Amagansett
And so it begins: Police called in a towing service Friday night to remove a car stuck in the sand off Marine Boulevard.
A pool heater on Miankoma Lane erupted in flames on Sunday evening and the homeowner called police, who shut off the power and gas line to the heater and called the Fire Department to extinguish the remaining flames. The homeowner reported that it was the first time he’d turned on the heater this season, and it immediately caught on fire. The fire marshal determined the cause was a gas leak.
East Hampton Village
Police responded Saturday night to a report of a suspicious person on Lily Pond Lane, “erratically wielding a six-foot staff.” He told the officers he was practicing his jiu-jitsu.
Montauk
A South Emden Road woman reported loud shouting outside her house last Thursday night and called police, who found no evidence of suspicious activity in the area. The report noted that the woman has made several similar calls over the last few years, and all have been unfounded.
A woman who often hikes the trails off South Eton Street reported seeing evidence Saturday night of a series of bonfires along the way. Police investigated and found piles of charcoal and evidence of fires in several locations. Marine Patrol was notified, and will monitor the area.
A May 11 police report about a disabled boat off Montauk Point with a medical emergency on board was corrected this week. The Coast Guard was called in as reported, but town police arrived first, and did not move the sick man, as “he felt better lying on the floor.” The boat was towed in and moored at West Lake Marina. No violations were issued, and the sick man said he felt better.
Sag Harbor
A motorist reported construction debris hitting passing cars on Hamilton Street on the morning of May 13, but police drove past the area twice without finding anything.
Residents of Montauk Avenue waved down a patrol car on the evening of May 13 to complain of a large quantity of water flowing down the street. Police initially looked for a water main break or a clogged sewer, but in the end tracked down the cause to a house dumping pool water. No one answered the door, so they unplugged the pool pump and notified Code Enforcement.
Traffic on Hampton Street was backed up on May 14, as it has been for a while because of construction, and a driver called police to say he’d been honking his horn in frustration when the car behind him started “driving erratically and honking at him.” He did not want to file a report, just to let police know about it.
A shoplifter apparently stole $270 worth of merchandise from Wild Side, a Main Street boutique, last Thursday. A shop employee told police she’d seen a woman carrying a large shopping bag, who’d tried on several items but left without buying anything. The employee later noticed two items missing, and she believes the woman took them. The report was filed, and police requested that in-store video be forwarded to them.
Springs
Earlier this month, a resident of Cedar Street, off Harrison Avenue, told police that a man from the Dominican Republic was impersonating him on WhatsApp and Facebook. The scammer had not only asked people on his contact list for money, the man said, but demanded money from him as well. He did not give him money, and asked that the incident be documented here. He was able to file a report in the Dominican Republic as well, he said.