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Spent Stormy Night in Office

Kevin Joe Simmons was arrested Tuesday by East Hampton Village police, who alleged that he had burglarized the Amaden Gay Agency’s Gay Road office while spending Monday night there.

Mar 15, 2018
Speeding Stop Led to Arrest

Patrick John Dowd Jr., 32, who was arrested by East Hampton Town police on Feb. 28, was indicted by a grand jury Monday on a felony charge of drunken driving for the second time in less than five years. He is being held without bail.

Mar 8, 2018
On the Police Logs 03.08.18

East Hampton

A computer bag belonging to Gregory Monaco was stolen from inside a 2014 Cadillac parked outside a Middle Road residence during the overnight hours on Feb. 21. While the bag did not appear, from the incident report, to have contained a laptop, Mr.

Mar 8, 2018
Police Snare Familiar Driver

A Springs man who had been released from jail after the district attorney’s office failed to obtain an indictment on a felony domestic violence charge is back behind bars following a three-vehicle accident on Feb. 20.

Mar 1, 2018
On the Police Logs 03.01.18

A possibly rabid raccoon spurred a call to police from a West End Road residence on the morning of Feb. 20. The caller, apparently an employee, told police that the raccoon was on a second floor balcony.

Mar 1, 2018
Ecuadorean Detained After Arrest

A Springs man was picked up by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Friday from the Suffolk County jail in Riverside, one day after he was scheduled to be released. He had been held on a detainer request.

Mar 1, 2018
Jury Finds Valon Shoshi Guilty

Valon Shoshi of Springs was convicted of two felonies at the end of a six-day jury trial in New York State Criminal Courts building in Riverside last week, aggravated criminal contempt and criminal contempt of court. He is now in the county jail in Riverside and scheduled to be sentenced on March 22.

Mar 1, 2018
Contempt Charge for Violating Protection Order

Although an order of protection had been issued in early February by East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky requiring a Springs woman to avoid threatening or intimidating her daughter, police were called to the Montgomery Avenue residence they share on Feb. 21 after the younger woman reported that her mother had again flown into a rage and banged on her bedroom door while screaming and cursing.

Mar 1, 2018
Wanted Ride in Benz, Got Ride in Patrol Car

A Montauk man is facing a felony charge of criminal mischief after damaging a 2016 Mercedes-Benz S.U.V. around midnight Saturday, outside Liar’s Saloon on West Lake Drive in Montauk, East Hampton Town police said.

Feb 22, 2018
On the Police Logs 02.22.18

A case of shoplifting at the 7-Eleven was investigated by police Sunday evening. A witness told police that a man had left the store with a package of Dorito’s, a granola bar, and a six-pack of Montauk I.P.A. beer without paying.

Feb 22, 2018
Thieves Enter Unlocked Cars

Unlocked cars were rifled through, with money and other items reported stolen over a two-night period beginning on Feb. 11 in Amagansett and concluding the following night in Springs. According to East Hampton Town police, two vehicles parked outside Amagansett residences were entered but many more in Springs. Matias Koch reported a Microsoft Surface 3 Laptop computer stolen from an unlocked 2005 Toyota Tacoma parked outside his Waters Edge house in the Albert’s Landing neighborhood. He valued it at $500. Two cars, a 2017 Subaru and a 2017 Ford pickup, which were parked outside a Windward Road residence, were entered between 11 p.m. on Feb. 11 and 7 a.m. the following morning, William Boscarino told police. The loss, however, was only about $5 in loose change. In Springs the following night, Harrison Avenue was targeted. A 2012 Volvo owned by MaryEli Sarmiento and a 2017 Nissan belonging to Olga Cardona had been rummaged through with nothing taken. But Dakota Craine of Harrison A

Feb 21, 2018
On the Police Logs 02.15.18

Police made repeated visits to the Sloppy Tuna on South Emerson Street, starting at 4:35 a.m. last Thursday, as the establishment’s loud exterior fire alarm kept going off. Police made at least five visits to the shuttered bar over the course of more than two days.

Feb 15, 2018