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On the Police Logs 12.28.23

Thu, 12/28/2023 - 11:29

Amagansett

Two people with flashlights were seen peering into the windows of a parked Land Rover on the Peterson Physical Therapy property on Dec. 19 at around 10 p.m., catching the attention of a passer-by, who called police. The responding officers were told that one of the men owned the car, and the two were about to jump-start it.

Amagansett firefighters put out a vehicle fire in a 2014 Dodge pickup truck on the afternoon of Dec. 20. They reported the cause: A piece of cardboard that had gotten wedged in the undercarriage.

Last Thursday afternoon, a gray 2008 Honda CRV went missing from the parking lot at Brent’s General Store. Call logs show that police tracked it until nearly 5 a.m. Friday, but it was unclear whether the vehicle was recovered or if an arrest was made.

East Hampton Village

A 33-year-old woman struck a pothole and blew a tire in the Reutershan Parking Lot on Dec. 18 at around 2 p.m. She called AAA for help with the tire, and called police to tell them about the pothole.

The next day, at about 6:30 p.m., officers were called to check on the well-being of a youth running barefoot through the parking lot. Police couldn’t find anyone matching that description.

Montauk

Someone turned in a set of four keys, including a Toyota vehicle fob, at the South Embassy Street precinct on the morning of Dec. 20. The keys were found near the Chamber of Commerce office. Police have them for safekeeping.

Springs

A blue fanny pack with more than $9,000 in cash, two blank checks, a credit card, a Social Security card, and other personal papers was found on Grant Avenue and turned in to police as dusk was falling on Dec. 19. Police were able to reach the owner, an 82-year-old East Hampton resident, and reunite the grateful woman with her lost property.

Wainscott

Someone reported hearing gunshots coming from “the power lines behind the Maidstone Gun Club” on Friday shortly before 1 p.m. Records show an officer responded about 90 minutes later to canvass the area but found nothing to document. The next morning another call came in about gunshots, this time in the vicinity of the East Hampton Airport, which is just down the road from the gun club. Again, nothing was found.

Sailors Undeterred After Rescue Off Montauk

A pair of sailors who paid an unexpected visit to Montauk last month said from Brooklyn on Friday that they plan to continue their voyage down the East Coast despite an April 24 rescue off Montauk’s downtown ocean beach.

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On the Police Logs 05.16.24

Employees of Montauk's Memory Motel called police at 1:25 a.m. Saturday to have a man “known to them to have no money” removed from the bar. The man had been refusing to leave, but complied when the request came from an officer. He promised to take a train or bus back home to Brooklyn, but showed up a couple of hours later at 7-Eleven, attempting to use “multiple bank cards” to pay for merchandise. He was also said to have made “a threatening statement,” and was taken in the end to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital for evaluation.

May 15, 2024

On the Police Logs 05.09.24

On April 30, police got a call from a passer-by about “a male subject opening doors with a crowbar” at the Sands Motel. Upon investigation, it was learned that the man was an employee performing renovations and maintenance. “The salt air environment often causes the door locks to freeze, therefore he has to force the doors open with a bar,” officers reported.

May 9, 2024

On the Police Logs 05.02.24

A 17-year-old girl fell victim to an online scam when she attempted to sell a prom dress on the website Poshmark on April 14. She ultimately sent more than $1,000 in Apple gift cards, thinking there was an error with her account after receiving an email from the company that turned out to be fake. An investigation is still ongoing.

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