Find out what's on the police logs this week.
Bridgehampton Vote Tuesday on $1 Million Fire Truck
The Bridgehampton Fire District is asking the public to approve a $1 million bond proposal with a vote to be held on Tuesday, but the district has come under criticism for what some people are saying is a lack of public input and transparency on the process.
Montauk Brothers Charged
Two Montauk brothers were arrested on drug charges late last month after police reported finding them with a large number of restricted medications. According to East Hampton Town police, Rogelio Crespo-Agron, who is 30, had 17 oxycodone hydrochloride pills and 43 alprazolam pills in a Panadol bottle that was found in his sweatshirt pocket.
Queens Man Charged Under Leandra’s Law
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s task force to combat drunken driving was in East Hampton over Columbus Day weekend, resulting in seven arrests.
On the Police Logs 10.15.15
Amagansett Two tires on a Honda parked in a driveway on Osprey Lane were flat on Monday morning. Robert Conti called police at about 9:45 a.m. when he noticed the tires had been punctured. Police couldn’t find any other cars in the area with similar damage. Mr. Conti estimated it would cost about $400 to buy new tires. East Hampton On Oct.
Guilty Pleas to Felonies
Two local men charged with felonies pleaded guilty recently in county court in Riverside. Kody J. Knudsen of Springs, 26, was arrested on July 21 after crashing a 2009 Mercedes-Benz into a utility pole on the Napeague stretch.
Over Three Times Legal Limit
East Hampton Town police made four arrests this past week on drunken-driving charges, two of which, though still misdemeanors, were at an elevated level. The first was that of Pia G. Bazzani, 33, early last Thursday morning. Ms.
On the Police Logs 10.22.15
East Hampton The Amagansett Hospitality Group, which is on Spring Close Highway in East Hampton, off the road and down a dirt path, was entered early on the morning of Oct. 10 and two Polaris Quad off-road vehicles, each valued at $5,000, plus a Redmax backpack leaf-blower valued at $750 and a yellow Stihl chainsaw worth $700, were stolen.
Fined for Selling Summer Shares
Two people who rented houses in Montauk for the summer and then sold shares in them in violation of the East Hampton Town Code were slapped with substantial fines in zoning court last week. Kimberly Giese of New York City, 46, was accused of selling three-day-weekend shares in a house at 16 Gates Avenue, through Craigslist and Airbnb.
On the Police Logs 10.29.15
Amagansett A Whaler’s Lane homeowner, Alex von Hoffman, told police on Friday that at some point since early September, when her last tenant left the house, someone had entered the premises, apparently with a key, and taken a Sharp flat-screen TV set.
Halloween-Night Checkpoint
State troopers and officers of the county sheriff’s department who manned a Halloween-night sobriety checkpoint on Sunrise Highway reported the arrest of a Springs man on a charge of misdemeanor drunken driving.
Two Charged Are No Strangers to Police
Two local men, neither of whom is a stranger to local police, are facing felony charges after being accused last week of driving while intoxicated. Juan D. Cano, 20, currently living in Montauk, was driving a 2015 Nissan when he was pulled over by East Hampton Town police just before midnight last Thursday.
Another Officer’s Truck Struck
On Friday, for the second straight week, a driver ran into a vehicle driven by an off-duty law enforcement officer and then fled.
Back Behind Bars
An East Hampton man who has spent much of his time recently in and out of custody is back behind bars this week.
Bookkeeper Admits to Theft
A former bookkeeper and teacher’s aid at the Rainbow Preschool in Bridgehampton was charged with stealing more than $35,000 from the school. Lauren E. Comber, 30, of Sag Harbor turned herself in to Southampton Town police on Nov. 10.
Headed East to Nassau?
East Hampton Town police made three arrests over the weekend on misdemeanor drunken-driving charges, all in Montauk.
‘Yes, I Took the Signs’
On the day before Election Day, a Springs woman was caught on video hurrying off with a neighbor’s campaign signs. Elizabeth M. Ruth, 73, was an unlikely arrestee. The signs’ owner, Lynne Scanlon, told East Hampton Town police that she had put up several anti-rental registry signs, all of which had been stolen. She decided to fight back.