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On the Police Logs 06.15.23

The big booms are back, it seems, in Montauk. Late last Thursday night, a caller reported hearing one in the vicinity of the Surf Lodge. An officer responded but couldn’t find anything amiss, and the call was deemed “unfounded.” Two nights later, two more people made similar reports, but again, officers found nothing.

Jun 15, 2023
Police Seek Help Finding Missing East Hampton Man

The East Hampton Town Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding Lucas T. Desario, a town resident who was last seen several days ago. Mr. Desario's vehicle and belongings were found on South Eton Street in Montauk earlier today.

Jun 9, 2023
Mother, Daughter, Nanny Killed in Plane Crash Were Like a Family

Adina Azarian, an East Hampton real estate broker, her 2-year-old daughter, Aria, and her nanny, Evadnie Smith, who were killed in a plane crash along with the pilot, were like a family, Ms. Azarian had written. While she was a single mother, Ms. Azarian wrote that “the reality is, I do have a partner in raising her, she just happens to be a lovely woman with a backbone from Jamaica. . . . Every family is unique and in ours Aria rules the roost. . . ”

Jun 8, 2023
On the Police Logs 06.08.23

Surveillance camera footage helped police catch a man in a red truck who stole “Steven Tekulsky for Sag Harbor Justice” signs not far from the police station on Division Street in Sag Harbor on Saturday afternoon. He was charged with petty larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, low-level misdemeanors.

Jun 8, 2023
There Will Be New Man on the Bench in Sag Harbor

In the absence of other contested races in the upcoming Sag Harbor Village elections, all eyes have turned to the race for Sag Harbor Village justice, which pits two attorneys against each other. Steven Tekulsky, at present an East Hampton Town justice and an associate Sag Village justice, is running against Carl Irace, a Sag Harbor resident with no formal judicial experience.

Jun 8, 2023
East Hampton Woman and Toddler Daughter Killed in Virginia Plane Crash

Adina Azarian, an East Hampton real estate broker, and her 2-year-old daughter, Aria, were among those killed when the private plane in which they were returning to Long Island on Sunday crashed in Virginia. The pilot and a nanny were apparently also killed in the crash. 

Jun 5, 2023
Smoke From Canada Wildfires Reaches East End

Smoke was reported across the East End on Saturday morning, when residents awoke to the distinct smell of something burning. According to meteorologists with Environment Canada, the smoke is from a wildfire in the Province of Nova Scotia, where some 23,000 hectares of woodland (around 57,000 acres) have been burning in an out-of-control fire that started last weekend.

Jun 3, 2023
On the Police Logs 06.01.23

Late Saturday night or early Sunday, at a house on Clinton Street in Springs, vandals spray-painted the front door, a mailbox, and multiple cars with pink paint. A resident reported hearing “loud exhaust, possibly a dirt bike” around midnight.

Jun 1, 2023
A Leandra’s Law Arrest

A Water Mill man was charged with felony driving while intoxicated Sunday afternoon. Police said his 5-year-old niece was asleep in the back seat of the car at the time of the traffic stop.

Jun 1, 2023
Roads Closed, Trains Halted Over 'Smoldering Battery'

What was reported to police dispatchers as a "smoldering battery" in a battery substation in East Hampton early Wednesday morning resulted in road closures and halted train service.

May 31, 2023
'Nothing Left' After Water Mill House Fire

About 70 firefighters from seven departments battled a massive house fire on Sunday afternoon at 38 Farmstead Lane in Water Mill. One firefighter was treated at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital for heat exhaustion, and was released a short while later.

May 30, 2023
Fire Destroys Montauk Restaurant Overnight

Maison Close Montauk on East Lake Drive, which had a grand-opening celebration planned this weekend, was completely ravaged by flames.

May 26, 2023