A North Carolina man was arrested on a charge of damaging private property, a class-E felony, after an incident at Ruschmeyer’s in Montauk early Saturday morning.
Odhran Coyle, 22, allegedly tore a rear windshield wiper off the back of a white vehicle. The estimated cost of repair for the damage was $300.
East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky released Mr. Coyle on his own recognizance later that morning. He will appear in Justice Court on Wednesday for arraignment.
A security guard at Pierson High School in Sag Harbor reported a “suspicious male” wearing a face mask and “riding a bicycle in circles” near the school gym. The young man subsequently told police he was waiting for his friends to get out of school, and said he was wearing a mask “because it’s cold outside today.”
Two automobile accidents on Montauk Highway, one in Wainscott and another in Amagansett, resulted in injuries last week, as did a third in Springs.
A caller reported a “suspicious package” near the westbound Jitney Stop on Main Street in the village Saturday, describing it as a suitcase next to a garbage can. When police arrived, an 89-year-old woman standing next to the suitcase informed them that it was hers.
A 70-year-old man from the Bronx was seriously injured in an e-bike accident in Montauk late Tuesday afternoon.
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