Naked Cutchogue woman arrested for alleged criminal trespassing
The woman was discovered getting out of a homeowner's shower, according to police.
Southold Police Blotter 5/14/25
Soon after midnight on May 5, Austin Branker, 26, of Cutchogue was arrested alleged driving while intoxicated, following a car crash on Middle Rd. in Southold, police said. Responding officers located the vehicle facing the wrong direction on Route 48. According to authorities, Branker — the vehicle’s sole occupant — was “passed out” in the driver’s seat with the engine running and the transmission in drive, “stuck in a line of bushes” on the side of the road.
On May 6, a South St. landlord depositing rent money in a local bank was notified by bank employees that a $100 bill among her $3,400 cash deposit was counterfeit. She told police she received the cash from one of her tenants, who she said was unaware he was passing her a counterfeit when he paid his rent in cash. Bank employees declined to turn over the counterfeit bill to a responding police officer, but the officer photographed the phony bill, according to a police report.
On May 7, police arrested Richard Hermance, 35, on an outstanding warrant at the Lakeside Apartments In Greenport. Later the same day, officers arrested Mario Osorio, 34, of Greenport on a bench warrant at the Riverhead Correctional Facility.
On May 7, Southold police responded to Main Rd. in Mattituck for a 911 crash detection call. Upon investigation, police learned that the driver was uninjured after having hit the brakes suddenly to avoid hitting a turtle in the road. Police located the turtle in the roadway, but were unable to remove it from the road before another car ran it over. Officers notified the Animal Wildlife Refuge to remove the injured turtle.
On May 9, Rohan Fisher, 23, of Central Islip was arrested for alleged auto theft. According to police, a Cutchogue driver told authorities she had left the car open and running outside of a business on Main Rd. in Mattituck, and that it was stolen. Police located the car a short while later and attempted to pull the driver over. Instead, the vehicle ran off the roadway and crashed into a pole.
On May 10, Kelleigh Liguori, 44, of Cutchogue, was arrested for alleged criminal trespass after a Vanston Rd. homeowner told police she observed the suspect through a security camera pull into her driveway, remove all her clothes, place them in a garbage can beside the garage, and then enter the home by a side door. Responding officers located Liguori getting out of the shower in the home, and arrested her. Liguori did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On May 10, Anthony Sponza, 59, of Orient was arrested for alleged driving while intoxicated, according to police, after he was clocked driving 59 m.p.h. in a 45 m.p.h. zone. He was arrested after performing poorly on field sobriety tests, police said.