Brian Callahan, one of two men charged in 2013 in connection with a $96 million Ponzi scheme involving the Panoramic View resort, is among 1,499 people whose sentences were commuted by President Biden on Thursday. The United States Attorney's Office had called the incident "one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Long Island history."
Police
Three Police Officers Rise in RankTown Police Sgt. Gregory Martin was promoted to lieutenant, and Officers Bradley Hughes and Nicholas Lloyd were promoted to sergeant at a swearing-in ceremony last week.
Update: Mother Charged in Shooting After Amber Alert Canceled Patchita Tennant, who worked in East Hampton, has been charged with two felonies in the shooting of her 3-year-old child's father in Flanders.
On the Police Logs 06.06.19Jun 6, 2019
A bird’s nest caught fire atop a PSEG-Long Island pole on Redwood Road Friday morning. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and removed the nest.
Truck Struck, Horns GoneJun 6, 2019
In Montauk last Thursday, a man threw rocks at a 1997 Ford pickup truck, shattering the windshield, East Hampton Town police said. Craig L. Carman, 59, who lives in the hamlet, was charged with criminal mischief in the third degree, a felony.
Mr. Carman also took two animal horns from the truck’s grille, according to the report. The value of the damage to the truck and the value of the horns totaled $750.
East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky released Mr. Carman on $800
bail after arraignment the next morning.
On the Police Logs 05.30.19May 30, 2019
While on routine patrol on Main Street on Saturday at 2:40 a.m., officers saw seven people in the midst of an altercation. Police separated the parties and interviewed all those involved; it turned out the fight broke out over a pizza.
The Bouncers Fingered HimMay 30, 2019
A fight broke out at Liars’ Saloon in Montauk just after midnight on Sunday, leading to an arrest. Nicholas M. Travers, 27, of Smithtown allegedly punched another man in the face multiple times.
Two Face Felony D.W.I. ChargesMay 30, 2019
Memorial Day’s three-day weekend yielded seven drunken-driving arrests, including a Rocky Point man who was allegedly found with a quantity of cocaine in his 2009 GMC.
Dog Killer Gets the MaximumMay 23, 2019
A man who killed his aunt’s dog in Springs in December was sentenced last week to two years in jail, the statutory limit on a charge of aggravated animal cruelty.
Grabbed, Punched in HeadMay 23, 2019
An East Hampton man bent an iPhone 6S in half during a domestic incident in which he struck a woman, according to East Hampton Town police.
On the Police Logs 05.23.19May 23, 2019
A couple was locked out of their room at the Huntting Inn on Main Street around 4 a.m. on May 15. Police helped them get in.