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Southampton blotter: Man caught driving with revoked license

Southampton Town police arrested a 36-year-old man Saturday for driving with a revoked license in Riverside.

Dennis Jackson, 36, of Mastic was allegedly seen at the Valero gas station on Peconic Avenue around 1:15 p.m. with an expired inspection sticker on his car. A further check reveled that his license had been revoked, officials said.

Mr. Jackson was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, driving without a license and driving without an inspection certificate, both violations.

• A Riverhead man was arrested for driving with a suspended license in Hampton Bays Friday.

Erwin Gonzalez-Mayen, 40, was allegedly seen passing a box truck in a no-passing zone at around 1:45 p.m. headed southbound on Flanders Road. Police later learned that his license had reportedly been suspended on two separate dates for failing to answer or pay a summons out of East Hampton.

Mr. Gonzalez-Mayen was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, and violations for driving to the left of pavement markings and driving without a license.

• A security camera was knocked off the building at Flanders Heating & AC around 7:45 p.m. last Tuesday.

An employee in the building reportedly saw a man wearing blue jeans and a blue sweatshirt exit his Honda Civic hatchback while talking on a cellphone, come over to the southeast corner of the building and knock the camera off. The man then drove away when a second, unknown Honda Civic pulled into the lot, officials said. The employee said the subject didn’t see him inside the building.

• A resident of Meadow Book Lane in Flanders ordered a white Apple Lifeproof case for her iPhone 5S on Sept. 8, to be delivered to her home. Last Wednesday at around 11:30 a.m., she reported to police that it still hadn’t been delivered and she believes it was stolen. No arrest has been made.