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On the Police Logs 07.21.22

A photographer told police Saturday afternoon that he was being harassed by someone who also worked as a paparazzo. He felt “threatened and scared,” he said, claiming that the man was following his car to events to take his own photos. The accused man told police he was just another paparazzo doing his job.

Preparing for the Big One

With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center predicting an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, Bruce Bates, East Hampton Town’s emergency preparedness coordinator, briefed the town board on preparations for extreme storms.

To Support Wealth Equity

Closing the Racial Wealth Gap, a fund-raiser at Loida Lewis's Lily Pond Lane estate on Saturday, will benefit All Star Code and Giving Gap, both aimed at correcting the persistent systemic issues that have historically barred people of color from accessing economic opportunities.

Fabio Velez, 66

Fabio Velez, who in recent years worked as a real estate agent with Corcoran in East Hampton and also in South Florida, died at Stony Brook University Hospital on July 2 following a short illness. He had liver cancer.