Southampton Blotter: Seaford woman arrested twice in Flanders

Southampton Town police arrested a Seaford woman last Sunday in Flanders for driving while ability impaired by drugs. 

Leann Davis, 34, was reportedly seen traveling south on Flanders Road around 4:55 a.m. crossing over the solid white and yellow lines. She also failed to dim her headlights for oncoming traffic, officials said. When police stopped Ms. Davis, they noticed she smelled like alcohol. She performed poorly on a standard field sobriety test, police said. Ms. Davis also performed poorly on two additional tests, one at the scene and another at police headquarters, officials said.

Ms. Davis was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, a misdemeanor, and two traffic violations.

Last Sunday, Ms. Davis was also arrested after police said she intentionally damaged someone’s car in Flanders, causing a reported $250 worth of damage. She was charged with third-degree criminal mischief in that incident.

• A Wading River man was arrested last Saturday for leaving the scene of an accident in Hampton Bays.

William Siagiannis, 31, reportedly hit a pedestrian near Rumba Rum Bar on Ranoe Place Road around 9 p.m. and left the scene before police arrived. After an investigation, Mr. Siagiannis was arrested and taken to police headquarters for processing, officials said. He was charged with leaving the scene where a person was injured in an accident/failing to show license and insurance ID, a misdemeanor.

• New York State police arrested Keryann Brown of Aquebogue, 43, for misdemeanor second degree-criminal contempt last Tuesday, officials said.

• A Riverhead man was arrested last Saturday for driving with a suspended license in Flanders.

Jose Ortez-Oliva, 31, was stopped around 4:30 p.m. near Flanders and Evergreen roads for a traffic violation when police learned he had a suspended license, officials said. He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor.

• Police arrested a Riverhead man last Saturday for drunken driving in Flanders.

William MacDougal, 50, was found in the driver’s seat of a car at a rest area entrance on Flanders Road around 4:20 a.m., the car running and his foot on the brake, officials said. When police approached Mr. MacDougal, he allegedly smelled like alcohol and had slurred speech. He performed poorly on standard field sobriety tests and failed a pre-screening breath test. He later admitted to drinking alcohol, officials said.

Mr. MacDougal was arrested and taken to police headquarters, where he was processed and held for arraignment, officials said. He was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.

• Police arrested a Riverhead man last Saturday for drunken driving in Riverhead.

Oscar Quinteros, 35, was headed north on Peconic Avenue around 6 p.m. when he was stopped for failing to stay in his lane, police said. He reportedly performed poorly on standard field sobriety tests.

Mr. Quinteros was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and two traffic violations, police said.

• A Riverside resident reported that between 5:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. last Wednesday someone damaged the back window and hatchback door of the 2004 Ford Explorer, which was parked in his Ludlam Avenue driveway.

• A locked fire safe was reportedly removed from a man’s home on Evergreen Road in Flanders last Saturday, police said.

The safe included numerous passports, social security cards, birth certificates, three rings and $500 cash, officials said. The victim said he last saw the safe a week before the incident was reported. No arrest has been made.

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.