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On the Police Logs

Wed, 11/04/2020 - 18:18

East Hampton

The owner of a vacant wooded property on Atwell Street called police Sunday morning to complain about illegal dumping there. Officers reported that debris and landscaping brush had been discarded on the property, which the owner is trying to sell. There are no suspects or witnesses. According to the real estate website Zillow.com, the lot is about three-quarters of an acre and is on the market for $550,000.

 

East Hampton Village

In the late afternoon of Oct. 26, after a neighbor called police to complain, a landscaper working at 58 Lily Pond Lane was cited for draining pool water into the street, which is a violation of village code. The landscaper stopped what he was doing when told to.

 

Montauk

Police shut down a party at the Shagwong Tavern on Friday night, reporting that "numerous people" were seen dancing and not wearing masks, in violation of state public health rules during the Covid-19 pandemic. Police were dispatched to the tavern three minutes before midnight, and referred the incident to the State Liquor Authority.

A New York City resident staying at a house in Montauk called police on Oct. 26 to report hearing gunshots on Navy Beach shortly before 4 p.m. Officers found someone skeet-shooting over the water, which is legal.

 

Sag Harbor

David Brogna, who owns the In Home shop on Main Street, reported the theft of more than $1,100 in merchandise from his store around 3 p.m. on Saturday. The incident, considered grand larceny, is still under investigation.

Wesley Kennedy called police on Saturday morning after seeing an uninvited guest aboard his sailboat, the Night Gallery, docked at the Sag Harbor Yacht Yard on Bay Street. Police found that an employee of the yacht yard was preparing the boat for the onset of winter. Mr. Kennedy said he had not authorized anyone to work on his boat.

Illegal dirt-bike riders have plagued several village neighborhoods in recent years, and another such sighting was reported on Saturday, shortly after 3 p.m. Henry Keogh spotted a group of kids riding dirt bikes in an off-limits wooded area near Otter Pond, he told police, but they were gone by the time an officer arrived.

Last Thursday, Carla Chavez, the manager of the 7-Eleven, turned over 50 fake ID cards that store clerks had confiscated over the past month from under-age customers trying to buy alcohol or tobacco products. Police said the fake cards would be destroyed.

Crash Victim Identified as Sag Harbor Woman

The Suffolk County Police Department on Wednesday identified a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash on Monday as Alison Pfefferkorn of Sag Harbor.

Apr 17, 2024

Lieutenant Seeks Damages in New Lawsuit

On March 27, a previously confidential legal document related to an ongoing complaint by Police Officer Andrea Kess against East Hampton Town and its Police Department became public when it was filed in a federal court as evidence in a new civil rights lawsuit, brought by Lt. Peter Powers of the town police. Lieutenant Powers is charging that the document, known as a “position statement,” has harmed his professional and personal reputation.

Apr 11, 2024

Drivers Face Felony Charges

East Hampton Town police have levied felony charges against three drivers on local roads within the last two weeks.

Apr 11, 2024

On the Police Logs 04.11.24

Police responded to the East Hampton I.G.A. shortly after 5 p.m. on April 1 after the manager called in a report of an “unwanted guest.” After an investigation, a 38-year-old man was arrested and charged with two counts of petty larceny: one for taking 24 cans of beer and leaving without paying for them; the other for taking a white Huffy bicycle that did not belong to him. He was released on his own recognizance to await a court date.

Apr 11, 2024

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