A report of a distressed swimmer near the Maidstone Drive beach access brought lifeguards racing into the ocean aboard a Jet Ski on Sunday. A kiteboarder out in the surf proved not to be in distress, though — just waiting for a gust of wind.
Southampton Town detectives are still investigating an attempted burglary that occurred at Citarella in Bridgehampton shortly before midnight on Sunday.
East Hampton Town police have announced the arrest on June 19 of a 31-year-old Montauk man on a charge of first-degree rape, a class B felony. Court documents state that he was involved in an incident with a 6-year-old girl.
Staff Sgt. Harold Chapman was at the helm of a rapidly descending B-17 Flying Fortress. He was not a pilot. In fact, Chappie, as he was known, had just watched the pilot jump from the plane, his parachute failing to open. Hoping to avoid the pilot’s fate, Chappie was attempting to land the plane himself, according to his son, Rick Chapman of East Hampton. He was the last man aboard.
