On the Police Logs 06.09.16

Amagansett

Police were called to Astro’s Pizza early on May 28, where they found Jordan Levy of Leesburg, Va., with a badly bloodied nose. Mr. Levy said he had been sucker punched by a man he did not know, who then ran away. A security guard at Astro’s said he had seen the incident and tried unsuccessfully to stop the attacker, who apparently ran through a side alley into the parking lot and  then into the field north of the lot. Police checked the area to no avail. Mr. Levy was taken to Southampton Hospital and declined to press charges after learning his nose was not broken and would heal without scars.

Also last week, an Abraham’s Path man reported that he was the target of a CraigsList scammer. Conrad Kabbaz said he had sent $2,350 to someone who had listed an apartment for rent in Washington, D.C. The money was to cover a month’s rent and a security deposit. Mr. Kabbaz became suspicious when the man demanded that more money be wired to him. Looking at ScamWarners.com, Mr. Labbaz said he found the person listed as a known scammer. The name was not released.

East Hampton

A Montauk teen, whose name was withheld, told police on May 23 that $195 had been stolen from her car, which had been parked overnight outside East Hampton High School.

East Hampton Village

Police were called to the East Hampton Cinema at a time when it was closed to the public on Memorial Day morning. An electrician working there said he had gone to his car for a moment leaving a door open and thought he saw someone enter the building. Police walked through the movie house and found the “interior was empty.”

Officers visited Intermix, a retail shop on Main Street, on Friday evening after a manager said a man who had come into the store had been asking “weird questions about the store’s jewelry and clothing.” He had left without incident, but the manager wanted the incident recorded.

On Saturday evening of the Memorial Day weekend, an officer was sent to Baiting Hollow Road after police received a complaint about a lot of shouting coming from the area of a neighbor’s swimming pool. The homeowner promised that he and his guests would keep their voices down.

A Hampton Bays man servicing the swimming pool at the Lockwood Lane residence owned by Paul and Rena Stallings was charged with illegally draining the pool onto neighboring property at around noon May 31.

Montauk

The man for whom Herb’s Market is named, Harold Herbert, found the rear window on the driver’s side of his 2003 Chevrolet Explorer had been broken at some point last Thursday morning. He had parked it on South Erie Street near the Fort Pond launching ramp.

Sag Harbor

Jason Epstein of Union Street called police on June 1 to say he was concerned that a prowler might be in the vicinity because his dog was barking. Police checked the area, reporting that the only things moving were deer.

Sandra Singleton told police the same day that the now defunct Harlow East restaurant had been entered and a dishwasher removed. One of the owners of the shuttered business, Jonathan Kassner, said he had the okay to enter the restaurant, which is in bankruptcy.

J.R. Tilton reported suspicious activity at around noon last Thursday across the street from Pierson Middle/High School, where he is custodian. Mr. Tilton said someone had parked there, entered the woods for several minutes, and then exited carrying a container. Police noted freshly cut bamboo but nothing else unusual after checking.

Bruce Cotter told police Friday morning that the staff at the Sag Harbor Gym were concerned about an ex-employee. He said the man, whose name was not released, had been posting videos and statements about the gym and had entered the building since his departure as an employee.

The night manager of 7-Eleven on Long Island Avenue called police a little after dawn Saturday to report that a man was trying to enter a white Saturn in the parking lot. He was located and said he was trying to get into the car because he thought its owner was going to give him a ride home. Police recorded the incident as a matter of miscommunication.