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Police & Courts

Virtual Court Hearings: A Pandemic Leftover Endures

Historically, an idea stretching through the English common law system to ancient times maintains that criminal court is a public forum. But virtual court — a change introduced during the pandemic — has stuck around, altering court proceedings and increasing the efficiency of local courthouses.

Sep 26, 2024
Car Left the Scene

A man in a dark sedan left the scene of a collision with a 2018 Subaru at the intersection of Stephen Hand’s Path and Cedar Street in East Hampton on the afternoon of Sept. 17.

Sep 26, 2024
Answers at Last in Fatal 2022 East Hampton Plane Crash

It was only 15 minutes from the time Kent Feuerring took off from East Hampton Town Airport in his Seamax M-22 on the pristine morning of Oct. 6, 2022, until the right wing separated from the plane, causing him to crash in Three Mile Harbor. It took nearly two years for the National Transportation Safety Board to release its final report on the fatal accident, which they did last week, blaming the manufacturer for using a nut that couldn’t handle the job it was given.

Sep 26, 2024
Threatening Bitcoin Emails

Two local women received threatening emails from an unknown sender on the afternoon of Sept. 4, with photos of their homes attached, demanding that $2,000 be sent to a Bitcoin code.

Sep 19, 2024
Five Felony Charges in East Hampton Kidnapping Case

A 34-year-old homeless man accused of kidnapping and robbing three young East Hampton men at knifepoint on Sept. 3 pleaded not guilty to five felony charges at his arraignment before Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei on Wednesday.

Sep 19, 2024
New Police Chief for East Hampton Village

Acting East Hampton Village Chief of Police Jeffrey J. Erickson has passed the Civil Service police chief exam, and will be officially promoted to the rank of chief when the village board meets on Oct. 18. He will become the ninth police chief in the history of the East Hampton Village Police Department.

Sep 19, 2024
On the Police Logs 09.19.24

After a man exposed himself in front of two women whom he’d been hanging out with near the Montauk 7-Eleven store on the morning of Sept. 7, they called the police. He ran off.

Sep 19, 2024
Accident at Busy Intersection

An East Hampton man told village police he was looking down at his phone last Friday afternoon when his 2016 Chevrolet pickup truck ran into a 2018 Tesla at the intersection of Pantigo and Accabonac Roads.

Sep 19, 2024
A Lesser Charge for Justin Timberlake: Driving While Impaired

The pop star Justin Timberlake pleaded guilty to an amended charge of driving with an impaired ability, a violation, in an appearance Friday morning in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court stemming from his June 18 drunken-driving charge.

Sep 13, 2024
On the Police Logs 09.12.24

East Hampton Village police responded Sunday afternoon to Herrick Park, where a man had been reported “inhaling cleaning products.” He told an officer he wasn’t “huffing,” just blowing sand out of his phone.

Sep 12, 2024
Not Guilty Plea Entered in Felony Firearms Case

The Bridgehampton man charged with illegally carrying a loaded Glock and two high-capacity magazines on Main Street in East Hampton Village pleaded not guilty before Suffolk County Justice Richard Ambro on Thursday.

Sep 12, 2024
‘Be Mindful,’ Police Chief Says

East Hampton Town Police Chief Michael Sarlo has urged town residents to “be mindful of basic crime prevention practices, such as locking cars and front doors at night, paying attention to surroundings, and promptly reporting suspicious activity,” following a string of apparently unrelated crimes.

Sep 12, 2024