Amagansett
A caller described it as a “loud explosion” near Shore Road on April 6, but the sounds were more likely caused by PSEG workers working on nearby power lines, police said.
East Hampton
A local man’s tire fell off his pickup truck on Friday after it ran over a really bad pothole, and the tire, the wheel, and the rotor were all damaged. It happened on Route 114 near the railroad overpass.
Two men seen drinking beer in a parked car Friday, near Pepperoni’s Pizza on Springs-Fireplace Road, were ticketed for open containers. Both assured police they would not be driving that evening.
Police stopped a Patchogue woman on Hand’s Creek Road on Friday after a passer-by reported her to be driving erratically. Police said they too saw her swerving, but found her to be “alert and oriented.” They ticketed her, however, for driving with an expired registration.
A man napping in his car at Maidstone Park caught the attention of a passer-by, who called police on April 6. The man told officers he’d decided to take a nap while waiting for a friend, and was advised to nap at home or stay awake while waiting.
East Hampton Village
Last Thursday, the manager of a North Main Street business reported a “defaming” Yelp review to police. He identified the writer of the review as a former employee.
The caretaker of a Lily Pond Lane house called the Fire Department on April 7 after smelling an electrical burn odor. Firefighters determined that the smell and some smoke were coming from a small refrigerator on the third floor.
Police issued a summons last Thursday for a landscaper said not to be registered with the village. The man, who was working on David’s Lane, is due to answer the summons in court on April 27.
Montauk
A fire erupted in a brush-filled dumpster at the transfer station on the afternoon of April 6. Firefighters were called in to move the container out from its bay and extinguish the flames.
A concerned guest of the Royal Atlantic called police on Friday to report a screaming child. When she heard screams, she said, she knocked on the door of the room. Police said the child was fine and had screamed when her father turned off the lights that night.
A man, woman, and child were spotted wandering around a West Lake Drive property on April 6. The homeowner, who called police, said the trio seemed to have left in a Hyundai not long after. Police could not find them and said no similar complaints had been received.
Sag Harbor
Early Sunday morning police attempted to pull over the driver of an unregistered e-bike on Main Street. The rider fled, and a brief chase ensued. It was called off at one point, picked up again on a walking trail through Middle Line Highway and Town Line Road, and ended without finding the e-biker.
A driver on Main Street was reported to be yelling slurs out his car window on the afternoon of April 7 near the Sag Harbor Variety Store. Police were not able to track the man down.
A Westbury woman was arrested Friday outside Murf’s Tavern for drinking a canned margarita on the street. Police reported that she was in an intoxicated condition when they charged her. She is due to answer the summons in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court on April 24.
A driver damaged two cars in an accident on Saturday and fled the scene. A Main Street resident told police he heard the crash while he was sitting on his front porch, and was able to track down the owners of the two damaged cars. The following day, police found parts of the offender’s car and tracked it to Bay Street, where they charged the driver with leaving the scene of an accident.
Springs
Marine Patrol rescued a disabled boat and its passengers on Saturday afternoon. Within 20 minutes of the distress call, officers were on the scene in Gardiner’s Bay off Clearwater Beach. The owner of the 21-foot boat told them that the engines had failed and the boat had no power. Despite winds blowing at gale force, Marine 1 was able to tow the craft and her occupants back to a slip on Gann Road. No one was hurt.
A Three Mile Harbor man who’d just laid down some new sod on his property told police on April 8 that it had been driven over, whether or not deliberately was not reported. He showed police photos of tire tracks in the sod.
Police helped a Springs man replace a flat tire on his S.U.V. at 5 a.m. Friday on Abraham’s Path.