Police & Courts

Police said Justin Williams, 23, of Middle Island cased the houses while working in the area.     

Three commercial fishermen returned safely to East Hampton last week after a scary morning at sea about 25 miles south of Fire Island.     

The owner of a 10,000-square-foot house at 145 Neck Path in Springs has agreed to pay a $32,000 fine to the Town of East Hampton after using the house last summer for parties.

A Flanders man who confessed late last month to stealing trees from a Peconic Land Trust property in Northwest has been hit with more charges.

Someone has been using a backyard grill on Laforest Lane while the owner is away, according to a report filed on Monday. The owner said he found the grill in a different condition than when he left it.

"Senior Pods" at the Suffolk County jail keep men 55-plus safe from "reckless youth," sheriff says.

The trial of the owner of the Petit Bleu children’s store in East Hampton Village, who was cited by code enforcement for placing two stuffed golden retrievers at the entrance to her shop, was held Monday in East Hampton Town Justice Court.

A former East Hampton Village gallery owner caused a scene at a screening of "Conscience Point," a documentary about the Shinnecock Indian Nation's decades-long battle for land preservation, at a restaurant in Sag Harbor Village Wednesday evening.

A 34-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a child over an almost two-year period was arrested last week. The victim, whose name has been withheld, gave a statement to detectives on Feb. 3.     

A Montauk man with a history of drunken driving was charged with two felonies last week after police found him driving drunk again, this time with his 12-year-old son in the car.     

The East Hampton Village Board approved the promotion of Jennifer Dunn, a police officer, to detective 3rd grade last Thursday.     

A 40-year-old man who stole a teenager’s bicycle in Sag Harbor Village on Feb. 3 was arrested later that day after he was seen riding it in Noyac.