On The Police Logs 01.07.16

East Hampton

Emma Cardio, a caretaker for a Skimhampton Road house, called police on Dec. 29. She said she had last checked the house on Dec. 22, finding nothing amiss. When she arrived the afternoon of the 29th, however, she found a bedroom window shattered. An officer noted that it appeared that the window had been smashed from the outside, and that there was no obvious natural cause for the damage, such as a wind-blown tree branch. Ms. Cardio said nothing appeared to be missing from inside. 

A Tub Oarsman’s Road resident arrived home from work on Dec. 30 to discover that someone had broken into his house by cutting through a basement window screen, then smashing through the glass. Marc Pilossof found that the intruder had gone on to pry open a door from the basement to the ground floor. When the intruder exited he or she left the front door unlocked, but nothing was missing, with cash and a laptop among the items untouched. 

A Swamp Road resident ordered a $400 Burk camera bag online in early December. When it still hadn’t shown up as of Saturday, Marilyn Van Scoyoc phoned FedEx to find out what happened. She was told that according to the tracking record the delivery was made on Dec. 22. It appears the package was stolen from Ms. Van Scoyoc’s front porch.

East Hampton Village

A resident of a group home for the developmentally disabled on Wainscott Northwest Road approached an officer on Newtown Lane Saturday night, saying he was cold and needed a ride to the home. Police called the institution and were told that no one there could pick up the 19-year-old. The officer gave him a ride to his destination.

Montauk

A surfboard valued at $5,000 was left unattended on a South Etna Avenue lawn for about a half-hour on the morning of Dec. 28. Gail Simons told police she had taken the board off the roof of her car and set it down. When her husband, Michael Martinsen, went to retrieve it, the board was no longer there. Ms. Simons has contacted all local surfboard shops, asking that they watch out for the rare board. It was described as a custom-made, single-fin, eight-foot-three-inch board with a wood finish. On the bottom is a large tribal design of a dragon in a lighter wood finish. The board was designed and shaped by Markus Gneist, the founder of Journey Surf, based in Bali.

Napeague

A surfer looking for some waves pulled into the beach access by the White Sands Resort Motel last Thursday afternoon to check out the action. Will Kollemer liked what he saw, he told police, and went to the back of his vehicle to wax his surfboard. A Toyota Tacoma pickup truck, which had been parked next to a black Ford F-150 pickup truck elsewhere in the beach access area, then pulled up next to Mr. Kollemer, its occupants warning him that the driver of the Ford was not happy that he was there. After the Toyota left, the Ford pulled up, and its driver threatened to damage Mr. Kollemer’s vehicle — and person. The driver of the Ford positioned it to box Mr. Kollemer in, but he managed to maneuver his way out of the lot and called police. When they arrived, the Ford was gone.

Sag Harbor

Chicken wings and pizzas. That’s what Daniel Conaty found smeared over the hood of his 1997 Pontiac, parked in the 7-Eleven lot on Long Island Avenue on the morning of Dec. 30. The front end was damaged, too. Mr. Conaty, who works at the convenience store, said he had argued the night before with some teenagers who wanted him to sell them beer.

Springs

East Hampton Wines and Liquors on Springs-Fireplace Road was recently the target of a thief with an expensive thirst. John McGovern, the owner of the establishment, told police on Dec. 15 that the week before Thanksgiving an employee had taken an order over the phone for two cases of Veuve Clicquot Champagne, two cases of Grey Goose Vodka, a half-case of Patron Silver Tequila, two bottles of Hennessy Cognac, and a Hennessy decorative flask. All this was paid for by credit card, which was run without a problem. The caller came to the store in person to pick the purchase up. On the day he called police, Mr. McGovern learned that the credit card company was disputing the charge, which came to $2,117.73. Police have classified the incident as grand larceny and are investigating.