On the Police Logs 01.12.17

East Hampton

 Someone drove onto the grounds of the East Hampton Farm Museum, at the corner of North Main and Cedar Streets, on Jan. 4, leaving ruts and partially pushing the cover of a septic system out of place. The East Hampton Town Parks Department is to repair the damage.

It was the day after Christmas when Walter Guerrero, who lives at the Oakview Highway trailer park, noticed the content of his Apple iPhone had been deleted. He told police he was able to download the data from the cloud. However, he soon received an email from Apple, telling him his credit card had been charged $969 for an iPhone 7. The following day, he learned his card also had been charged for two purchases from Toys R Us, for $600.

East Hampton Village

Police received a call on the night of Jan. 4 reporting that someone was screaming for help near Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church on Buell Lane. When police arrived, they found several teens horsing around and yelling. Later, they learned that a window of the church’s school on Meadow Way had been broken. Police said a 4-year-old was the perpetrator, explaining it was an accident. No further details were provided.

Northwest Woods

A Milina Drive resident told police on Jan. 4 that someone had entered his residence that day and stolen several items, including a white Michael Kors surfboard, a black and white couch cover, an electric space heater, a steel workout bar with various weights ranging from 2 to 25 pounds, and a wooden laundry box. Rafael Santos also said his Dalsey brand luggage bag had been vandalized. There was no evidence of forcible entry, police said, and they questioned a possible suspect, who denied entering the house or stealing anything. In addition, Mr. Santos discovered that someone had opened several credit cards on one of his bank accounts, which he immediately closed.

Sag Harbor Village

Footprints in the snow on a rear deck of a Lighthouse Lane residence brought police out during Saturday afternoon’s snowfall. Peter Rocker pointed out that the footprints led to sliding doors and he said he thought someone had tried to gain entry.

With snow falling in earnest, Sag Harbor Village officials declared a snow emergency just before 2:30 p.m. Friday. As a result, 53 cars were ticketed over the next five hours, allegedly in violation of an ordinance requiring streets be kept clear under such circumstances to allow plows and emergency responders appropriate access. According to police, such tickets usually carry a $75 fine.

Springs

Kevin Bollach told police on Jan. 3 that when he went to start his 2004 Toyota Rav4 on Dec. 30, he discovered its battery had been stolen. He does not use the vehicle often, he said, with the last time on Dec. 1. A new battery would cost around $100.

A dispute that started at the bar at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett ended with a full-blown fight in a driveway on Montgomery Avenue in Springs on the morning of New Year’s Day. David Lopez of Southampton took the worst of it, police said, describing “lacerations, scratching, and bruising to his face.” He told police one of the assailants was a woman and that he did not want to press charges.

Wainscott

Michael Burns called police to report that at some point between midnight last Thursday and Friday afternoon, a truck was backed onto his Becky Path property, where a new house has been built. The occupants of the truck dragged a hose across the property, dumping liquid into a wooded area. “Tire, footprints, urine, and hose drag marks all consistent with the complaint,” the incident report reads. Mr. Burns said he wanted it documented.