Crime & Safety

Town Police Logs: Two Calls Lead To Arrest for One

The following information was supplied by the East Hampton Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

The East Hampton Town police released the following reports for the week of Jan. 17.

  • Joseph A. Hawkins, 21, of East Hampton, was charged with three misdemeanors following a domestic disturbance on Saturday at 5 a.m. Two hours earlier, police had been called after Hawkins reportedly left the house with a knife, but police were unable to find him. Police received a phone call at about 4:15 a.m., when he allegedly threatened to stab someone during a fight. He was charged with third-degree menacing, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and fourth-degree criminal mischief, as well as second-degree harassment. Later that morning, Lisa R. Rana released him on his own recognizance following arraignment.
  • Josue D. Gomez, 24, of Sag Harbor, was arrested after police said he was caught driving with a suspended license and without the ignition device that tests his blood alcohol level, both of which are misdemeanors. Gomez was pulled over for reportedly speeding on Montauk Highway, near Second House Road, in Montauk on Jan. 11 at about 9 a.m. He presented a Honduras identification and a check with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles showed his license had been suspended on Oct. 25, 2011 and on Aug. 2, 2011 for driving while intoxicated. There was also a restriction on his license that mandated the use of an Interlock device. He was processed at the and released on $200 bail. His 1990 Honda was impounded.


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