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Blinded by the Evening Sun

A car flipped over on Montauk Highway near Stephen Hand’s Path in East Hampton on Sept. 3, following a collision that resulted in multiple hospitalizations. The driver told police the sun's glare blinded her.

Sep 12, 2024
On the Police Logs 09.05.24

A man walked into the Romany Kramoris Gallery in Sag Harbor on Sunday night and pulled the fire alarm, which sprayed multiple pieces of art valued at about $10,000 in all. While no cameras caught the incident, the gallery requested that detectives conduct an investigation.

Sep 5, 2024
Bicyclist Hurt on King Street

An East Hampton man was hospitalized following a collision with a 2023 Chevrolet while cycling north on King Street in the village on the morning of Aug. 16.

Sep 5, 2024
Felony Weapons Charges on Main Street

A Bridgehampton man was arrested on charges of illegal firearms possession on Saturday night following a traffic stop on East Hampton Main Street shortly after 8. 

Sep 5, 2024
Ambulance Drivers Know Every Bump in the Road

Round trip, an ambulance ride from Springs to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital takes between two and three hours, depending on the circumstances. From Montauk, it takes a minimum of three hours. So say two of the ambulance drivers who make these trips regularly, who know "every bump" in the road along the way.

Sep 5, 2024
Homeless Man Charged With Kidnapping, Robbery in East Hampton

An East Hampton Town justice sent a homeless man to Suffolk County jail without bail Thursday following the man's arrest on eight combined charges of robbery, attempted robbery, and kidnapping. Police allege that on Tuesday evening he approached three people — all male East Hampton residents, one of them a juvenile — in a parking lot on Springs-Fireplace Road, where he held a knife to the throat of one victim, demanded money, and "ordered" them to drive to an A.T.M.

Sep 5, 2024
Police Searching for Missing Southampton Man

The Southampton Town Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding a 30-year-old Southampton man whose family has been unable to locate or contact him since Aug. 22.

Aug 30, 2024
New Details Emerge in East Hampton Town Drug Bust

One man's Mercedes was said to contain a hidden compartment with 50 glassine envelopes of cocaine, and the D.A. said police found over 1,000 individual baggies of cocaine, 589 grams of cocaine, 269 grams of ecstasy, and $19,046 in cash in the Springs house where the man lived when he was arrested on Aug. 2.

Aug 30, 2024
Damage to Car Leads to Arrest at Ruschmeyer’s

A North Carolina man was arrested on a charge of damaging private property, a class-E felony, after an incident at Ruschmeyer’s in Montauk early Saturday morning.

Aug 29, 2024
On the Police Logs 08.29.24

A red-and-black lawn mower said to have cost $15,000 was reported stolen from outside Love Adorned, in Amagansett Square, on the morning of Aug. 20. The mower left tire tracks in the grass leading toward the exit.

Aug 29, 2024
Unlicensed Peddlers Were Back in Town

The East Hampton Town Police Department received nine calls about pesticide peddlers in Montauk, Springs, Northwest Harbor, and Wainscott between Aug. 21 and Aug. 23.

Aug 29, 2024
Multiple Departments Tame Blaze in Georgica

Several fire departments worked for four hours to tame a fire at a large house on La Forest Lane in East Hampton Saturday evening. 

Aug 27, 2024