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Southampton Blotter: Man threatened woman with kitchen knife

Southampton Town police arrested a 42-year-old man for criminal possession of a weapon in Flanders Nov. 23. 

Santos Escobar-Hernandez of Flanders reportedly threatened a woman with a kitchen knife and broke a window and two tires on her car around 2:50 p.m. on Flanders Road.

He was charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a felony, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing, both misdemeanors.

• A Flanders woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Riverside Nov. 26, police said.

Police stopped Maria Fransicso for a traffic violation on Flanders Road around 12:25 a.m., police said. She was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, failure to obey a police officer and moving from a lane unsafely, both violations.

• A 25-year-old man was arrested Nov. 23 outside 7-Eleven in Flanders for driving without a license, police said.

Luis Soyos of Flanders was allegedly stopped around 11:25 p.m. for failing to maintain his lane. Police later learned that his license was suspended, officials said.

Mr. Soyos was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, driving without a license and moving from a lane unsafely, both violations.

• Police stopped a Riverhead woman on Bell Avenue in Flanders for driving without headlights Nov. 25 around 5:30 p.m.

Police determined Latece Pollard, 25, had a suspended license and that her registration was expired, officials said.

She was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, operating an unregistered vehicle and having substandard lights, both violations.

• A Southold man was arrested on Main Road in Riverhead for driving with a suspended license Nov. 27.

Miguel Javier, 25, was stopped around 3 p.m. for having a loud muffler, officials said, when they learned he had his non-driver ID suspended.

He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, driving with no license and a loud exhaust system, both violations.

• Police arrested a 28-year-old man Saturday for driving without a license in Riverside.

Jose-Nery Avila-Choa of Riverhead was stopped for numerous traffic offenses, officials said. Police then learned that his non-driver ID was suspended and his car wasn’t registered.

He was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, and numerous violations.

• A car on Woodhull Avenue in Riverside reportedly had its window broken into overnight Nov. 22 and was rummaged through. Nothing was stolen, police said.

• Items were reportedly stolen from a car parked at Suffolk County Community College around 4 p.m. Nov. 23, police said.

• An Old Quoque Road resident had the window of a car that was parked in the driveway smashed with a brick overnight on Nov. 25, police said. Loose change was reported stolen.

• A man was beaten while walking home Friday around 10:15 p.m. on Point Road in Flanders after a gray sedan approached him, police said. The man was allegedly pushed down and kicked, and his cellphone and wallet were stolen. A friend took him to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, officials said.

• A car parked in a Ludlam Avenue in Riverside driveway was broken into overnight on Saturday, police said. A screwdriver was reportedly used to break into the passenger window and about $6 in quarters was stolen.

• About $4.50 in change was reportedly removed from an unlocked car on Ludlam Avenue in Riverside overnight on Saturday, police said.

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.