About the Logs
The East Hampton Town Police Department is in the midst of moving its records to a new management system and has been able to provide the press with only select reports during that transition. Readers can expect a more robust “On the Logs” column in the coming weeks as that process is completed, the police chief said.
East Hampton Village
On Friday afternoon near the intersection of Railroad Avenue and King Street, police spotted a Ford with “For Sale” signs on its window. They called the listed number and informed the man that peddling on public property is illegal. He promised to come and remove the signs.
Later that day, police pulled a vehicle over on Woods Lane after a report that it had been tailgating an ambulance. Police issued a warning after the driver apologized and said it was his wife in the ambulance.
A child got stuck high up in a swing at Herrick Park Saturday afternoon and police were called in. They lowered the swing and brought her safely to the ground, assisted by the village fire department’s heavy rescue squad. The girl was shaken but appeared to be okay.
Montauk
Police instructed a Second House Road resident to put out a bonfire Monday night, following a “dry season state advisory.”
The night before Election Day, a Suffolk County Parks Department employee was taking down a Trump sign from a telephone pole on county parkland near East Lake Drive when a neighbor pressed him to leave it up. The employee, not wanting to escalate the situation, left and reported the incident to police.
Northwest Harbor
A West Way man reported a UPS package missing on the morning of Nov. 6. He called UPS, which found the package had accidentally been delivered to an address on West Drive, and agreed to issue a refund.
Sag Harbor
Police outside the American Hotel heard a bottle smash on Friday night and spoke to “an intoxicated man” on the street, who told them he’d dropped the bottle accidentally. When the officer asked for his name, the man became belligerent. The officer then turned to go back to his vehicle and call for backup, and the man approached, asking for the officer’s name and badge number. Another officer arrived and the man was detained for a time, but was then released when a friend picked him up.
The next evening, a man at My Sunny Laundry called to report an “unhelpful employment.” He’d asked for help in using the pre-filled laundromat card, he told police, but an employee said he was busy. By the time officers arrived, the man said he’d received assistance.
Springs
A Woodbine Drive woman reported trespassers on her property Sunday night. Several people, she told police, were outside “looking at horses,” and when she tried to confront them they ran off. Police searched the neighborhood but did not find them.