Crime & Safety

Police: Homeless Man Arrested For Stealing Wallet, Lottery Tickets

The man was found passed out on a porch at a Mattituck home, police say.

A homeless man was arrested for stealing a wallet and lottery tickets after he was found passed out on a porch at a Mattituck home on Thursday night, according to Southold Town Police.

Dominic Lando, 36, was found passed at a Bay Avenue home shortly after 8:15 p.m., police said.

During an investigation police found that Lando had stolen a wallet and lottery tickets from a 37-year-old Riverhead man, police said.

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He was arrested for petty larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, and held overnight for court, police said.

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