Including complaints about loud music, fireworks and trespassing fishermen, Southold Town police responded to 69 reported incidents from July 6 to 13. The following were among them.

On July 6, police responded to Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital after an anonymous source messaged them regarding a reported shooting in the emergency room, received via an app called “CrimeRadar.” Upon arrival at the hospital, officers found no evidence of such an incident, but were told by hospital staff they had received the same message and were frightened. Further investigation revealed that the original message had been misinterpreted by the “CrimeRadar” app, which “tracks first-responder audio and uses AI to summarize and map potential incidents.” .The correct message was: “Southold Ambulance 16 en route to ELIH at 12:13.”

On July 6 a caller alerted police to a person was yelling for help off Main Road in East Marion. Officers found a woman emerging from a trail who confirmed that she’d been yelling for help and in a state of panic because her dog had run away. She told officers that dog had since returned and she was not in need of further police assistance.

A Mattituck man came to police headquarters July 6 to report that the front license plate was removed from his vehicle by an unknown person sometime between May 2 and June 9. The man was unaware that it was missing until he received a bill from Tolls by Mail documenting LPR hits occurring June 9, 11 and 13 in New Rochelle and on th Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge. It was determined that these were connected to a vehicle different from the complainant’s. Tolls by Mail advised the man to make a police report and put an alarm on the plate as stolen.

The town highway department supervisor contacted police July 7 about speed bumps creating a hazard along Central Avenue on Fishers Island. Investigation revealed that the speed bumps had not been installed or authorized by Southold Town, but had been placed there by a Fishers Island resident “to keep the roadway safe.” The man was advised to remove the bumps, and complied. Officers on the island were to patrol for vehicles speeding in the area.

Police were called at 1:26 a.m. July 8 by a motorist who described a vehicle that passed and nearly struck them on the roadway on Hortons Lane in Southold. Police then located the vehicle, driven by a resident of Woodland Park, N.J., who told them he passed the car after it had come to three almost full stops in the middle of the road. The man explained that he was making freight deliveries and “had to make it back to New Jersey tonight.” He received a verbal warning.

A nursing supervisor at ELIH called police July 9 to report a disturbance in the ER lobby, caused by a 36-year-old man who was no longer being allowed inside the hospital’s detox unit because he was suspected of smoking crack there and pulling a soap dispenser off the wall. The man’s roommate had told ELIH staff that the subject has flushed a lighter and crack pipe down the toilet after smoking. The man asked officers for a ride to the Hampton Bays train station to retrieve his vehicle, but because he showed signs of impairment, this was denied. Instead, they transported him to the All Star bowling alley parking lot in Riverhead, where his father picked him up and was advised not to let his son drive.

An anonymous caller alerted police July 11 about 10 a.m. to a person slumped over the wheel of car in a Cutchogue cemetery. Responding officers located the vehicle and found the man inside, a 74-year-old Cutchogue resident, to be taking a nap. He told them he has insomnia and sleeps better in his car. He was advised to find a different spot for his naps.

A burglary was reported in Orient July 11. A woman stated she left the premises almost a week prior, locking all doors. When she returned, she unlocked the door and found that all the drawers and cabinets had been opened. She said she doesn’t believe any other family members had been to the house since she left. A basement window had been previously broken into and repaired with wood, which she found on the basement floor upon returning. In addition, the electricity had been turned off. Detectives were notified and investigation is pending.

An altercation over a cellphone on July 12 led to an alleged stabbing in Greenport, after which the victim walked into ELIH, where staff called police. The man was observed to have a laceration on his midsection below his left nipple. Officers interviewed both parties, both of whom appeared highly intoxicated and neither of whom was able to give a clear account of the dispute. Detectives were notified and an investigation is ongoing.

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.

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