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On the Police Logs 09.14.17

A paddleboarder landed on Gardiner’s Island on Aug. 26 and walked around taking pictures, one of which was posted on Instagram. The owner of the island, Robert Goelet, “wants the subject advised not to return to island, and the picture removed from Instagram to prevent others from entering island,” police reported, but “does not wish to pursue criminal charges.”

Rear-Enders at Intersections

There was a three-vehicle accident on Sept. 13, at the Montauk Highway-Spring Close Highway intersection in East Hampton. At around 9 a.m., East Hampton Town police said, Kevin P. Kelly of Hauppauge, 55, was eastbound in a 2006 Mack utility truck when he was briefly distracted and ran into a trailer attached to a stopped 2001 Dodge pickup truck.

The truck driver, George E. Cooper of Kings Park, 21, told police he was trying to make a left onto Spring Close when it happened. Meanwhile, a third vehicle, a New York State Parks and Recreation Ford pickup driven by Justin J.