On the Police Logs 08.20.15
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Find out what's on the police logs this week.
Thomas R. Piacentine of East Hampton had his second encounter with police in eight days on Friday morning and this time wound up in jail.
Jose M. Chuchuca-Loja, 37, an East Hampton Village resident, was driving a 1995 Toyota Celica, police said, when he struck another car at the intersection of Newtown Lane and Main Street and drove away. A Carlos Taxi driver, who saw what happened, called police and then followed the Toyota to the 23-hour parking lot near Lumber Lane.East Hampton Village police said the car was not hard to find because it had front-end damage, a broken axle, and smoke coming from the engine. Police said they found Mr. Chuchuca-Loja running away from the car.
At about 4:30 Friday morning, a man who was renting a house for the weekend forced his way into a house elsewhere in Montauk.
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