East Hampton
Last Thursday, Norbert Weissberg of East Hampton was driving on North Main Street when, he told police, he accidentally cut off a 2014 Lexus. He was driving slowly, as he was looking for the Golden Eagle art shop and was having a hard time finding it. The other driver drove up alongside him on the right and honked his horn, leading Mr. Weissberg to use his middle finger. That is when the other driver pulled his own Lexus in front of Mr. Weissberg’s, stopped, got out, and approached the driver’s side window. Mr. Weissberg drove away. Police used the license plate to track down the other driver, who also lives in East Hampton. He denied any wrongdoing.
East Hampton Village
John Papas Cafe on Park Place received numerous calls on Aug. 5, starting at about 11 a.m., from a private phone number, with the caller using several profanities. Last month, the restaurant told police, it received two orders, each totaling $58.65, from women named Anne and Susan at private phone numbers, who never came by to pick up the food or pay for the orders.
On Aug. 6 at about 10:45 a.m., a woman tried to steal two dresses, worth $1,000 each, from Blue & Cream on the Circle, but left them in the store after employees confronted her. She left before police were called.
Two windows on a West End Road boathouse were broken sometime between June 3 and June 5, possibly by a glass beer bottle, as one was found lying on the ground nearby. The incident was not reported to police until Aug. 6. The cost to replace both windows exceeds $3,000.
While on a routine patrol last Thursday morning, Sgt. Jack Bartelme noticed a BMW on James Lane with a large amount of either smoke or steam coming from the front end. He and the 67-year-old driver determined it was in fact steam; the coolant hose had become detached and the BMW overheated. Sergeant Bartelme helped reattach the hose and the man drove away.
Montauk
Audley L. Hogg of Montauk put $800 in cash underneath the jukebox at Shagwong Restaurant on Aug. 3 at about 1:30 p.m. and walked away momentarily, he told police. When he returned, the money was gone. He called in a report at 2:20 p.m. Police canvassed the area with no results.
Peter Coppola, who owns Magnolia Landscaping Company, went to police Saturday after a dispute with an employee and the employee’s brother, after the employee took a truck and trailer from North Shore Road to Surfside Avenue without permission. Mr. Coppola had given the employee permission to borrow his tools and equipment, but decided against loaning the truck and trailer. He confronted the men on Surfside Avenue and a physical confrontation ensued, which was broken up by a friend of Mr. Coppola who happened to pass by. The employee had a cut on his forehead, a contusion on his cheek, and a minor abrasion on his chin, police said. He declined medical attention. None of the parties pressed charges, but the employee was told not to return to Mr. Coppola’s business address.
Sag Harbor
Scot Lerner reported his vehicle missing from Wharf Street on Friday at around 9:40 p.m. He told police he had parked the car to pick up his girlfriend on foot, and when he returned it was gone. The vehicle was located three parking spaces away.
Carla Chavez complained to police Saturday night about two men acting suspiciously in a Long Island Avenue business. She stated that the pair, one wearing a hoodie and the other a blue shirt and white hat, went directly into the candy aisle, where witnesses claim that one of them put something in his pants pocket. They were told to leave the store, and they complied.
Sharon Miller reported someone attempting to break into her car, parked on Richards Drive, at around midnight Monday. She told police that when she arrived home and began to unload the car, she noticed a car with its lights on, parked down the road. It sped past her driveway several times, she said, circling the block before coming back. After waiting a few minutes, she went into the house and fell asleep, only to be woken by the sound of the car’s alarm system. When she went out to the car, she told police, the security system showed that theft had been attempted.
Michael Quilty reported his vehicle stolen at around 5:15 p.m. on Monday. He had driven into the village to go grocery shopping, he told police, and walked home, forgetting that he had driven. He had been unable to locate the car since then. An officer found it in front of the Sag Harbor Yacht Yard on Bay Street.
Erica Yardley was concerned Monday night about a dog locked in a vehicle on Long Island Avenue, appearing to be in distress. Police arrived to find the vehicle parked in the shade with all four windows cracked about six inches, and reported that the dog appeared well.