Police: Greenport Peeping Tom Arrested

The Town of Southold Police arrested a Greenport man for criminal trespassing.

On Friday, at approximately 4:04 in the morning, a woman residing at 520 Main Street in Greenport called 911 to report that a man had been peeping through her window while she lay sleeping on the couch. She had observed the man at the window using a stick from the outside of the glass to move the curtain back so that he had a better view of the interior of the house. The woman, who was awakened by the trespasser’s activity, recognized the man at the window as James Lawrence. She arose from the couch and yelled at him and he ran away. When police arrived they were unable to locate Lawrence. The owner of the property where the incident had taken place wished to press charges.

The Southold Police wrote up the report and by the next evening had located and arrested James Lawrence, 34 years of age, a resident of Greenport. He was transported to the Southold Police headquarters, processed and held for arraignment.