Suffolk County Police arrested William Dymond, a Patchogue Village Code Enforcement officer after he falsely told a woman he could arrest her for driving while intoxicated but drove her to her Centereach home instead.
On December 29, Dymond followed a woman he believed was driving while intoxicated and pulled over her vehicle in front of 482 North Ocean Ave. in Patchogue at approximately 5:20 a.m. He performed field sobriety tests, placed the woman in handcuffs, escorted her into his code enforcement vehicle, then drove her to her Centereach home. Patchogue Village Code Enforcement officials became aware of the incident on March 15 and contacted the Suffolk County Police Department.
Code enforcement officers are not authorized to perform DWI arrests.
Dymond, age 33, and a resident of Medford, was was terminated from has position last month. Suffolk County Police arrested him this morning.
He has been charged with Falsifying Business Records 1st Degree, a felony, Offering a False Instrument for Filing 1st Degree, a felony, Unlawful Imprisonment 2nd Degree, a misdemeanor, and Official Misconduct, a misdemeanor.
Anyone who believes they have been a victim of Dymond is asked to call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8541.
