Shelter Island Police Department blotter: Oct. 6, 2026

Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the defendants may be found not guilty.

SUMMONSES

Yihan Huang of Tenafly, N.J. was ticketed on Oct. 1 for failing to stop at a stop sign on New York Avenue.

William Nino Cifuentes of Hartford, Conn. received a summons on  Oct. 1 for failing to stop at a stop sign on Manwaring Road.

NOR’EASTER RESPONSE 

The Shelter Island Police Department, in coordination with the Shelter Island Fire Department, EMS, Highway Department, North Ferry, South Ferry, and PSEG, responded to numerous storm-related incidents across the Island. Throughout the storm, emergency personnel handled 39 hazardous condition incidents, primarily involving fallen trees, downed power lines, wires on fire, and blocked roadways. Responders also addressed one brush fire caused by downed electrical wires, six marine-related incidents, six fire and burglar alarm calls, and two criminal investigations. Localized flooding was reported throughout the storm, particularly along West Neck Road and the Ram Island Causeway. Some sections became temporarily impassable as water levels rose, requiring roadway closures in affected areas.

MARINE INCIDENTS

A sinking vessel on a mooring was reported in Coecles Harbor on Sept. 26 and the owner notified. Marine personnel assisted the Shelter Island Highway Department in locating owners of vessels and advising them to remove them from the Town Dinghy Dock in advance of the nor’easter. An officer observed a vessel sinking in West Neck Bay and contacted the owner on Sept. 27.

A boat broke loose from a mooring in Dering Harbor on Sept. 27, causing damage to a bulkhead. A boat owner was advised to remove a vessel from a Town landing ramp on the 27th.

After a report of a sailboat drifting away from Orient on Sept. 27, Bay Constable Labrozzi was notified to be alert for any sign of the vessel.

OTHER REPORTS

A case was opened to investigate a financial crime on Sept. 26. Distracted driving enforcement was conducted in West Neck on Sept. 30.

In other reports: police patrolled the Shore Road vicinity for the Netflix movie shoot; conducted court duty; conducted a property audit; provided lift assists; assisted with ferry traffic; and performed school crossing duty.

ANIMAL INCIDENTS

The Animal Control Officer responded to reports of an injured gull on Ram Island on Sept. 28, which swam away, and a hawk at the dumpster at the Recycling Center on Sept. 29, which flew away. The ACO assisted with searches for several dogs at large. 

ALARMS

Police and Shelter Island Fire Department responded to an alarm activated by an oven fire in Cartwright on Sept. 26; the owner had extinguished it prior to their arrival. First Assistant Fire Chief J. C. Chavez deemed it an appropriate alarm. On Sept. 26, SIFD responded to a brush fire in the Heights caused by a fallen tree bringing down a power line. An entry alarm in West Neck was activated on Sept. 26; the responding officer found a door blown open and secured the residence.

Police and SIFD responded to a gas detector alarm in Tarkettle on Sept. 27, possibly activated  by weather conditions. An officer responded to a door alarm activation in Dering Harbor on Sept. 27 and determined the residence was secure. A motion alarm activation in a Ram Island basement on that date was investigated by an officer and all found secure. A burglar alarm activation in the Heights Sept. 27 was caused by an employee forgetting to deactivate it.

The Fire Department responded to an odor of smoke in a Center residence on Sept. 27. A downed tree limb was on a power line from the pole to the residence, but power was still on. PSEG was notified.

A fire alarm was activated in Menantic on the 27th; Second Assistant Chief P.J. Lechmanski confirmed there was no emergency and notified the owner.

Police and SIFD responded on Sept. 28 to a Center residence where electrical lines were reported arcing on the exterior. Fire Chief Max Pelletier shut off power to the residence and advised the owners to contact an electrician to ensure there was no power going into the residence. The residents made arrangements to stay elsewhere for the night. Officers responded to a residential alarm in West Neck on Sept. 30; the owner was on the scene and reported it was accidentally activated.

AIDED CASES

Shelter Island Emergency Medical Services responded to cases on Sept. 25 (2), 27, 28 (2), and Oct. 1 (2). Six persons were transported to Eastern Long Island Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. One person refused medical assistance.