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On the Police Logs 11.07.24

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 11:24

Amagansett

A woman at the train station reported “an older man making eye contact” with her on Friday evening and walking around her car. Eventually, she told police, he attempted to open her locked car door. Police could not find him.

 

East Hampton Village

Police stopped some Halloween mischief at Herrick Park last Thursday night, in which teenagers were using shaving cream to disturb passers-by. Officers dispersed the group and confiscated the shaving cream.

 

Northwest Harbor

On Friday night someone called from Barcelona Point to report an overturned vessel out on the water. Officers arrived to find a good Samaritan in a small boat assisting a kayaker to shore.

 

Montauk

Police arrived at the train station Monday morning to conduct a wellness check on a man reported to be sleeping there. After being awakened, he told them he was waiting for the next train, due in an hour. Not only was he in good health, the officer reported, but also “good spirits.”

A woman stopped an officer on patrol near the visitors center on Halloween night about a man approaching young girls and making “inappropriate comments.” The officer found the man and warned him to stop. He complied and left the area.

After a caller reported “suspicious activity” at the skatepark on the morning of Oct. 26, police went there and spoke to the park’s director, who said he was spraying a “non-toxic substance” to preserve the concrete.

 

Springs

A Glade Road girl reported a TikTok fraud scheme at around midnight on Halloween after receiving a message about a possible job. The caller became “demanding,” she told police, asking for bank and other personal information. Police advised her to block the number and inform her bank.

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