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On the Police Logs 01.12.17

East Hampton

 Someone drove onto the grounds of the East Hampton Farm Museum, at the corner of North Main and Cedar Streets, on Jan. 4, leaving ruts and partially pushing the cover of a septic system out of place. The East Hampton Town Parks Department is to repair the damage.

It was the day after Christmas when Walter Guerrero, who lives at the Oakview Highway trailer park, noticed the content of his Apple iPhone had been deleted. He told police he was able to download the data from the cloud.

Jan 12, 2017
On the Police Logs 01.05.17

Amagansett

Two vehicles parked in the driveway of a Cross Highway house were keyed over a four-day period recently. Jonathan Alzate told police deep scratches had been made by a key or nail on his 2011 Toyota Tacoma overnight Dec. 18 and that his 2004 Dodge truck was similarly struck overnight Dec. 21.

Jan 5, 2017
Thieves Target Unlocked Cars

Nighttime thieves struck unlocked cars in Sag Harbor again last week, continuing a series of incidents that began in mid-December.

Jan 5, 2017
A History of Convictions

An East Hampton man with a history of drug and alcohol convictions may face significant jail time after being charged with felony drunken driving on Saturday morning.

Dec 29, 2016
Anger, Anger, More Anger

A domestic dispute on the day after Christmas ended in the arrest of a Sag Harbor man, Nicholas V. Depetris.

Dec 29, 2016
Christmas Crash, Cuffs

A Christmas-morning crash on Three Mile Harbor-Hog Creek Road in Springs resulted in a trip to Southampton Hospital for the driver, who was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.

Dec 29, 2016
On the Police Logs 12.29.16

East Hampton Village

A Manhattan woman who owns a house on Georgica Road left Spa 27 on Montauk Highway after having been “pampered by the estheticians and massage therapists” on Dec. 20, a police report said. She forgot her multicolored Furla handbag, however, and back at the salon saw that it was gone from where she had left it. After a search, she and the manager found it in a garbage can in the women’s bathroom, minus $400 in cash. The manager told police that the spa had had many customers in and out that evening.

On Dec.

Dec 29, 2016
He Wasn’t Supposed to Be Behind Wheel

In light of a previous conviction for driving while intoxicated, an East Hampton man arrested Sunday morning for the same offense was charged with felony D.W.I.

East Hampton Town police said Segundo P. Quezada, 51, driving a 2004 Nissan X-Terra, was under the influence as he headed home on Springs-Fireplace Road around 1:15 a.m. An officer reportedly saw the car swerving and failing to signal as it turned onto West Drive, where Mr. Quezada lives. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests, the officer said.

The driver, who was convicted of D.W.I.

Dec 22, 2016
On the Police Logs 12.22.16

Amagansett

Electric lines to a house on Cranberry Hole Road, coming in from a street pole to the junction box, were cut sometime between Dec. 9 and Dec. 12, when a property manager reported the damage. Repairs were estimated at $4,000.

East Hampton

A mailbox, with its post, was thrown into woods just west of Sharon M. Gajajiva’s Oakview Highway residence on the night of Dec. 9. A police officer was able to put the mailbox, which was undamaged, back in place.

The owner of another Oakview Highway mailbox was not as lucky.

Dec 22, 2016
Building Contractor Arrested

A building contractor was arrested on theft charges for allegedly stealing tools from Riverhead Building Supply on consecutive days last week.

Dec 15, 2016
Deer Are Blamed for Crashes

An 87-year-old man survived a rollover crash on Napeague Friday night after swerving to avoid a deer.

Dec 15, 2016
On the Police Logs 12.15.16

East Hampton 

Spyridon Dimopoulous reported receiving a call on the afternoon of Dec. 6 from an unknown number, stating his oil service was to be disconnected. He was instructed to call the PSEG Storm Center at a number that turned out not to be connected to the utility. When he called, he was told he would have to pay $1,500. He offered some information but then realized it was a scam and called his bank immediately. Nothing had been compromised.

Dec 15, 2016
On the Police Logs 12.08.16

East Hampton

A green SSI Schaefer garbage bin was reported stolen from outside a Fieldview Lane residence on Nov. 28. Karen Saks told police she had discovered the theft the previous week and called her garbage hauler, but a representative said no one from the company had picked up the bin. It will cost $75 to replace, she said.

The owner of Ocean Graphics on Springs-Fireplace Road unfurled a banner advertising SeaDek, a nonskid material for boats, outside his business on the evening of Nov. 28.

Dec 8, 2016
Blowup Over a Leaf-Blower

Yard work turned leaf rage on the afternoon of Nov. 18 after one Springs neighbor accused another of blowing leaves onto his property.

Dec 1, 2016
On the Police Logs 12.01.16

Amagansett

Marvin Noel Yanes left a gold Samsung 7S cellphone on one of the counters at Brent’s General Store on Saturday at about 7:30 p.m. while shopping. He told police he forgot to pick it up when he left the store and that it was gone when he returned some 20 minutes later. The phone was valued at $840.

East Hampton

A 17-year-old East Hampton High School student called police from his nearby residence on the evening of Nov. 21, reporting that the screen on his Apple iPhone 6S Plus had been smashed, apparently by a fellow student that afternoon.

Dec 1, 2016
Police Thankful for Quiet Holiday Roads

East Hampton Town police had a quiet Thanksgiving weekend on the roads, making three arrests from Nov. 23 until Tuesday on misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated.

Dec 1, 2016
Charges Mount Against Eames

The case of Jefferson Davis Eames versus the East Hampton Town Police Department took another turn on Nov. 15, when the Springs man, who is suing the department for violating his civil rights, was arrested on a charge of driving while high on drugs.

Nov 23, 2016
Drove Car Onto Sidewalk

A driver who was talking on his cellphone Saturday night and wound up on the sidewalk on Newtown Lane has been charged with felony driving while intoxicated.

Nov 23, 2016
Midnight Dust-up at Saloon

A Montauk man needed 10 stitches to close a wound on his forehead after a man from Kingston, N.Y., alledgedly hit him with a beer bottle on Nov. 15 during a midnight altercation at Liar’s Saloon in Montauk.

Nov 23, 2016
On the Police Logs 11.24.16

East Hampton Village

A homeless man called police to Starbucks on Friday evening. He told officers his girlfriend had vanished after leaving the store. While police were talking with the man, the woman reappeared. She told police she was fine, and had just been resting on a bench. The investigation was closed.

The night before, police found the same couple sleeping in the post office lobby on Gay Street. They agreed to find another place to sleep.

A dispute at the East Hampton Gym on Fithian Lane caught the attention of police on Nov. 16, around noon.

Nov 23, 2016
PSEG-LI Warning

PSEG-LI, the utility company, has issued an alert to customers regarding a recent rash of phone scams.

Nov 23, 2016
'Can You Follow Me Home?’

Among motorists charged with driving while intoxicated last week, the highest blood-alcohol level reported by East Hampton Town police was that of Jill P. Klein, 52, of Bayside, Queens.

Nov 17, 2016
E.H.H.S. Students Charged

Two East Hampton High School students were arrested last Thursday on felony charges involving the theft of dirt bikes. For one of them, it was the second such arrest in the span of a single week.

Nov 17, 2016
Family Seeks Help After Crash

The family of an East Hampton man who was badly hurt Sunday morning in a car accident on Route 114 has asked for help from the community to meet his hospital bills, which are expected to be substantial.

Nov 17, 2016
Fatality on Montauk Highway

A man walking on the shoulder in front of Cafe Max, on Montauk Highway west of East Hampton, was killed on Nov. 9 after being struck by a Jeep.

Nov 17, 2016
Indicted in Rape of Minors

Two men arrested recently by East Hampton Town police on felony charges have been indicted by grand juries, and could face significant jail time if convicted.

Nov 17, 2016
On the Police Logs 11.17.16

Amagansett

A woman looking out the window of her place of business at 542 Montauk Highway on Election Day told police she saw a white late-model Toyota pull up, and a man get out and yank the building’s two-foot-square address sign out of the ground. Johanna Cardona said she ran outside and began screaming at the man, who got into the car and sped off. Police are investigating.

East Hampton

An Oakview Highway trailer park resident reported on Nov.

Nov 17, 2016
Vehicular Assault Charged

A woman accused of driving under the influence of oxycodone when she hit an East Hampton couple standing on the side of Sunrise Highway in August was arraigned Monday on elevated charges of vehicular assault. 

Ulyana Yaremko, 20, of Hampton Bays pleaded not guilty to the eight-count indictment before Justice Fernando Camacho in Suffolk County Criminal Court. 

State police said Ms.

Nov 17, 2016
Motorcycle Sparks a Blaze in Montauk

A motorcycle fire in Montauk Monday afternoon destroyed not only the bike, but also the storage unit it was in.

Nov 10, 2016
On the Police Logs 11.10.16

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.

Nov 10, 2016