Police & Courts
News of the death of Scarleth Milena Urgiles Samaniego Sunday night in a car accident in Springs shook the town at large, especially the East Hampton school community, coming as it did on the eve of the final day of classes at the high school.
The East Hampton Town Marine Patrol responded to a total of 18 search-and-rescue calls in 2024, a considerable jump from 11 in 2023 and nine the year before that.
A black Dodge Ram “with a possible dead body in the bed” was reported driving down Route 114 toward Sag Harbor on June 11. Village officers found the truck near the Breakwater Yacht Club, where they observed a “training mannequin” in the back.
East Hampton Town police were kept busy last week, with several traffic accidents resulting in injuries.
An East Hampton High School student was killed and several other people were injured in a car accident on Sunday evening on Old Stone Highway in Springs.
“Filming TikTok videos” was a Hawthorne Avenue man’s explanation when asked what he was doing in his Ford Mustang in the One Stop parking lot after 1 a.m. on Monday. The man produced the footage to quell any doubts and left the area without incident.
A 67-year-old East Hampton woman accused of driving her car into two teenage traffic control officers in Sag Harbor Village on May 17 pleaded not guilty to four charges — endangering the welfare of a child, harassment in the second degree, leaving the scene of an accident, and reckless endangerment — when she was arraigned Friday in front of Village Justice Carl Irace.
Negligent left turns were blamed for two recent vehicle collisions that resulted in injuries, and a negligent merge for a third.
A silver Honda attempting to park Monday afternoon in a handicapped space in front of the restaurant Lulu in Sag Harbor drove over the curb, onto the sidewalk, and into the building, knocking aside tables in the outdoor seating area.
With a black Samurai-style sword in hand, a 33-year-old man from Newburgh, N.Y., allegedly threatened another man on Saturday night near Camp Hero on Coast Artillery Road in Montauk. His target locked himself in his car and called police as the sword-wielder approached.
At Provisions in Sag Harbor, a woman entered the cafe area with a dog, which is against store policy, and ignored repeated requests to leave, finally stating that she would “burn this f***ing store down.” The owner got her name from a one-star review she left on Google later that day, and called police.