$8,400 Gone From Backpack

A Manhattan man said that $8,400 was stolen from his backpack at the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter on Friday even­ing.

Max Nuti, who is 47, called East Hampton Village police after he realized the money was missing. He told officers at 10:54 p.m. that he had left his backpack unattended on a bench in the men’s locker room between 5:45 and 6:15 p.m. There was $8,000 in $100 bills inside it, and $400 cash in a wallet, according to a police report.

Mr. Nuti said he also filed a report with the staff at the Y.M.C.A. Chief Gerard Larsen said detectives are handling the case.