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Southampton Blotter: Port Jefferson man faces three felonies

Southampton Town police arrested a Port Jefferson man for driving while intoxicated in Flanders on Monday around 12:20 a.m. 

Police said Ricardo De Los Santos Herrera, 28, was unable to stay in his lane on Wood Road Trail and Reeves Bay Trail and was pulled over and determined to be drunk, police said.

He was charged with DWI with a prior conviction within 10 years, first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, all felonies, as well as false personation, a misdemeanor, and a traffic violation.

• A Flanders man was arrested for DWI in Flanders on Monday.

Jose Andino-Rodriguez, 26, was stopped around 6:55 p.m. near Evergreen Road and Priscilla Avenue when police noticed he had illegal window tints, officials said. When speaking to Mr. Andino-Rodriguez, the officer noticed he had glassy eyes and smelled strongly of alcohol. He performed poorly on sobriety tests and failed a pre-screen breath test, officials said. He was also found to have a license revocation from a prior DWI conviction and was driving without a court-mandated interlock device, police said.

He was charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a previous conviction, both felonies; circumventing an interlock device, a misdemeanor; and two traffic violations.

• A Riverside man was arrested for DWI in Riverside last Monday.

Elmer Hernandez, 27, was northbound on Peconic Avenue at Flanders Road around 12:35 a.m. when he was stopped for a traffic infraction and found to be intoxicated, police said.

He was charged with aggravated DWI, and DWI, both misdemeanors, and two violations.

• Police arrested a Riverhead woman for stealing in Flanders last Wednesday.

Ella Belcher, 46, was arrested for taking $200 in cash from the register at a 7-Eleven on Flanders Road on May 6, officials said. She reportedly worked at the store at the time.

She was charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

• A Riverhead man was arrested for disorderly conduct in Hampton Bays on Monday.

Dominick Haga, 25, resisted a “lawful arrest for disorderly conduct” around 12:05 a.m. near Wild By Nature on Montauk Highway, police said.

He was charged with resisting arrest, a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a violation.

• Police arrested a Flanders man for resisting arrest in Hampton Bays.

Delon Richards, 24, resisted a “lawful arrest for disorderly conduct” around 12:05 a.m. near Wild By Nature on Montauk Highway police said.

He was charged with resisting arrest, a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a violation.

• A Riverhead man was arrested for driving with a suspended license in Riverside on Saturday.

Andony Euceda, 46, was stopped for a violation at the traffic circle on Peconic Avenue at around 10:55 p.m. and police learned his privilege to drive was suspended, officials said.

He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and two traffic violations.

• Police arrested a Calverton man for driving with a suspended license in Riverside on Saturday.

Mario Llamas Martine, 24, was stopped for a traffic violation near Flanders and Old Quogue roads around 4:15 a.m. and police learned his privilege to drive was suspended, officials said.

He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and two traffic violations.

• A Riverhead man was arrested for driving with a suspended license in Northampton last Wednesday.

After Rafael Caraballo, 25, was stopped for speeding at around 11:30 p.m. on County Road 51, police learned he had a suspended license for failing to answer a summons in January 2015, officials said.

He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and two traffic violations.

• Police arrested a Calverton woman for driving with a suspended license in Riverhead on Monday.

Nicole Dalton, 41, was stopped at around 7:45 a.m. after patrol cameras on West Main Street near Griffing Avenue alerted police to the fact that she had a suspended license, officials said. When stopped, police learned that she allegedly had no active insurance and had 18 suspensions on her license. She was arrested, transported to headquarters and later released.

Ms. Dalton was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, and multiple traffic violations.

• A Riverside man was arrested for driving with a suspended license in Flanders on Monday.

Mateo Reyes, 21, was stopped near Flanders Road and Gilder Avenue at around 2 a.m. for failing to stay in his lane; police then learned his license had been suspended in April for failing to answer a summons, officials said.

He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and two traffic violations.

• Police arrested a Riverhead man for driving with a suspended license in Hampton Bays on Sunday.

Wilson Lopez, 35, was stopped for a traffic infraction on Montauk Highway near Squiretown Road around 11:15 a.m. and police learned he had a suspended license, officials said.

He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and three traffic violations.

• Someone reportedly threw a rock through a window at Ranchero Latino on Flanders Road in Flanders around 11:30 p.m. Friday. No arrest has been made, 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.