Amagansett
Responding to a burglary alarm on Sandcastle Lane Friday night, police found the front door open, but no sign of forced entry and nothing appeared missing. The door could not be secured, however, so a caretaker was called to watch over the house.
A Gansett Lane resident told police on Jan. 10 that a large sum of money — $38,500 — had been taken out of his bank account in November. Someone, apparently an identity thief, had gained access to the account and transferred the money. A formal complaint was filed and a claim issued.
East Hampton
On the afternoon of Feb. 19, a Stuart’s Lane woman reported two vehicles repeatedly circling her neighborhood. Police found one of the vehicles still in the neighborhood, parked on the shoulder. The driver explained that she was using the quiet street to teach her mother how to drive. The other car, she said, belonged to a friend of hers, who was helping them practice parallel parking.
When police responded to a fire alarm on Accabonac Road last Thursday night, the resident said she’d set it off by accident while cooking.
Montauk
A caller reported seeing a man and a woman with a rifle on an Old Montauk Highway beach on Feb. 18. Police responded quickly and checked the parking lot and the beach, but did not find them.
Sag Harbor
A concerned citizen reported a small black dog on Feb. 19 roaming around on Hempstead Street. Police located it and followed it back to a house. Nobody was home, but they watched the dog enter through a rear pet door.
A Main Street manhole was reported to be missing its cover Friday afternoon. Police directed traffic around the opening and found the cover about 100 feet down the road. The highway department was called in to re-cap the manhole.
Early Saturday morning, a Harbor Avenue woman reported a man walking around her house with a flashlight and shining the light through her window. Officers checked the area, finding nothing suspicious. They advised the woman to make sure her doors and windows were locked, and watched the street until dawn.
Springs
A possible shed fire was called in from Karlsruhe Cross Highway early Sunday morning. Police found a small brush fire, apparently caused by fireplace ashes dumped next to the shed, and notified the fire department, which put it out.
Wainscott
Someone called a Wainscott Northwest Road woman on Friday morning and threatened to freeze her bank account unless she provided personal information. She refused, and went to headquarters to report the call. According to the report, officers were able to find the caller, who was warned to stop contacting the woman. No bank account or personal information was obtained.