On the Police Logs 03.03.16

East Hampton Village

A Further Lane man walked into police headquarters on Feb. 22 complaining that he had been tailgated on that road earlier that morning by a gray pickup truck, which eventually passed him illegally. The man said cars “routinely speed on the road,” where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour, and asked for more police patrols.

A McGuirk Street man found a World Tech Toys drone on his front lawn Feb. 22. He left it there for several hours, thinking the owner might come looking for it, before turning it over to the police.

A receptionist at the Hedges Inn on James Lane took a phone call Feb. 20 from a man claiming to work for PSEG, who told her the inn’s power would be shut off immediately unless $1,002.90 was sent via MoneyGram to a prepaid RushCard.com debit card. The woman pulled the money out of her own personal account and sent it as instructed. When she followed up with a phone call to the utility, she was told that PSEG would never make such a request.

Montauk

An attempt at shoplifting by a West Gilgo Beach teenager was thwarted at Plaza Sports on Friday evening. Sharon Ferraro told police the youth had attempted to steal a brown leather Volcom wallet valued at $26. Much of the report was blacked out, but she appears to have confronted the youth and to have told police she would press petty larceny charges. An officer explained that a suspect has to have exited a store with merchandise before charges can be filed; that apparently did not happen.

Northwest Woods

A Wheelock Walk woman was one of several people around town who received calls last week from individuals identifying themselves as agents of the Internal Revenue Service. In Nancy Goell’s case, it was a well-spoken woman who left a voicemail message to contact her or the agency would take action against her. Recognizing the call for what it was, Ms. Goell instead called police. Leo Snyder of Hand’s Creek Road had a similar experience, though the message he received was from someone whose English was not as strong. He too notified police.

Springs

Police were called to a Gardiner’s Lane house Saturday evening, where a fight was going on. When they arrived, the two involved in the altercation said they had been arguing over living arrangements; each claimed the other had pushed him. No injuries were reported, and both Gerardo Solano and Manuel Ismael agreed to contact police if there were further problems.

Police visited Maidstone Park on Feb. 22. A dresser had been dumped in the parking lot, and there was graffiti painted on a fence. The Highway Department was called to pick up the dresser, and the Parks Department was notified about the graffiti.