On the Police Logs 01.01.15

East Hampton

A mailbox outside an Atlantic Street house was vandalized between Dec. 20 and Dec. 23. Vincent Aversano told police the black metal box was worth about $40.

East Hampton Village

An emergency call on Dec. 23 from a 17-year-old sent police to the men’s room at the Reutershan parking lot, where he told them that the father of his girlfriend had called and demanded that he remove a photo of himself with the girl from Facebook. The teenager refused, and about 10 minutes later the father confronted him. “Threats of physical violence were exchanged,” police said. After police spoke to the two, they “agreed to let things cool down.”

A deer was trapped in the yard of a Spaeth Lane house Saturday morning. Officers were able to “allow the deer to exit property.” Police said the “deer was not injured at this time.” A similar call came in Sunday evening from someone at a Toilsome Lane residence, leading to a similar outcome.

A menorah in front of the Waldbaum’s supermarket was vandalized in the early morning hours on Christmas Eve. The damage was estimated at $200.

Police issued a summons to an employee of the Saunders and Associates real estate firm for allegedly placing an “open house” sign on public property around noon on Saturday. Rosehip Partners Real Estate was issued a warning for a similar offense that same day.

Montauk

A window at a house on South Davis Avenue was broken on Dec. 20. Michael Curry, a caretaker, told police he checked the rest of the outside of the house and thought he saw handprints on windows, indicating a possible burglary attempt. An officer said that the broken glass had been cleaned up and that an inner piece of glass had not been damaged. Mr. Curry said he would check with the owner to see if a contractor may have been responsible for the damage.

Graffiti vandalism was discovered on a bunker off Navy Road on Dec. 19. An empty can of Rust-Oleum paint was found nearby.

Several tackle boxes and fishing lures were stolen off a 26-foot Grady-White boat stored in a driveway on Kettle Hole Road. It appeared that the thief had cut a slit in the plastic wrap protecting the boat for the winter. John Lori discovered the theft on Friday. It had occurred sometime over the previous week. The value of the missing items was estimated at $300.