Southampton blotter: Three DWI arrests in two nights

A 26-year-old man was arrested for driving drunk on Flanders Road last Wednesday night, Southampton Town police said.

An officer was driving east on Flanders Road when he saw a car driven by Jose Nunez of Flanders traveling west outside the lane about 8 p.m., according to a police report.

The officer turned around and trailed Mr. Nunez, who didn’t keep his vehicle inside his lane, police said. Mr. Nunez was pulled over and failed a roadside sobriety test and a breathalyzer test, police said. He was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.

• A New York City woman was arrested last Tuesday after she was allegedly caught driving drunk, state police said.

Vanessa Gernes, 45, was stopped on County Route 105 in Flanders for speeding and failing to stay in her lane, according to a police statement. Police found she was intoxicated and arrested her at the scene. She was charged with DWI and released with a future court date.

• A Flanders man was charged with DWI after he was arrested in Flanders last Wednesday, state police said.

Kevin Woodson, 42, was stopped on Flanders Road after he was seen failing to stay in his lane, according to a police statement. He was arrested and released with a future court date, police said.

• A Flanders woman reported that someone took her gold diamond ring from a jewelry box in her home, according to a police report.

The victim said she took off the rose and yellow gold ring — which was decorated with leaves and three diamond stones — and put it into a box before going to bed last Wednesday night. When she woke up in the morning, the ring was missing, she told police.

The ring is worth about $500, the report states.

A friend had spent the night at the woman’s home, but didn’t have the ring when she checked his pockets, the victim told police. Police were unable to find the ring and are still investigating the incident.

• About $160 in landscaping tools were taken from a Northampton property last Friday, according to a Southampton Town police report.

The victim told police that his girlfriend heard noises outside his home on Lake Avenue about 8:40 p.m. The man went outside to investigate and found that two mason shovels, a spade shovel and an iron rake were missing, and that a wheelbarrow had been flipped over, the report states.

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.