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On the Police Logs 10.01.15



East Hampton

Terry Wallace of the Wallace Gallery received a call from police early on Sept. 21, after they discovered a shattered window on his shop, which is on an alley between Main Street and the Reutershan parking lot. The gallery features classic American artwork, as well as works by local artists. Mr.

Filmmaker Killed in Crash



A filmmaker whose documentary “The Uncondemned” is to be shown at the Hamptons International Film Festival was killed in a one-car crash early last Thursday morning. Nicholas J. Louvel, 34, was traveling north on Route 114 when his vehicle crossed into the southbound lane, left the road, and struck several trees.

Mr.

A Quiet Week for Police



An Amagansett man was charged with aggravated drunken driving last Thursday night after crashing his 2000 Nissan into a wall off Accabonac Road.Elfido Lopez-Mendez was headed south on Collins Avenue, just inside East Hampton Town police jurisdiction, when his car drifted across the double yellow line as he turned left onto Accabonac.

Helicopter Rescue



The Coast Guard on Friday came to the aid of a man who was experiencing chest pains and numbness and tingling in his left arm while aboard a cable-laying vessel off the coast of Montauk.

Shortly before 9 a.m., according to a Coast Guard statement, watchstanders with the Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received notification from the vessel, called the Dec

On the Police Logs 10.08.15

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

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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.

On the Police Logs 11.05.15

What's on the police logs this week.

­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.