Police said they have arrested four people following a brazen middle-of-the-day theft last Thursday from a shop on Newtown Lane in East Hampton Village, during which nearly 50 designer handbags and accessories, together valued at $91,600, were stolen. The robbery took less than 30 seconds from start to finish, police said. A fifth suspect remained at large.
East Hampton Town police were tipped off about a possible drunken driver last Thursday evening and ended up arresting a man who was driving at an excessively low speed.
Jackson Street in East Hampton figured in two accidents this week, one by its intersection with Springs-Fireplace Road, the other near its intersection with Three Mile Harbor Road.
A disgruntled employee who had just quit his job at Schiavoni’s on Main Street in Sag Harbor was charged with petty larceny on March 2 after he allegedly stole from the store.
