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Domestic Disputes at the Fore

Domestic disputes — between a mother and son, the parents of a child, and an estranged couple — were at the fore of East Hampton Town police investigations last week.

On the Police Logs 11.03.16

East Hampton

Antonios Foskolos of Hedges Avenue was contacted on Oct. 24 by a Chase Bank officer, who wanted to know whether a card about to be opened in his name was legitimate. Mr. Foskolos told the bank it was not. A scammer apparently tried to use Mr. Foskolos’s name and address on an application, but made a mistake with other information.

One Driver Only

Sag Harbor police received a call Friday night reporting a white utility van with ladders on its roof driving erratically on Main Street

Walked Away From Crash

A 1997 Chevrolet Suburban headed toward Two Mile Hollow Beach Friday afternoon crashed into a parked 2014 Chevrolet pickup truck with enough force to propel it three spaces over.

Fled Crash at Deep Hollow, Say Police, Walked 3 Miles

A 19-year-old who fled a crash near Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk and stumbled in the dark for over three miles before police caught up with him was arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court last Thursday on multiple charges.

E.H.H.S. Students Charged

Two East Hampton High School students were arrested last Thursday on felony charges involving the theft of dirt bikes. For one of them, it was the second such arrest in the span of a single week.

Indicted in Rape of Minors

Two men arrested recently by East Hampton Town police on felony charges have been indicted by grand juries, and could face significant jail time if convicted.

On the Police Logs 11.17.16

Amagansett

A woman looking out the window of her place of business at 542 Montauk Highway on Election Day told police she saw a white late-model Toyota pull up, and a man get out and yank the building’s two-foot-square address sign out of the ground. Johanna Cardona said she ran outside and began screaming at the man, who got into the car and sped off.

Motorcycle Sparks a Blaze in Montauk

A motorcycle fire in Montauk Monday afternoon destroyed not only the bike, but also the storage unit it was in.

On the Police Logs 11.10.16

East Hampton

A Springs man told police on Halloween that at some point over the preceding two days, his handicapped parking placard had been stolen from his 1988 Ford Ranger.

On the Police Logs 12.08.16

East Hampton

A green SSI Schaefer garbage bin was reported stolen from outside a Fieldview Lane residence on Nov. 28. Karen Saks told police she had discovered the theft the previous week and called her garbage hauler, but a representative said no one from the company had picked up the bin.

On the Police Logs 12.01.16

Amagansett

Marvin Noel Yanes left a gold Samsung 7S cellphone on one of the counters at Brent’s General Store on Saturday at about 7:30 p.m. while shopping. He told police he forgot to pick it up when he left the store and that it was gone when he returned some 20 minutes later.

Police Thankful for Quiet Holiday Roads

East Hampton Town police had a quiet Thanksgiving weekend on the roads, making three arrests from Nov. 23 until Tuesday on misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated.

Blowup Over a Leaf-Blower

Yard work turned leaf rage on the afternoon of Nov. 18 after one Springs neighbor accused another of blowing leaves onto his property.

Midnight Dust-up at Saloon

A Montauk man needed 10 stitches to close a wound on his forehead after a man from Kingston, N.Y., alledgedly hit him with a beer bottle on Nov. 15 during a midnight altercation at Liar’s Saloon in Montauk.

Charges Mount Against Eames

The case of Jefferson Davis Eames versus the East Hampton Town Police Department took another turn on Nov. 15, when the Springs man, who is suing the department for violating his civil rights, was arrested on a charge of driving while high on drugs.

Drove Car Onto Sidewalk

A driver who was talking on his cellphone Saturday night and wound up on the sidewalk on Newtown Lane has been charged with felony driving while intoxicated.

On the Police Logs 11.24.16

East Hampton Village

A homeless man called police to Starbucks on Friday evening. He told officers his girlfriend had vanished after leaving the store. While police were talking with the man, the woman reappeared. She told police she was fine, and had just been resting on a bench.