit detectives are investigating a series of armed robberies that occurred at businesses throughout Suffolk County since the end of October.

Police said that, during the past two weeks, a man entered eight establishments and pretended to purchase an item. When the employees opened their cash registers, the man displayed a black handgun and demanded cash. The suspect then fled the locations on foot, possibly to a vehicle waiting nearby.

The robberies have occurred at seven gas stations located in Calverton, Eastport, Mastic, North Babylon, St. James, Dix Hills and Bohemia as well as at Jamba Juice in Stony Brook. No one was injured during any of the robberies, police said.

The suspect is described as a white man, between 25 and 35 years old, approximately 5'10"  to 6"2' inches tall with a thin to medium build. He usually wears a dark-colored or gray hooded sweatshirt, police said

Detectives are asking anyone with information on these robberies or if anyone recognizes the suspect in the attached photo to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

• An Amityville man was arrested on Sunday after police said they found him sleeping in a stopped car with the engine running in Northampton. According to Southampton Town police, William Washington, 29, was arrested at 6:12 a.m. at the intersection of Lakeview Drive and Lake Avenue. An investigation revealed that Washington was intoxicated, police said. He was charged with DWI, a felony. Washington was transported to police headquarters for processing, and held for arraignment.

NORTH FORK

• An armed robber who held up a Game Stop in the Mattituck shopping plaza was still on the loose Thursday night, police said.

According to Southold Town Police Chief Martin Flatley, an armed white man entered the store on Tuesday evening and demanded cash from a clerk. After he was given cash he fled on foot, police said. He has not yet been located.

Flatley said a K-9 unit was called in, to no avail. "It did not yield any new investigative leads, unfortunately," he said.

Veronica Jacobson, who works next door at Michelangelo's pizza shop said police had come to ask if anyone had information about the gunpoint robbery. Jacobson said Game Stop had been packed all day because the new "Call of Duty" game was released at midnight Tuesday.

SOUTHAMPTON

• A 45-year-old Sag Harbor man is being charged with a felony after he allegedly shot and killed a rooster on Foster Farm in Sagaponack on Nov. 3. 

According to police, Jameson Ellis was driving a 1999 Subaru down Main Street in Sagaponack at around 8:30 a.m. when he was stopped for an expired inspection sticker. When the officer questioned Ellis, he discovered a box of .22 caliber rifle bullets sitting in the front seat. The officer then noticed the .22 rifle in the back of the vehicle behind the driver.


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