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They Couldn't Stop in Time

Carlton Kornegay, 56, of Arverne, in Rockaway, Queens, was stopped in Wainscott traffic last Thursday afternoon on the Montauk Highway by East Gate Road, when, according to East Hampton Town police, a Toyota pickup driven by Casten Mata, 23, of St. Petersburg, Fla., did not stop quickly enough and rear-ended Mr. Kornegay's 1995 Ford.

Apr 1, 2021
Police Say Springs Carjacking Case Is Solved

Police said a 47-year-old Springs man who turned himself in on Monday had entered a woman's car in a Springs School parking lot on March 8, showed her a handgun, an demanded she drive to nearby Shipyard Lane, where he took her cellphone and $8,000 in cash.

Mar 30, 2021
Montauk Library Contractors in Dispute

The Montauk Library, which is currently undergoing a $4 million renovation of its facilities, was the scene last Thursday morning of an ongoing dispute between the general contractor, a Bohemia construction company called the Patriot Organization, and two local subcontractors.

Mar 25, 2021
Montauk Woman Pleads Guilty in 2019 Death of Bicyclist

On Friday, almost a year and a half after Lisa Rooney of Montauk was charged with drunken driving in a crash that killed a Montauk bicyclist, 28-year-old John James Usma-Quintero, she pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in Suffolk Supreme Court, Riverhead.

Mar 25, 2021
On the Police Logs 03.25.21

On Saturday morning, on the back patio of a Lily Pond Lane house, three large garbage bags full of sawdust and polyurethane paint cans spontaneously combusted. The flames were extinguished by the homeowners before firefighters arrived.

Mar 25, 2021
One Year Later, Two Felonies

Police said Noe Guaman-Nieves intentionally ran his 2012 Mitsubishi into a 2008 Hyundai parked in a driveway in Springs. Then, they said, he "aggressively" backed out, striking two mailboxes — all with his 2-year-old in the backseat.

Mar 25, 2021
Police Reform: 'One-in-Three' Rule Must Go, Chief Says

All local governments in New York State were ordered a year ago to adopt a police reform plan by April 1, 2021, a deadline that has now arrived.

Mar 25, 2021
In the Aftermath of an Attack

Following an investigation into a March 2 domestic incident at the Accabonac Apartments in East Hampton, a resident there stands charged with felony criminal mischief and two counts of second-degree harassment.

Mar 19, 2021
On the Police Logs 03.18.21

East Hampton Village

A Cove Hollow Road resident called police last week to report an unknown vehicle in the driveway. It turned out to be a landscaper, there to do yard work, which the homeowner confirmed was the plan all along.

Mar 19, 2021
Pedestrians Struck on Main Street

Two pedestrians were taken by ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Sunday afternoon following an accident on Main Street in East Hampton.

Mar 19, 2021
Three Charged With D.W.I.

Along with black ice gone from the roads and more drivers venturing out at night came three recent arrests for driving while intoxicated, the first such in several weeks.

Mar 19, 2021
Police Reform and Reinvention Plans on Track

While an Assembly budget proposal threatens to take some of the teeth out of an executive order requiring police departments across the state to adopt reform plans by April 1, East End departments are moving toward meeting that deadline.

Mar 18, 2021
'Gray Fungus' and Brass Knuckles Found in Car Stop

Thomas Ingoglia of Manhasset, 21, was arrested early Sunday morning at the Plaza in Montauk on a felony charge of criminal possession after East Hampton Town police reported finding a hallucinogen in his 2017 Subaru.

Mar 11, 2021
Eastville Cemetery Gravestones Vandalized

The Eastville Community Historical Society in Sag Harbor is reeling over the vandalism of gravestones in the St. David A.M.E. Zion Cemetery on Eastville Avenue. The damage was discovered on Tuesday as members of the society were outdoors on a nice day and happened to stop by for a visit.

Mar 11, 2021
On the Police Logs

A resident of Devon Road in Beach Hampton saw someone "admiring the particular siding of a residence and taking a photograph of it," and notified police.

Mar 11, 2021
Police Reform Committee Suggests Body Cameras

"We need a more diverse police force," Sandra Dunn of East Hampton Town's Police Reform and Reinvention Committee told the town board on Tuesday. Just four of 65 officers are Latino, she said, and the department has just one African-American member, a detective. Nine officers are women.

Mar 11, 2021
Police Investigate Robbery Near Springs School

On Monday afternoon, just as the Springs School was dismissing students, there was a robbery in the vicinity. East Hampton Town police have reported only that a white man, possibly armed, entered the victim's vehicle and "forcibly" stole money.

Mar 9, 2021
Could Not Wait for Police

East Hampton Town police flagged down a 2018 Jeep involved minutes before in a minor hit-and-run accident near Hampton Street in Sag Harbor.

Mar 4, 2021
More Crossing Guards Needed

The East Hampton Town Police Department has announced that school crossing guard positions are available.

Mar 4, 2021
On the Police Logs

It seemed suspicious to find a pickup truck and van parked in her Apaquogue Road driveway, a homeowner told police on Friday. She confronted the drivers, who told her they were at the wrong house and were leaving.

Mar 4, 2021
Sag Harbor Man Charged With 'Forcible Touching'

Village police said the arrest followed a months-long investigation. The defendant turned himself in on Wednesday.

Feb 26, 2021
Beach Parking? T.C.O.s? There's an App for That

Before moving ahead with its plan to require beachgoers to use a smartphone app to pay for daily parking at village beaches, the East Hampton Village Board has eliminated the Main Beach office staff that managed parking payments and performed other administrative duties.

Feb 24, 2021
Drugs Alleged in Traffic Stop

Sag Harbor police were busy last week with traffic arrests and a few more serious offenses.

Feb 24, 2021
On the Police Logs

A man called police on Saturday night from the public restrooms on Bay Street in Sag Harbor, saying he was locked inside. Police found him in the women's room (which was not locked) and asked what he was doing there.

Feb 24, 2021
Sideswiped by a Snow Plow

A New York State Department of Transportation snow plow on the morning of Feb. 16, was turning right from Route 114, a state road, onto Stephen Hand's Path when it sideswiped Johnny Haider's Ford and Sean Barber's Toyota.

Feb 24, 2021
Cars Were Slip-Sliding Away

Severe weather caused many a slip-and-slide on local roads last week, though no injuries were reported.

Feb 18, 2021
Collision on Private Property

A driver was arrested last week on a charge of aggravated unlicensed driving after hitting a tree on private property at the intersection of Wainscott Main Street and Beach Lane.

Feb 18, 2021
On the Police Logs 2.18.21

An Oakview Highway woman told police that someone had driven across her lawn overnight on Saturday. Her split-rail fence was destroyed and an officer also noted a broken post, umbrella stand, and spotlight, plus tire marks.

Feb 18, 2021
Pandemic Policing: It's Challenging

Policing during Covid comes with a world of unprecedented stress, challenges that are exponentially greater, and the added worry of bringing the virus home to family members. "If you saw it in a movie or book you wouldn't believe it," one South Fork chief said.

Feb 11, 2021
A Charge of Unlicensed Driving

The wintry weather saw quieter roads last week and just one arrest, in East Hampton Village.

Feb 10, 2021