Crime & Safety
Domestic Dispute Leads To Assault, Theft Charges: PD
Police said he took the woman's phone and disable another so she couldn't call for help.
YORKTOWN, NY — Police arrested a Yorktown Heights man after they responded to a report of a domestic dispute. Yorktown police said Demetrios Doupis, 38, of Yorktown Heights, was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony, and fourth-degree criminal mischief and third-degree attempted assault, misdemeanors.
Police said, around 3:45 a.m. Sept. 1, officers responded to a Yorktown residence for a domestic dispute.
An investigation found that Doupis grabbed the victim by her hair and hit her in the head with a chair, police said, injuring her.
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He also took her phone and disabled another one, preventing her from being able to call for help, police said.
Doupis also took the woman's car keys, according to the authorities.
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He was arrested at the scene and taken to police headquarters.
After processing, Doupis was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in Yorktown Justice Court Sept. 24.
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