On the Police Logs 04.14.16

East Hampton

Police were called to a Route 114 cottage on March 30, where Noelle Parker told them that while she was walking her dog, $900 in cash was stolen from her purse. It is the second time this year Ms. Parker has reported a theft from the premises while she was out. There was no sign of forced entry, police said, and no physical evidence of the theft.

A vandal punctured the rear tires on a Dodge van parked outside a resident’s Windmill Village apartment the night of March 31. Robert Hettiger said the Cooper brand tires would cost $400 to replace.

Adriana Gamboa called police to her Boatheaders Lane apartment on April 2, where exterior cable splitters from a DirecTV antenna had disappeared. Her signal had gone out two weeks earlier, she said, and a technician from the company discovered the theft that day. The missing equipment was valued at $39.

East Hampton Village

The front gate keypad at the Gracie Lane entrance of 89 Lily Pond Lane, one of the few houses on the lane with deeded beach access, was badly damaged on April 4, apparently by a truck backing into it. A caretaker told police repairs would cost $6,000.

That same day, a David’s Lane resident told police someone had opened the cover of her driveway-entrance keypad.

A Canon camera with a zoom lens, left on Saturday afternoon in an unlocked vehicle outside Villa Italian Specialties on Railroad Avenue, was stolen. The owner valued the items at $700.

Montauk

Vandals daubed graffiti on the exterior of the Tower apartments on the Plaza the night of April 2.

The caretaker of Fort Hill Cemetery, Alan Burke, told police March 20 that over $2,000 in damage was done to cemetery property by a Mattituck man’s 2013 Ford. The nature of the damage done by Anthony Williams’s vehicle was redacted from the report. Mr. Williams has agreed to pay for the damage.

Sag Harbor

A Division Street resident reported on April 5 that 12 antique Kirk Stieff rose pattern sterling silver forks and spoons had vanished from her house. Dr. Jeannette Lofas told police she had last used the silver on Easter weekend. Dr. Lofas told police she had been away for several days, and that only her handyman had access to the house. Police, who found no sign of a break-in, are investigating. A four-piece place setting of the pattern, which dates from 1832, can run $250 and up online.

Police who were called to Long Island Avenue by Eduard Khaspabov early Saturday morning reported that Mr. Khaspabov, who complained that no taxi would take him home, appeared intoxicated. A Hometown taxi driver told the officers the man had used his company before without paying. Police advised him to call another cab company. Drivers might want to hang up and slow down as they drive through Sag Harbor Village. Police issued numerous citations for speeding, as well as several for illegal cellphone use while driving, during the past week.

Springs

A Squaw Road residence received an unwelcome visitor sometime between March 27 and April 3. Daran Rubin told police that when he arrived at the house, he noticed “crumbs on the dining room table, and the bed appeared to have been slept in.” He said his family has owned the house for many years, and that various relatives come and go, but they usually notify him first, which was not the case this time. Nothing appeared to be missing, he said.

Wainscott

The night of April Fool’s Day saw six runway lights at the East Hampton Airport pulled out of their bases and tossed several feet away. By the time police arrived, Patrick Manzo, an airport employee, had already begun repairs.