Also on the Logs 07.21.16

Amagansett

It is an election year, meaning petty misbehavior on the campaign trail. A Deep Woods Lane man told police on July 9 that the “Veterans for Trump” sign he had put up a week earlier in his front yard had been knocked over, breaking the wooden posts. Nicholas Pupo said wanted the incident documented in case there is a reoccurrence.

A paper bag containing $863.83 was stolen from an unlocked safe at Mary’s Marvelous on Main Street on July 10. An employee, Fabian Rodriguez, discovered the theft when he went to count receipts after the store closed. 

Stephani Lipani dropped 10 pounds of laundry off at the East Hampton Laundry on July 7, but when she picked it up July 10, she told police, there were only 3 pounds of clothing left in the bag. Missing are two pairs of black Nili Lotan slacks, valued at $700; a Forever 21 jumper, two pairs of jeans, three T-shirts, and an Adriano Goldschmied AG pair of slacks valued at $200. 

East Hampton

A resident of the Springs Fireplace Apartments was washing dishes on July 9 when she heard something strike a sliding door, followed by the sound of breaking glass. Melissa Moseley told police she saw a young man in the yard, shooting a B.B. gun. Police found the man, who agreed to pay for repairs, estimated at $800. “No further police action,” says the report.

East Hampton Village

An unleashed dog in a restricted beach area drew a summons last week. A Manhattan woman was cited on Georgica Beach the morning of July 12. 

Police received a complaint that a model airplane was being flown too low over Two Mile Hollow Beach Friday morning. When an officer arrived, the plane was not to be seen.

A Middle Lane man called police the afternoon of July 13, suspicious about a visit he had received earlier from a man warning that his water might have to be shut off. Some time went by, and the water was still running, the resident said. Police spoke with a Suffolk County Water Authority worker in the area, who confirmed that the visitor to the property was an employee. The problem they had been sent to repair ended up not requiring service disruption, he said. 

A Babylon man biking on Dunemere Lane was struck by an empty water bottle thrown from a passing white Ford pickup truck last Thursday morning. He called police with the plate number of the truck, which was soon located. The teen who had tossed the bottle from the truck apologized to the bicyclist, and the matter was dropped.

Police were called to a Montauk Highway store Friday morning. The owner of the business told police she was having problems with her employees “over how the business is being run.” Police told the woman and the staff that their dispute was a civil one. The employer then fired the employees, paying them in full, “and revoked their privilege to be on the property any longer.”

Montauk

A Montauk woman alerted police to an attempted rental scam on July 11. Emma Poli said that she and her boyfriend had been exchanging emails with someone claiming to be the owner of a unit on Navy Road. She did not send any money, she said, but did send some personal information. Police advised her to contact them if she noticed suspicious activity on her accounts.

A woman checking out of the Harborside Motel on West Lake Drive after the Fourth of July holiday weekend left an invalid credit card to cover her stay, the manager, Merle Aaron, told police. She had left some personal items behind, which Mr. Aaron said he would secure. He did not want to press charges.

Northwest Woods

A Landfall Road man told police last week that three cypresses awaiting planting, still with tags on them, had been stolen from his front yard. They cost $65 each, Mark Franklin said.

Sag Harbor

Heated words were exchanged at Harbor Books Friday morning. Taylor Rose Berry called police, complaining that Victor Rugg, an author, had demanded to be paid for sales of his book, but became irate when told he had to wait until the end of the month. Mr. Rugg reportedly warned Ms. Berry that “he has 5,000 Facebook followers.” Ms. Berry said she paid him $30 in cash and told him his books would no longer be sold at the store. “I just want to smash your face into the wall right now,” she claimed he said on his way out. She told police she wanted the incident documented.

Police were called to Madison Street last Thursday morning. Jill Musnicki complained that a neighbor was spraying herbicides to kill her bamboo, and that the chemical smell was so thick in the summer air that she and her family could not sit outdoors. Police attempted to interview the neighbor, who was not home. They said they would be back.

Last week, the brick facade of three Main Street stores was again struck by a vandal armed with chalk, who wrote “Trump” on several exterior bricks, a repeat of an occurrence from the week before. This time, however, the vandal added a new annoyance, gluing milk cartons onto the bricks in front of Emporium Hardware, the pharmacy, the former Doppio East restaurant, and Sag Harbor Variety. These incidents were reported between July 13 and Friday. Michael DeAngelo of the Emporium told police that the glue was extremely difficult to remove. Detectives are investigating.

Springs

A 1998 Maritime Skiff moored in Accabonac Harbor near the kayak rack at the end of Louse Point Road was vandalized in June or early July, a Scarsdale, N.Y. man told police. Michael Friedman reported that the wiring in the dashboard gauges had been ripped out, causing his 90-horsepower Honda outboard motor to stick in the down position. There also was a hole burned in the center console, likely from a cigarette. He estimated repairs to total about $2,000.

Wainscott

A Hedges Lane woman got a call last Thursday from her bank, asking if she had just used her card in Brooklyn, where a $100 debit was charged. Beverly Fick said she had not, and the bank cancelled the card and is sending a new one.