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A Driver's Doubly Bad Day

Wed, 12/30/2020 - 09:23

When East Hampton Town police responded last week to a minor rear-ender accident on Montauk Highway by Buckskill Road, they found that Johnny Rojas Orellana of East Hampton, whose car was hit, had been driving without a license. He will appear in court on Jan. 6.

Elsewhere on local roads, deer who were not so lucky as to be pulling sleighs caused problems for drivers. One was hit at 5 a.m. on Dec. 21, on Route 114 near Red Fox Lane. Over the next few days, cars and deer met up at midnight on Main Street near Dayton Lane in East Hampton Village, on Montauk Highway near Hampton Place at 5 p.m., and on Napeague on Christmas Day at 11 a.m., near Dolphin Drive.

Gate Crasher at Beyonce and Jay Z’s East Hampton House

A 63-year-old Bronx man with no criminal history was arrested Wednesday afternoon at Beyonce and Jay-Z’s house in East Hampton Village’s Georgica neighborhood after he drove his Subaru through the property’s security gate.

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Customs and Border Protection Truck on Long Wharf Causes Alarm

Following two recent fatal shootings by ICE agents, one in Maine and one in Texas, the appearance on Monday of two Suffolk County Sheriff vehicles parked with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection truck on Long Wharf in Sag Harbor created a stir.

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On the Police Logs 07.16.26

In the early morning hours Saturday, someone named John reported that he was “trapped inside Dive Bar” in Montauk by a drunk who was refusing to let him leave.

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He Swerved to Avoid a Deer

An East Hampton driver who told police he was trying to avoid a deer on Montauk Highway was taken to the emergency room last week after his Hyundai sedan collided with a utility pole and overturned.

Jul 16, 2026

 

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