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Fake IDs and Felony Charges

A 31-year-old man faces felony charges for possessing forged documents following a traffic stop in Sag Harbor early Friday morning.

Oct 9, 2025
On the Police Logs 10.09.25

An “older gentleman” was at the bar at Rosie’s in Amagansett with a younger woman who “did not appear to be his daughter,” another patron, who was “concerned about her well-being,” reported Friday night. But she was the man’s daughter.

Oct 9, 2025
Sun’s Glare Was to Blame

A cyclist was transported to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on Friday afternoon after colliding with a BMW sedan on Route 114 in East Hampton.

Oct 9, 2025
Village Police to Carry EpiPens in Cruisers

East Hampton Village is soon to be the first municipality east of the Shinnecock Canal to arm its police officers not just with guns, but with EpiPens.

Oct 9, 2025
A Bad Week for Pedestrians

An 11-year-old boy was taken to the East Hampton Emergency Department with minor injuries after being struck by an S.U.V. in a crosswalk last week, and another pedestrian was struck by a van in Sag Harbor.

Oct 2, 2025
Guilty Plea in T.C.O. Harassment Case

Maura Davis Gropper, the 67-year-old East Hampton woman who was accused in May of driving her car into two teenage traffic control officers in Sag Harbor, pleaded guilty to a single count of second-degree harassment, a violation, and was ordered to pay a fine.

Oct 2, 2025
On the Police Logs 10.02.25

Four men were seen “rearranging” the metal benches in front of the Yummylicious ice cream and frozen yogurt shop in Sag Harbor last week. They told a police officer they’d moved the benches “because they wanted to hang out.”

Oct 2, 2025
Two Charged With Felonies

A Hampton Bays man was accused of choking another man at a residence on Three Mile Harbor Drive, while a traffic stop in Sag Harbor uncovered a raft of license suspensions and revocations.

Oct 2, 2025
Amazon Van Rear-Ended

A Ford pickup truck struck an Amazon delivery van at the intersection of Montauk Highway and Cranberry Hole Road in Amagansett on Sept. 17, injuring both drivers.

Sep 25, 2025
Assault With a Flower Pot

An East Hampton man was charged with a felony early Sunday morning after allegedly throwing a flower pot at the head of another man at Pepperoni’s Pizza in East Hampton.

Sep 25, 2025
Auto Shop Unsafe After Fire

Fire marshals have deemed the CMG Auto Repairs building on Springs-Fireplace Road in East Hampton unsafe for occupation following a fire there a week ago.

Sep 25, 2025
On the Police Logs 09.25.25

A woman was stuck on a Hampton Street, Sag Harbor, roof, a caller told police on Sept. 16. An officer arrived to see her “clinging to the ridge of the roof” after finding herself locked out.

Sep 25, 2025
Woman’s Killer Told Ex-Wife She Was ‘Evil’

Suffolk County police have released new information concerning the murder last October of a 33-year-old woman found dead in a room at the Shou Sugi Ban House in Water Mill.

Sep 25, 2025
Builder Chosen for Town Dispatch Center

The East Hampton Town Board accepted a bid of $791,875 Tuesday for renovations to be made to the town’s dispatch center. 

Sep 18, 2025
D.A. Reopens the Case of ‘Montauk Mary’

The Suffolk County district attorney’s office is appealing to the public for help in identifying “Montauk Mary,” an elderly woman who was found shot to death in Montauk in the spring of 1978. 

Sep 18, 2025
Hurt Dodging an Accident

A Sag Harbor man was injured Friday evening after his Mazda sedan collided with a tree in Wainscott. 

Sep 18, 2025
On the Police Logs 09.18.25

A West Way, East Hampton, woman’s trees are unexpectedly dying, she told police Friday afternoon, and she suspects that her next-door neighbor is to blame.

Sep 18, 2025
Fire Damages Auto Repair Shop

The East Hampton Fire Department was dispatched to 211 Springs-Fireplace Road at 9:54 a.m. on Wednesday in response to a report of a car on fire, but by the time firefighters arrived, "the whole shop was pretty much on fire," Chief Duane Forrester said.

Sep 17, 2025
911 Dispatching Transition Continues

Months after East Hampton Town announced it would take over responsibility for most 911 calls from East Hampton Village’s Emergency Communications Center, which had provided the service for decades, the changeover is still unfolding.

Sep 11, 2025
Alleged Fitness Studio Thief Caught on Tape

A New York City woman was charged with breaking into the Tracy Anderson Fitness Studio in Sag Harbor after hours and stealing nearly $2,000 worth of merchandise.

Sep 11, 2025
Arraigned in Main Beach Child-Biting Case

Gail Bomze, the 75-year-old real estate agent accused of biting a 7-year-old girl during a T-shirt toss on East Hampton’s Main Beach last month, has a day in court.

Sep 11, 2025
E-Biker Badly Hurt in Crash

An e-bike rider was seriously injured Tuesday morning after colliding with a Mack truck in Montauk.

Sep 11, 2025
On the Police Logs 09.11.25

A black BMW was seen parked on Lumber Lane in East Hampton Village for two days with its engine running. An officer found the car, still running, and was able to unlock it and turn it off. He left a message for the owner, an 87-year-old from Chicago.

Sep 11, 2025
Activists Disrupt Holiday Weekend

Sag Harbor Village police were called to the American Hotel at around 10 p.m. on Friday, following a report of a group of men “causing a disturbance” in the lobby.

Sep 4, 2025
Almost Struck Traffic Control Officer

Sag Harbor Village police arrested a Brooklyn man on Main Street after receiving a report that his car had “almost struck” a young T.C.O., who told police she had seen the driver head north in the southbound lane and then park against the flow of traffic.

Sep 4, 2025
EcoShield Sales Tactics Irk Many

Complaints about salespeople “attempting to distribute handbills” and “entering private yards and porches” have been appearing in the police logs since June, but the volume of complaints increased in the run-up to Labor Day: a young man, dressed in black with “Ecoshield” branding, often on an electric scooter, traveling door to door trying to get residents to sign up for the extermination service.

Sep 4, 2025
Fleeing Driver Goes to Court

Most of the charges against a Latham, N.Y., man who appeared in East Hampton Town Justice Court last week stem from an incident on May 25, when he allegedly fled from a town police officer who was conducting a traffic stop on Montauk Highway in Amagansett.

Sep 4, 2025
Left-Hand Turns Go Wrong

A bicyclist was taken to the Stony Brook East Hampton Emergency Department on Friday morning after being struck by a Subaru S.U.V. on Springs-Fireplace Road.

Sep 4, 2025
On the Police Logs 09.04.25

A small German shepherd jumped out of the bed of a pickup truck and tackled her goldendoodle in the field next to Sag Harbor’s Havens Beach, leaving the dog “shaking” and apparently afraid to move, a caller told police on Aug. 27.

Sep 4, 2025
Plane Crashes Into Woods at Montauk Airport

East Hampton Town police were called to the Montauk Airport just after 8 p.m. on Aug. 26, after receiving a report of a plane crash.

Sep 4, 2025