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Jailed for Repeat D.W.I. After Easter Sunday Stop

A traffic stop in Sag Harbor on the afternoon of Easter Sunday led to the arrest of a Springs man, Ervin A. Chavez-Felipe, 42, on a felony charge of aggravated drunken driving.

Charged With Shoplifting

A Montauk man was arrested Friday night on two misdemeanor charges, petty larceny and possession of stolen property. According to East Hampton Town police, Richard A. Bauer, 38, went on a shoplifting spree at the 7-Eleven in downtown Montauk, stuffing his pants and pockets with various items.

Former Town Justice Cahill Loses a $1 Million Appeal

An appeal to the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court by Catherine A. Cahill, a former East Hampton Town justice, seeking the reversal of a 2014 Supreme Court decision in which she was ordered to pay $1 million to a man who had been her husband’s partner in a land deal, was rejected on April 12

On the Police Logs 04.27.17

An Oakview Highway trailer park resident came home Friday after being out all day to discover that two propane tanks had been removed from the property.

New Southampton Police Chief on the Job

Steven E. Skrynecki, named by the Southampton Town Board in September to take over as town police chief, was officially sworn in this week.

Someone Else’s Truck

East Hampton Town police released a second report this week about an April 8 party attended by under-age drinkers at a house on Oak Lane Extension in Amagansett.

It appears from the heavily redacted report that the 18-year-old who threw the party drove away from it in a 1989 Ford 250 pickup that belonged to someone else.

Police Charge Rape at Beaches

East Hampton Town police charged Christopher Paul Gallegos of East Hampton, 20, with second-degree rape and sexual misconduct, felonies, on Friday, in a case involving a then-14-year-old girl. Police said he had carried on a six-month relationship with the teen last year, which continued after she turned 15. The relationship ended when the girl’s parents discovered a selfie she had sent to Mr.

Ramping Up Event Security

With just over a week in office, Steven E. Skrynecki outlined three things he will be focused on as the new Southampton Town police chief at a town board meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

‘Not Going to Wake Lawyer’

East Hampton Town police charged Jo Becker, 50, of Manhattan, with misdemeanor drunken driving Saturday night in Montauk after stopping her 2014 Mercedes-Benz on South Edgemere Street.

Domestic Disputes Alleged

Two men were arrested this past week following alleged domestic disputes, one with his wife, the other with a former acquaintance.

On the Police Logs 05.04.17

Amagansett

A real estate agent called police on April 22 after receiving a series of harassing text messages from a potential client. Martha Gundersen said she had contacted the person, whose name was blacked out in the report, hoping to represent the property this summer, as she had in the past.

A Posthumous E.M.S. Award

Terry Hoyt, a volunteer with the Bridgehampton Fire Department for 23 years, has been posthumously awarded the Southampton Town E.M.S. Advisory Committee’s Nancy Makson Award for Excellence.

Amagansett Social Host Arrest

A father was charged early Sunday morning with violating the Suffolk County Social Host law after hosting what police called a “post-prom gathering” for his son at his Amagansett house.

On the Police Logs 05.18.17

Three boxes of about 200 pieces of brass and copper plumbing fittings, worth about $5,000, were stolen from the East Hampton Y.M.C.A. RECenter on Gingerbread Lane between May 5 at 3 p.m. and May 8 at noon, according to a contractor.

On the Police Logs 05.25.17

A Hampton Bays man working at a construction site on Cranberry Hole Road told police on May 12 that back in February he had lent some tools to a co-worker, but never got them back.

Springs Man Indicted, Again

The indictment of Kody Knudsen of Springs was unsealed yesterday in the county courtroom of Justice Martin I. Efman in Riverside.

On the Police Logs 06.01.17

Sometime between April 26 and May 17, someone stole the registration stickers off two boat trailers stored behind the Marine Museum on Bluff Road. In addition, Raymond Hartjen told police, the license plate on one trailer was removed.

A Quieter Week on Roads

After a tumultuous Memorial Day weekend, with multiple daily arrests for driving while intoxicated, the roads were noticeably calmer last week.

On the Police Logs 06.08.17

A 2 a.m. altercation at the Stephen Talkhouse that began between two women and spread to others sent police there on May 31.

On the Police Logs 06.15.17

East Hampton

Jason A. Gutterman was in his office at the Dutch Motel on Pantigo Road when he heard a crash, and then another. Looking out the window, he saw a man standing by his car, a 1994 Chrysler Concord, then racing away. Mr. Gutterman ran out to the parking lot to find that the Chrysler’s rear window and front windshield had been smashed.