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Police & Courts

Two for Fire Commissioner in Montauk

Residents of the Montauk Fire District will be asked to select a fire commissioner on Tuesday in voting from 2 to 9 p.m. at the firehouse on Flamingo Avenue.

Dec 7, 2017
Wanting to Forge a Check, He Tried and Tried Again

Police say that Randall Taylor Rivera stole money from the bank account of a deceased Montauk woman. He was arraigned on Tuesday on eight felony charges.

Dec 7, 2017
Struck on Head in Northwest

An Eastport man has been charged by the East Hampton Town police with assaulting and attempting to rob a Northwest Woods man on the night of Nov. 7.

Dec 7, 2017
On the Police Logs 12.07.17

A 2004 Mini Cooper parked in front of a Boatheaders Lane North house was vandalized during the day Friday. The vehicle had extensive damage to the front end, back window, and exterior and interior.

Dec 7, 2017
Four D.W.I. Arrests in Five Days

East Hampton Town police charged four motorists with drunken driving between last Thursday and Monday, with one facing a felony charge because he had a drunken driving conviction within the last 10 years.

Dec 7, 2017
Arrested With an Umbrella

A Springs man arrested on a misdemeanor menacing charge on Nov. 21 was held overnight and arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court the following day.

Nov 30, 2017
A Classified in The Star? Scam Suspicions Confirmed

Two classified ads for used vehicles that appeared in last week’s East Hampton Star were part of a broad pattern of attempted scams that used eBay gift cards and facsimile eBay notifications in an attempt to defraud would-be buyers.

Nov 30, 2017
Apprehend Three in Sweep

The East Hampton Town Police Department, with other law-enforcement officers, conducted a sweep against drunken driving on the night before Thanksgiving and early Thanksgiving morning, which resulted in three arrests.

Nov 30, 2017
Ordered to Treatment After Felony Charges

Two college friends are free after being arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court Sunday, although one is headed for residential drug treatment.

Nov 22, 2017
Also on the Logs: 11.23.17

Two blue five-gallon jugs of sulfuric acid were found on Nov. 15 on the side of the road near the intersection of Toilsome Lane and Dayton Lane.

Nov 22, 2017
2 D.W.I.s, 1 Misdemeanor

The driver of an eastbound 2017 Mercedes-Benz and his passenger were taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on Nov. 14 after their car veered sharply off Montauk Highway on the Napeague stretch, crashed into several trees, and rolled over near Shipwreck Lane.

Nov 22, 2017
Ditched at Dump Mountain

Leaving the scene of an accident is the charge facing a Manhattan man who has a house on South Endicott Place in Montauk.

Nov 22, 2017