Cops and Blotters: Man Destroys Mural, Cops Search for Missing Diver

The following is a round-up of headlines related to cops and crime this week.

1. Westhampton Beach Police Log: Man Charged Under Social Host Law

A 19-year-old Westhampton Beach man* was charged under the Suffolk County Host Social Host Law on May 11 after police were called to the scene of underage drinking. Police said the man was charged with the violation after he admitted to buying beer for the minors. He was then taken to Peconic Bay Medial Center for treatment for an alcohol overdose. 

2. Former Westhampton Beach Student Destroys Mural He Painted

A Hampton Bays man was charged by police after he defaced a mural that he painted five years earlier in the Westhampton Beach High School. 

According to Westhampton Beach Police, Gabriell Rojas, 23, walked into the school on Sunday May 5 at 2:30 p.m. and spray painted around the mural that depicts a Mayan scene and then left the school. 

3. Missing Diver Quickly Found Near Ponquogue Bridge

A diver, who was thought to be missing over the weekend was quickly found according to officials. 

The diver, police said, was reported missing on Saturday at around 11:00 a.m. when members of a group he was diving with could not find him. 

Southampton Town Police, bay constables and the Quogue Village Maritime Unit responded. Divers from the Hampton Bay Fire Department were also called, but sent home because the diver was located. 

4. Incident Report: Arrest Follows Hit-and-Run

Find a round-up of crimes and suspicious incidents recently reported to the Southampton Town Police Department, including a report from a customer of TD Bank in Hampton Bays who said that on  May 11 that over $550 in faulty charges had been made.

5. Town Police Report: Food Bought, Payment Stopped

A round-up of those arrested this week, including the arrest of Josephine O’Brien, 48, of Hampton Bays, for theft of services, a felony, and petty larceny, a misdemeanor.