On the Police Logs 11.01.18

Amagansett

Klever P. Lituma Encalada filed a police report at about 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 after being in a physical altercation with a new housemate at about 1:30 a.m. He said it began when he knocked on the other man’s bedroom door on Oak Lane and asked him to be quiet. The fight resulted in a minor injury.

Over $7,000 in construction materials was stolen from the town solar farm that is being built on Accabonac Road, according to Michael Finn, the foreman. Twelve 18-foot-galvanized steel I-beams, four 17-foot-6-inch galvanized steel I-beams, and an unknown quantity of I-beam hardware were last seen on Oct. 17 at about 5:30 p.m. By Oct. 19 at 6 a.m. they were gone. The beams were valued at $400 per beam and the hardware was estimated at about $750.  

Silas P. Liot said he was inside Pepperoni’s Pizza having dinner when another man came in and put his arm around his neck in an aggressive manner. The two had played Xbox earlier in the day and had been arguing over the game. Another patron broke up the argument and the other man left. Police found him in the parking lot and advised them to stay away from each other.  

East Hampton Village

The East Hampton Fire Department and police responded to a house on Church Street where an electrical smell and smoke in the basement were reported on Oct. 22 at about 8:30 a.m. The smoke was coming from the oil burner and hot-water heater, which were turned off. The homeowner was advised to have the equipment serviced. 

Firefighters also responded to smoke in a house on Buell Lane on Saturday afternoon around 4. As it turned out, the chimney flue was closed. Police and fire personnel helped air out the house.  

A woman on Two Mile Hollow Road received a call from a number she recognized as her own. A man on the other end of the Oct. 22 call, who sounded Middle Eastern, said he was a sales rep. She hung up on him, but he called back two more times. The last time she told him she was going to call the police. 

Montauk

Maurico E. Ocampo, the owner of Diamond Hardwood Flooring, said he received two bad checks for a job he completed on Tyler Road. One check was in the amount of $2,595, the other $2,900. Both were returned for insufficient funds. He went to police on Oct. 19 telling them he also had deposited another check, for $8,000, but he wasn’t sure if it was cleared yet. Police did not report the name of the person who signed the checks.

Sag Harbor

Two mushroom anchors and tackle were stolen off the same mooring this summer. Angela Hockman, who lives on Forest Road on North Haven, told the Sag Harbor Village harbormaster on Oct. 23 that a 250-pound anchor was stolen from her mooring in Shelter Island Sound between May and August. She replaced it with a 100-pound anchor on Aug. 12, but it was gone by Sept. 23. The first anchor was worth $1,200; the second was valued at $250. 

James S. Henry reported the yard sign in front of his Morris Cove Lane house was knocked over on consecutive days last week. He called police on Oct. 23 and then again the next day. There was no damage. 

Lanka DuPont said she lost $17,500 worth of items to renters who moved out of her Denison Road house on Sept. 8. In a report filed last Thursday, Ms. Dupont said a Japanese dish collection, an Art Deco glass set, two Charlie Price art pieces, linens for five bedrooms, including comforters, flatware for 16 people, and several dishes were stolen. She said an insurance claim required she file a police report. 

Springs

A Suzuki outboard motor was reported stolen from a dinghy that was docked at Lion’s Head Marina. It was taken sometime between Sept. 27 and Oct. 2, but not reported until Oct. 13. No value was provided.