Police & Courts

East Hampton

A Springs man told police on Halloween that at some point over the preceding two days, his handicapped parking placard had been stolen from his 1988 Ford Ranger. John Conner said he had been running errands, and was uncertain about where the car was when the card was stolen. 

East Hampton Village

The owner of Consumer Tires on Railroad Avenue called police to the store on Saturday morning. A man had brought in his 2011 Ford pickup truck two days before to have its rear brakes changed.

Domestic disputes — between a mother and son, the parents of a child, and an estranged couple — were at the fore of East Hampton Town police investigations last week.

East Hampton

Antonios Foskolos of Hedges Avenue was contacted on Oct. 24 by a Chase Bank officer, who wanted to know whether a card about to be opened in his name was legitimate. Mr. Foskolos told the bank it was not. A scammer apparently tried to use Mr. Foskolos’s name and address on an application, but made a mistake with other information. There was also an attempt to open a new account at Amazon.com. No money was stolen.

Earlier this month, the Chase account of an East Hampton woman, Sheryl Gold, was breached by someone who changed the email address on her account.

A 19-year-old who fled a crash near Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk and stumbled in the dark for over three miles before police caught up with him was arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court last Thursday on multiple charges.

What's on the police logs

Sag Harbor police received a call Friday night reporting a white utility van with ladders on its roof driving erratically on Main Street

What's on the police logs.

A 1997 Chevrolet Suburban headed toward Two Mile Hollow Beach Friday afternoon crashed into a parked 2014 Chevrolet pickup truck with enough force to propel it three spaces over.

Local Police Notes

Motor vehicle accidents led to four driving while intoxicated arrests by local police last week, while a county campaign against drunken driving netted two arrests overnight Saturday. All but one of those arrested were charged with misdemeanors.

To mark National Fire Prevention Week, the Bridgehampton Fire Department will host an open house on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to educate residents on the basics of fire safety.

A Montauk man arrested Sept. 30 after a routine traffic stop on the hamlet’s Main Street was indicted by a grand jury on drug trafficking charges last Thursday.