East Hampton
A Vortex Compost Brewer was reported stolen from EECO Farm’s greenhouse on Long Lane sometime between Oct. 5 and Oct. 7. Rose Schellinger said the brewer is about four feet tall and that the thief would have needed a vehicle to transport it. It is worth $1,000.
Duane F. Forrester reported that his debit card had been compromised. Three charges in the amount of $15, as well as a charge for $3.08, were all made on Oct. 15. His bank was issuing him a new card.
Two children’s bicycles were stolen from the shoulder of the road at the intersection of Ganley Lane and Spencer Avenue on Oct. 16, between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Mara D. Dias, who lives on Ganley Lane, said the bikes were worth $110 total.
Five decorative Halloween tombstones, valued at $500, were stolen from Russell W. Field’s front yard on Sherrill Road, one of the most decorated streets at Halloween time, where trick-or-treaters flock. Mr. Field said he heard his dog barking on Oct. 16 at around 3 a.m. and got up just in time to see a dark-colored sedan, possibly a Honda, pulling away from in front of his house. Come daylight, he noticed the Halloween decorations had been taken. He filed a police report around 12:30 p.m.
East Hampton Village
A Montauk man was traveling north on Main Street in his 2015 Jeep on Oct. 15 when a rock from a string trimmer, which was in use at the time, hit his rear passenger window, causing it to shatter. He turned around and spoke to the owner of the landscaping company, who said he would pay for its replacement.
While working on Ruxton Road on the afternoon of Oct. 15, a worker digging a hole for a fencepost struck a gas line. The East Hampton Fire Department responded and firefighters clamped the line to stop the leak. National Grid also responded.
An Egypt Close resident called police to complain about a bulldozer making noise on Oct. 15 at about 10:15 p.m. The officer who responded could also hear the noise, but said it was coming from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s construction site by the train trestle on Accabonac Road. No violations were issued.
At the Long Island Rail Road station on Oct. 15, police helped an elderly woman who was confused about the train schedule during the construction work.
Police were called to check on a man sleeping in his vehicle on Dunemere Lane on Saturday morning around 10:20. As it turned out, the 57-year-old man was just catching some shut-eye while waiting to pick up an 11 a.m. fare on Old Beach Lane.
Sag Harbor Village
Eric Wald of Lincoln Street heard gunshots from his house on Saturday evening at around 5:45 p.m. and called police, who noted in their report that the sounds may have been coming from the Maidstone Gun Club.
Wainscott
A Riverhead man’s brown wallet was stolen from his car on Oct. 16 while he used the restroom at Speedway. Sergio L. Chavezuyu had parked his Dodge on Bathgate Road, behind the gas station, leaving his wallet on the dashboard. When he got back to the vehicle just a few minutes later, he noticed it was gone. There was about $60 in cash inside, along with his driver’s license and miscellaneous papers.