East Hampton
Deep into tax season means deep into phone-scam season too. A Miller Lane resident's receipt on Friday of a phony call purporting to be from the Internal Revenue Service prompted the East Hampton Police Department to advise the community that "the I.R.S. never contacts anyone by phone, so don't give any personal information. I.R.S. mainly contacts via mail with any notifications."
East Hampton Village
On the morning of April 6, when an officer approached a man on the John M. Marshall Elementary School grounds and questioned him, he said that "he was waiting to say goodbye," according to the redacted police report. The officer spoke with a school official about the situation and then explained the school's no-visitor policy to the man, who said he understood, and left.
That afternoon, a Pantigo Road resident reported receiving a fraudulent call "from a possible F.B.I. agent stating that their firm's email had been compromised."
A baby seal was thought to be in distress on April 7, but officers on the scene reported that it "appeared to be enjoying the sun."
Sag Harbor
The most recent incident in the landlord-tenant dispute on Suffolk Street happened on April 5, when the landlord reportedly walked up to the tenant's front door, kicked over a Ring Doorbell placed on the ground, and offered some choice curses. Police advised both parties to cease contact.
NYC Choppers, the custom motorcycle shop on Bay Street, reported receiving a threatening complaint on April 7 that expressed dissatisfaction with recent work on a motorcycle, warning, "I know where you get your coffee."
Tensions seemed high this week as two more counts of unwanted correspondence were reported to the authorities. One, last Thursday, was from a Columbia Street homeowner, who said he keeps receiving emails from his ex-tenant about her eviction last November. Also, a Division Street woman called in on behalf of her mother, who she said was watching television Saturday when she got a note that said, "Karma is coming for that senile, old c___. She wants to run her mouth about other countries and their culture, and that has consequences."
Late Saturday night, a loud party was reported on East Union Street. The homeowner told police it was "his daughter and a group of friends in the backyard, conversing."
On Sunday afternoon, a 20-something walking down Madison Street was called in for looking suspicious. The person was "wearing a black sweatshirt and backpack with electronics in it," an officer reported.