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A Dog Was in the Truck

A driver whose truck rear-ended a car in front of him told police he had been distracted by his dog and didn't notice that the car was braking.

Mar 20, 2025
On the Police Logs 03.20.25

Police at first thought that the water reported to be flowing onto Church Street last Thursday afternoon came from a water main break, but found upon arriving at the scene that it was being pumped from a nearby swimming pool, a violation of the village code.

Mar 20, 2025
Coordinated Response Brought Fires Under Control

As winds out of the northwest gusted at near 40 miles per hour early Saturday, it didn’t take long for the embers from a fire that began around 9:30 a.m. in a Manorville backyard, “following an attempt to make s’mores,” to ignite multiple brush fires that would grow to burn 600 acres in the Westhampton pine barrens. Suffolk County police arson detectives reached the conclusion after first reviewing 911 call from the hours leading up to the incident.

Mar 13, 2025
On the Police Logs 03.13.25

Low-flying drones were reported flying over Deep Hollow Ranch on the evening of March 3. Police saw their lights blinking red and white, but no action was taken. 

Mar 13, 2025
Ups and Downs in Annual Police Report

East Hampton Town police made fewer overall arrests last year, but more arrests for driving while intoxicated — another year that has led Chief Michael Sarlo to say that “we live in an extremely safe community.” 

Mar 13, 2025
Family Dog Perishes in East Hampton House Fire

A fire on Park Street in East Hampton early Saturday afternoon left extensive damage to a house and killed the family dog, East Hampton Fire Chief Duane Forrester said Monday. 

Mar 11, 2025
Hundreds of Acres Burned in Pine Barrens Fires

Brush fires in the Pine Barrens around Westhampton Beach that burned more than 600 acres were likely sparked by a fire that spread from a house in Manorville where people were making s'mores on Saturday afternoon, Suffolk County police said. Some 90 agencies responded, including fire departments from the South Fork.

Mar 8, 2025
A Deer Collision in Montauk

A Sag Harbor man was riding a motorcycle on Route 27 near East Lake Drive in Montauk on the evening of Feb. 26 when, he told East Hampton Town police, a deer ran out into the road.

Mar 6, 2025
East Hampton Village Eyes Its Own Justice Court

East Hampton Village is exploring creating its own justice court that could be up and running at the Emergency Services Building on Cedar Street by next January.

Mar 6, 2025
Montauk Parade Security Top of Mind

The East Hampton Town Police Department’s planning for security at the Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day Parade, to be held on March 30, begins early in the new year and continues until a week before the parade. But after the attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 people, there is an even greater focus on safety this year.

Mar 6, 2025
On the Police Logs 03.06.25

Warning that it could be a false alarm, a police dispatcher alerted officers on the evening of Feb. 25 that a caller had reported “a man with a possible bomb attached to his chest” on Main Street. Police found no such man nor any witnesses to the person described.

Mar 6, 2025
A Traffic Stop Drug Arrest

Police spotted a headlight out on a Chevy van, pulled the driver over, and said they found cocaine and fentanyl in the vehicle.

Feb 27, 2025
On the Police Logs 02.27.25

On Feb. 19, a Stuart’s Lane, East Hampton, woman reported two vehicles circling her neighborhood. Police found one vehicle parked on the shoulder. The driver explained that she was using the quiet street to teach her mother how to drive. The other vehicle was being used to practice parallel parking.

Feb 27, 2025
Shoplifter Hits Sag Harbor Store

The clothing shop LoveShackFancy on Madison Street in Sag Harbor reported two separate thefts over the weekend. An arrest was made Thursday afternoon in connection with one of them.

Feb 27, 2025
Wainscott House Destroyed by Fire

A house under construction in Wainscott experienced heavy damage after a fire tore through it Friday morning. 

Feb 21, 2025
A Torrent of Burglar Alarms

As many as 40 burglar alarms were triggered across both residential and commercial properties in East Hampton Town last week, in some places more than once in 24 hours.

Feb 20, 2025
D.W.I. Charge Follows Turnpike Crash

A driver claimed that icy roads led to a crash, but police said he had failed a roadside sobriety test. He sustained a head injury with minor bleeding, they said, while his passenger was found to be semiconscious.

Feb 20, 2025
On the Police Logs 02.20.25

Police responded to a drunken brawl on Rolling Woods Court in Wainscott late last Thursday night. A fight between two men had spilled over into a driveway. One of the two, bleeding from a punch in the face, pushed the other to the ground, "scratching his rib cage," according to the report.

Feb 20, 2025
False Alarms Will Cost You

The East Hampton Village Board targeted false fire-alarm scofflaws at a work session last week, raising the penalty for causing firefighters or village police to mobilize needlessly.

Feb 13, 2025
Four Police Officers Are Honored

The Southampton Town Kiwanis Club honored police officers from both East Hampton Town and Village at an awards dinner on Jan. 31, with Nicole Fierro winning Officer of the Year for the town.

Feb 13, 2025
Injured in Road Accidents

Two drivers lost control on the ice, while an East Hampton man was taken to the hospital after his sedan was rear-ended by a van.

Feb 13, 2025
On the Police Logs 02.13.25

A Sag Harbor woman reported a stranger in her backyard early Sunday morning. Police concluded that undisturbed snow on the ground suggested that nobody had entered her property. She then told the officer, “Maybe I didn’t see anyone, I just thought I did.” 

Feb 13, 2025
Defrauded of $200,000-Plus in Instagram Scheme

A Sag Harbor woman reported a scam that defrauded her of more than $200,000 to Sag Harbor Village police — and ultimately the Federal Bureau of Investigation — after a previously unknown individual contacted her on Instagram.

Feb 6, 2025
In Case of Fire in Northwest

“The area is kind of like a tinder box, to a degree, and it wouldn’t take much to set off a fire,” East Hampton Fire Chief Duane Forrester said after a recent meeting with several town officials at the Northwest Woods Trail to discuss a plan for fire safety in the area.

Feb 6, 2025
On the Police Logs 02.06.25

In the blotter this week a Springs resident told police back on Dec. 5 that she’d received a video of herself, accompanied by a threat that the video would be shared unless she sent $500 to its unknown sender. The woman did not send money.

Feb 6, 2025
Felony Arrests in the Village and Town

Police made one felony-level arrest on a charge of aggravated drunken driving early on Monday morning, and another man was charged with violating an order of protection.

Jan 30, 2025
On the Police Logs 01.30.25

When a box with two vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana arrived at the doorstep of an Osborne Lane man, he reported it to police.

Jan 30, 2025
Police to Offer Citizens Academy in March

The East Hampton Town Police Department announced this week that it is now accepting applications for its 2025 Citizens Academy, which is intended to give residents insight into how local police departments operate.

Jan 30, 2025
On the Police Logs 01.23.25

On Sunday evening, the assistant manager of Sportime told police he’d seen two drunken men harassing the snack stand attendant and asked them to leave, which they did, briefly, but then ran back in and punched him.

Jan 23, 2025
Police Say Driver Fled With Drugs in Car

Southampton Town police charged a Bay Shore woman with two felonies last Thursday, saying, first, that she’d left the scene of an accident on Sagg Main Street in Sagaponack, and second, after being located, was discovered to be in possession of “a “quantity of illegal drugs and paraphernalia.” 

Jan 23, 2025