Crime & Safety
Manager Accused Of Locking In Beachgoers
Police said the manager of the private beach had a dispute with some of the members.
YORKTOWN, NY — The manager of a private beach is in trouble with the law for allegedly locking people in the property. Yorktown police said Thomas Maietto, 52, of Mohegan Avenue in Mohegan Lake, was charged with unlawful imprisonment, a misdemeanor.
Police said they were called around 5:45 p.m. June 24 with a trespassing complaint at a private Mohegan Lake beach.
The police officer found that Maietto, the beach manager, had a dispute with some of the beach’s members about the use of the facility.
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He then changed the lock to the fence that accesses the beach locking several people in the beach area, against their will, police said, and without giving them a way to leave.
Maietto was arrested and taken to headquarter for processing.
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He was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in Yorktown Justice Court July 24.
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