On the Police Logs 10.25.18

East Hampton

Novella Waygood reported the license plate stolen from the front of her 2004 Jeep while it was parked in the driveway of her Accabonac Road house on Oct. 14 or 15. 

Broken doors and spray-painted walls were found at a bank-owned property at 340 Three Mile Harbor Road on Sept. 28. Kristopher J. Pilles, a Cutchogue real estate broker who filed the complaint, said it was an ongoing problem. 

East Hampton Village

A neighbor was taking the garbage out when he noticed a dark-colored hatchback parked at the main building of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons on Woods Lane on Oct. 16 at about 8 p.m., and a man walking on the property. He called police, who canvassed the area but were unable to find the man or his car. 

Two political signs, one for Lee Zeldin, the other for Manny Vilar, were confiscated from public property on Montauk Highway on Oct. 16. Both men are running for election on Nov. 6.

The manager of the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter called police after receiving multiple complaints about a gray van taking up two parking spaces in the parking lot on Gingerbread Lane on Oct. 17. While the officer was writing a ticket, the owner returned and said he would park properly next time. 

A passer-by called police on Friday afternoon when he saw a man lying in the grass on Pantigo Road near Methodist Lane. Police spoke to the man, who said he was just resting. 

Someone shot a turkey with a crossbow from a vehicle on Green Hollow Road on Saturday afternoon. A woman who called police said she had yelled at the man who took off in a vehicle. Police contacted the State Department of Environmental Conservation, which sent an officer to remove the dead bird. 

Police received two reports of loud music in the Further Lane area on Saturday night. An officer spoke to a security guard at a house there at about 11:10 p.m., and the music was turned off. The second complaint, received at nearly 11:30 p.m., was reportedly unfounded.  

Montauk

Mitchell T. Labianca of Miller Place reported his 2015 Jeep stolen from the parking lot at Liars’ Saloon on West Lake Drive on Sept. 29. He said he had parked it there around 2 a.m. While police were interviewing him, however, someone he knew drove the Jeep into the lot. The vehicle had no damage and nothing was missing. Mr. Labianca was adamant, police said, about not pressing charges.  

Sag Harbor

A white drone was spotted flying over the Sag Harbor Elementary School on Hampton Street Friday at about 10:50 a.m. Police found a man taking pictures for a real estate company of a nearby property. He was advised that he was not allowed around the school.

While on routine patrol on Friday at about 8:50 p.m., police found 15 hedges on Vickers Street that appeared to have been struck by a vehicle. The owner of the house had been away for three weeks. 

Celia Allen Smith, a 27-year-old employee at Sag Pizza on Main Street, went to police on Sunday at midnight to report a fellow employee had previously made threats against her. Someone also attempted to hit her with a chair, she said. 

The alarm in the bar area of Baron’s Cove restaurant on West Water Street sounded on Sunday at about midnight. The Fire Department found the chimney flue closed. It was opened. 

A dead fish was left on Susan Agueil’s doorstep on Carver Street. She found it there Monday afternoon, after being away for a few days.

Springs

Possible squatters were reported at a 6th Street house. John M. Davaney of Sterling, Va., who has been taking care of his mother’s house, noticed the electric bill, which is usually low, had spiked in September. At the house on Oct. 16, he initially did not notice anything out of the ordinary or any sign of forced entry. However, over time, he found items had been moved around. The beds appeared disheveled and there were clothes in the dryer that did not belong there. He filed a complaint last Thursday. 

Joseph A. Lombardi reported two personal bank checks, in the amount of $200 each, were taken from his Dorset Road house and cashed on Oct. 5.