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.
On the Police Logs 11.26.15
East Hampton An East Hampton High School student was in class on Nov. 12, he told police, when he received a phone call from a man who said his sister had been in an accident. Police contacted the sister, who was fine, and told the boy that the phone calls were part of a scam, and that several such incidents had been reported recently.
Re-Elections All Around
Commissioners in four fire districts were re-elected on Tuesday night, each to five-year terms. Voters in Amagansett had only one candidate for commissioner, but they had a choice when it came to a proposition on the ballot.
Man Held on $50,000 Bail
A Southampton man already facing criminal charges across Long Island was hit with a new one early Saturday morning in Sag Harbor. Sag Harbor Village police stopped John P. Coen’s 2013 BMW on Route 114 in North Haven after he made an illegal U-turn on Main Street in the village and swerved back and forth while crossing the bridge.
On The Police Logs 12.10.15
East Hampton An Old Orchard Lane couple discovered on Thanksgiving morning that their silver flatware, which they valued at $20,000, was missing. Kara and Brent Johnston told police they had not used the set, with 16 place-settings, since Thanksgiving 2014. The silver had reportedly been stored in a small mahogany chest in the front dining room.
Grand Jury Indicts Local Man in $5,000 Theft
An East Hampton Village man already facing misdemeanor charges of driving while high on crack cocaine has been indicted by a grand jury on a charge of felony grand larceny for stealing $5,000 from a Bridgehampton couple.
Slumped Over the Wheel, Engine Running
East Hampton Village police, responding Sunday morning to a call reporting a woman slumped over the steering wheel of a 2010 Toyota Prius, engine running, ended up arresting Phyllis Dewitt Chase, 58, of East Hampton, on charges of driving while intoxicated. According to the police log, an officer had to rap three times on the driver’s side window to awaken Ms.
On the Police Logs 12.03.15
Amagansett An “elderly gentleman” walked into D’Canela restaurant on the afternoon of Nov. 21 brandishing a $10 gift certificate he had purchased from restaurant.com. He told the owner and manager, Luis Aucapina, that he wanted to use the certificate toward a takeout order. Mr.
On The Police Logs 12.24.15
AmagansettA Hand Lane man called police on the morning of Dec. 16, saying a stranger was looking into his windows. Craig Friedman told police he did not recognize either the man or the vehicle that was parked in his driveway.
Marijuana After Midnight
East Hampton Village police pulled a driver over last week for a minor traffic violation and found him to be high on prescription medication and marijuana.
On The Police Logs 12.17.15
East Hampton A coach allegedly went after a referee over a call during a youth basketball game being held at East Hampton High School on Dec. 5. Police were called there for a disturbance, and the referee, Alfred J. Conforti of Mastic, told them the coach had pushed him and said “I’ll see you outside,” in front of the 11 and 12-year-olds.
Two Arrests in Two Months
For the second time in as many months, 20-year-old Jacob Schwartz is behind bars at the Suffolk County jail.
Pole Down, Wires Dangling
A Springs man who police said drove off in his badly damaged 2002 Nissan after colliding with a utility pole was arrested a little after midnight Saturday and charged with misdemeanor drunken driving.
Christmas in County Jail
Two men spent Christmas Day in the county jail following their arrest on charges of domestic violence. One of them, Orlando J.
‘Not Supposed to Be Driving’
An East Hampton man was released Tuesday from the county jail, where he had been held since last Thursday morning on charges of driving while intoxicated and without a license, both felonies.
’Tis the Season to Be Wary
With the approach of the new year, telephone scammers claiming to be agents of the Internal Revnue Service have been out in force all over the nation, and the East End has been no exception.