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POLICE BLOTTER Southampton Town

A Riverhead man was arrested on a parole violation Friday on Flanders Road in Riverside, police said.

Kenneth Belcher, 43, of Hallet Street in Riverhead was located by police late Thursday night in the rear of the Riverside McDonald’s parking lot. Officers on the scene were aware of Mr. Belcher’s fugutive status, police said. He was arrested just after midnight and taken to police headquarters on an active New York State parole violator warrant and was held at police headquarters until parole officers arrived, police said.

Information was not available on the original crime that led to the parole and warrant.

• A Riverhead woman was pulled over for speeding last Tuesday and later arrested for presenting a forged license, according to Southampton Town Police.

Jaime Milian, 26, of Midland Street in Riverhead was observed speeding on County Road 39 in Southampton and ticketed on that charge, police said. When asked for her license, she gave the officer a forged Pennsylvania driver’s license that she later admitted was not real, police said.

Ms. Milian was also charged with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Her car was impounded, police said.

• A vehicle equipment violation led to a drug possession arrest for one Calverton man last week, police said.

Detrich Emanuel, 18, of Hill Circle was heading north on Peconic Avenue in Riverside at about 7 p.m. Friday when he was observed driving with numerous equipment violations, police said.  Once he was stopped, on West Main Street in Riverhead, it was also determined that he had a suspended license and that he was in possession of marijuana and heroin, officials said.

Mr. Emanuel was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation.

• Marek Staszek, 25, of West Main Street in Riverhead was charged with an open container violation about 3:45 a.m. last Monday, as he was seen walking on Peconic Avenue in Riverside with an open car of beer, police said.

• A Flanders man reported last week being punched in the face by an unknown person at a home on Flanders Road in Flanders. Police said the victim was intoxicated and refused to give any further details. He was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.

• Two dirt bikes were reported stolen from a Glider Avenue house in Flanders Sunday after someone forced open the side door of a garage and took the bikes, which were valued at $1,700 and $2,000, police said.

• Copper pipes were reported stolen from the kitchen and bathroom of a home on Oak Avenue in Flanders Saturday. In addition, according to police, a cast iron fireplace was reported stolen from the living room of the house and the rear tire was taken from a car in the driveway. The estimated value of the stolen items was not available.

• A .32 caliber Beretta Tomcat pistol valued at $325 was reported stolen from an unlocked car on Brookhaven Avenue in Flanders last Monday. The gun’s owner has a valid pistol license, police said.

• A $60 carton of cigarettes, $30 cash, a $20 wallet, two credit cards and a debit card were reported stolen from an unlocked car in a driveway on Brookhaven Avenue in Flanders, police said.

• Three pairs of sunglasses with a combined value of $60 and $50 in loose change were reported stolen from a car on Brookhaven Avenue in Flanders last Monday, police said.

ROBBERY ARREST IN FLANDERS, PUBLISHED AUG. 26

Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.