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Forged Stickers Alleged

East Hampton Village police arrested two people at Georgica Beach last weekend for allegedly having forged beach stickers.

At the Helm of the Hillbilly

A Mattituck man was arrested on Aug. 8 after a boating accident in Sag Harbor Bay.

Montauk Restaurant Workers Charged in Massive Drug Bust

The phones lit up when customers couldn't get their supply. "There are going to be a lot of people very upset this weekend," Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini said.

Yacht Sinks After Hitting Montauk Jetty

A 44-foot Meridian yacht sank after striking the west side of the Montauk jetty last Thursday night, the Coast Guard reported Friday.

Lightning Blamed in Fire

Despite difficult weather conditions Saturday morning, firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze at a bayfront house in Amagansett. The fire started after a lightning strike, Amagansett Fire Chief Bill Beckert said.

Joyride Ended With a Bang

Ryan J. Albie was asleep on his boat, the Hatteras, docked at Offshore Marina on West Lake Drive in Montauk on Aug. 13 when, at about 3:55 a.m., he was awakened by the sound of the boat hitting something. He found four young men, who ran when confronted, on the 45-foot craft.

Also on the Logs: 08.23.18

Kristina Marrero of Hialeah, Fla., said that while she was driving in front of the Shagwong Tavern on Main Street on Aug. 13 at about 2 a.m., a man standing in the median threw a cellphone at her car.

Train From Montauk Hit Man in Southampton

A Long Island Rail Road train hit a 28-year-old man who may have fallen asleep on the tracks in Southampton Village Monday, according to police.

Felony Dealing Charged

What began as an East Hampton Town police drunken driving stop in Montauk on Saturday resulted in a charge that the driver intended to sell drugs.

D.W.I.s Continue Apace

An alleged drunken driver got some company in the back of an East Hampton Town police car on Aug. 18 after his friend interfered with an investigation.

Charged in Skateboard Incident

Antonio A. Cabrera, 32, of East Hampton was arrested last month, accused of running a skateboarder off the road on purpose.

Montauk Ambulances Upgraded

The Montauk Fire Department has been awarded a $175,562 federal grant for equipment upgrades, Representative Lee Zeldin announced last week.

Also on the Logs: 08.30.18

Workers at the East Hampton I.G.A. called police to report an intoxicated man attempting to steal a six-pack of Budweiser beer. The manager advised the man he could not steal from the store and placed the beer back on the shelf.

On the Police Logs 09.20.18

When Josip Kostovic of Seaford came off the beach on Saturday morning, he found potato chips strewn all over his vehicle, which was parked near the Sloppy Tuna on South Emerson Avenue. He had last seen his 2000 GMC the day before at 2:20 p.m., and, he said, there had been no potato chips on it.

‘We Smoked It All Earlier’

On patrol in Sag Harbor Saturday at about midnight, Officer Janelle Spero saw a 2002 Honda Civic make an improper U-turn on Main Street, and pulled the car over. Eric Gonzalez, 21, of Calverton was behind the wheel, and the officer reported a strong odor of marijuana coming from the car.

Sideswipe Leads to Arrest

Monica M. Miller of Sag Harbor, 50, was arrested Saturday night on a felony charge of drunken driving following an accident in that village.

On the Police Logs 09.13.18

Someone swiped two shirts from a sidewalk clothing rack in front of Flying Point Surf Boutique on Saturday afternoon. Two hours later, the person returned to pay for the shirts, worth $60 each. No charges were filed.

August Arrests Ran Gamut

A dispute between neighbors last Thursday led to fisticuffs, in which one neighbor bit, choked, and punched the other, East Hampton Town Police Detective Sgt. Dan Toia said yesterday.

On the Police Logs 09.06.18

A Montauk man parked his 1994 BMW in the long-term lot on Lumber Lane before going to work and took a taxi home at the end of his shift Friday morning. When he returned later that afternoon, he told police, he could not find the car. Police found it in the Reutershan lot.

Officer Denton Is Now Full Time

Chief Michael Tracey of the East Hampton Village police introduced Christian E. Denton, the newest full-time officer in his department, to the village board on Friday.