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Suffolk Police are asking the public to come forward if they believe they were victimized by a former Patchogue Village code enforcement officer now facing multiple charges for allegedly making a bogus DWI stop.
Cops arrested William Dymond, 33, of Medford on Wednesday and charged him in connection with a Dec. 29 incident in which he allegedly pulled over a woman he believed to be driving while intoxicated, police said.
During a 5:20 a.m. traffic stop in front of First Baptist Church on North Ocean Avenue in Patchogue, Dymond, while on duty as a code enforcement officer, conducted field sobriety tests, placed the woman in handcuffs, put her in his municipal vehicle, and then drove her to her Centereach home, authorities said.
Code enforcement officers are not authorized to conduct traffic stops or make DWI arrests, police said. Dymond faces charges of first-degree falsifying business records, first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, unlawful imprisonment and official misconduct, police said.
Patchogue Village officials became aware of the incident on March 15 and immediately contacted the Suffolk County Police Department, authorities said. Dymond was subsequently fired from his position with the village last month.
Anyone who believes they may have had a similar encounter is asked to call Suffolk Police’s Fifth Squad at 631.854,8541.
