On the Police Logs 06.02.16

East Hampton

A pair of Nike sneakers was reported stolen last month from outside a Boatheader’s Lane house after they had been delivered. Karla Briones said this was not the first time an item she ordered by mail had disappeared.

Montauk

Angela Lux called police at about midnight on Saturday to report that an American flag outside her South Etna Avenue house had been vandalized. She told police the flag would cost about $100 to replace.

A man picked up a chair and hurled it at a table on the patio of the Westlake Fish House on the night of May 21, doing substantial damage. James Lyons said the unwanted guest agreed to pay for the damage, and charges would not be pressed.

 Three tan plastic chairs and one tan lounger were stolen from a deck behind a Franklin Drive house at some time before May 25. Ralph Marcello told police he had returned that day after being away for about a week, only to discover the theft. He valued the missing furniture at about $200.

The Montauk School’s computer network was hacked in early May, the superintendent, Jack Perna, reported. It appears from the heavily redacted report that an attempt to transfer $900 from a school account had been made. Police are investigating.

An adult blue tricycle was reported stolen from the front lawn of a Hoppin Avenue house Saturday morning. Lisa Fiedelholtz, who valued the bike at $700, said the theft had occurred sometime the night before. At the same time, a blue and yellow Giant children’s mountain bike was stolen from the front lawn of a Benson Drive house. Danielle O’Reilly, who reported the theft, valued that bike at $300.

Napeague

Cyril’s Fish House, which is now out of business after having been the scene of summer crowds warranting police attention over the years, was nevertheless on the logs this week.

The former manager of the restaurant, John Fairchild, told police Friday that as he prepared for its going-out-of-business yard sale the next day, he found that a table decorated with multicolored mosaic tiles was stolen from an enclosed patio and a slate sign reading “Cyril’s Sentinel,” which had stood at the entrance to the parking lot, was gone.

Northwest Woods

A BB gun was the apparent cause of a shattered side-door window on a Grape Arbor Lane house some time between May 23 and 25, according to Ken Trell, who said the house had not been entered. In addition, the mailbox had been bent backward off its post.

Sag Harbor

Allen Harvey of Carver Street called police on Saturday morning when he saw a raccoon in his pool, and explained that the animal frequented his yard. It had left the area by the time an officer arrived. However, Mr. Harvey called a second time that morning, and this time an officer arrived in time to find the animal hiding behind some bushes. The water-loving raccoon, which the officer said appeared healthy, then fled.

Saturday night was a busy one for the police, who were called first to the Dockside restaurant on Bay Street. Police said a woman there was demanding an answer to why her large group could not be accommodated. She complained that being turned away had “caused her daughter to cry.” The group had left, but she returned and was advised not to come back.

Police also visited the American Hotel Saturday night, after receiving a complaint from a cabbie who said two passengers had refused to pay the fare and gone into the hotel. Once inside, the driver, Ronald Gillam, pointed out the pair. Police said they were quite intoxicated but agreed to pony up.

Yet other calls to police Saturday night sent them to the Villas on West Water Street. A pickup truck had pulled up to the complex with about 12 teenagers, who jumped out and into the pool. They quickly departed, but a second vehicle arrived, with more teens jumping in and out of the pool before exiting. A third vehicle, a Jeep, also pulled up, but this time an officer was on hand and the driver backed out of the driveway. The officer made a traffic stop, and warned the teens about trespassing.

An attempt to defraud a Sycamore Lane man was reported on Friday. John Coughlan said he had listed a sailboat on Craigslist for $3,500 and that a prospective buyer had sent him a check for $6,980, telling him to deposit it and send back the difference. Though the report was heavily redacted, such attempts to defraud usually involve non-reversible electronic funds.

Wainscott

A confrontation at the Cozy Cottages on Montauk Highway brought police there on May 20. Matthew Vishnick said he had rented three cottages for a few days to a woman who refused to leave when the time was up. She alleged that she had rented the entire complex for the summer. Police stopped her from entering one of the cottages and remained there until she removed all her possessions from the property. She was warned not to return and told she could face trespassing charges if she did. Police did not identify her.

Twelve metal brackets, worth $660, were stolen from outside Edward Sullivan’s welding business on Industrial Road the afternoon of May 21.

An 18-year-old East Hampton man whom police did not name left his Samsung cellphone in the bathroom of the Speedway gas station on the morning of May 25. When he realized his error about 25 minutes later and went back, the phone was gone. It was in a blue case with the words “Don’t touch my phone” written on the back.