On the Police Logs 07.23.15

Amagansett

Alexander Stillman was using his MacBook Air at Jack’s Coffee House on July 14, and when he left he put the laptop, valued at $2,000, in the trunk of his 2007 Mercedes in the Amagansett Square parking lot. He is not sure whether he locked the car, he told police, but when he returned later that day the laptop was gone.

A man entered a Hawks Nest Lane house early Saturday and fell asleep on a bed. When Rod Richardson woke him up, the man said he thought he was at “his friend’s sister’s house.” Mr. Richardson escorted the man, who appeared to be drunk, out of the house, and he walked off down Canvasback Lane. Mr. Richardson did not wish to press charges, he told police, but wanted the incident documented.

East Hampton

A burglar forced his way into Bostwick’s Restaurant early Sunday morning through a back window. Forty dollars that had been left on top of a safe was reported missing.

A Springs woman reported her Mongoose mountain bicycle stolen from behind the East Hampton Veterinary Group building sometime between July 10 and July 13. The bike has an aluminum frame, Linda Rea told police, with purple and yellow lettering, and a purple basket in front. She valued it at $100.

A specialized black Rockhopper mountain bike valued at $1,600 was stolen from outside a West Drive residence on July 14. Michael Peralta told police the bicycle has yellow lettering.

East Hampton Village

A caller reported that a man had just exposed himself and then urinated on Newtown Lane the evening of July 13. Police investigated, but could not find him.

A David’s Lane woman told police July 15 that someone had entered her yard, gone into a fenced-in area, taken a tire out of a wheelbarrow, and put it down again nearby. She asked that patrols “keep an eye on her property.”

Shoplifters targeted two high-priced women’s fashion stores this week. A pair of Missoni red-and-pink printed slacks and a Monreal London hoodie were stolen from Intermix on Main Street last Thursday afternoon. The manager told police two women walked out with the items after taking them into the fitting room. They set off an alarm as they left, but police were unable to track them down. The items were valued at over $1,000. At about the same time, a blouse and shorts were stolen from the Zimmermann store on Newtown Lane. Those two items were valued at almost $600.

A woman renting a house on Pantigo Road summoned police after the hot water heater flooded the basement, saying she was worried about “electrical hazards.” An officer assured her there were no such hazards, and shut off the water.

While making an ATM deposit at the Chase Bank on Main Street Friday evening, an Amagansett man inadvertently left an envelope containing $1,000 in cash on the table, he told police. When he remembered it a few minutes later and ran back to the bank, the envelope was gone.

“An irate male customer got into an argument with a sales associate at the self-checkout line” at CVS on Saturday evening, according to the police log. The man had placed something in the bag without scanning it, police were told. When an employee asked him to scan the item, he “threw his bag of items onto the ground, causing his shopping cart to tip over and strike his child.” The man left the store but returned 45 minutes later to take multiple cellphone photos of employees.

The caterer of a Saturday night party on Main Beach left behind “fire debris” that was “still burning,” as well plastic ice bags, police said. The company was issued a summons for violating village code.

There was only one unleashed-dog-on-the-beach citation this week. A Springs woman was cited last Thursday evening at Two Mile Hollow Beach. That same evening, a Northwest Woods woman was cited for having a fire on the beach outside of a metal container.

A New York City man with a house in Bridgehampton was found passed out on Pantigo Road early Sunday morning, lying by the side of his 2014 BMW. He told police he was too drunk to drive. Police agreed, and called him a taxi.

Montauk

Gary Hodgins, chief financial officer of Gurney’s Inn, spoke with police on July 9. The company had been attempting to rent a house on Grant Drive, Mr. Hodgins said. He said the house was found on Craigslist, and an initial deposit was sent. Gurney’s became suspicious, however, when a request for additional funds was received, and notified police, who said that attempts to contact the advertiser were unsuccessful.

Police were called to the Royal Atlantic Resort on July 15 by a West Islip couple, who said that while they had been out fishing that morning, someone had entered their room and stolen a wedding ring and an engagement ring. Mary Coyne estimated the loss at about $13,000. Later that day, after police interviewed members of the resort’s staff, Ms. Coyne called to report she had found the rings.

A unit at the Montauk Soundview Resort was broken into late last month. James Kleven said the front door had been forced open and the entire unit rummaged through, though only a cable remote appeared to be missing. Mr. Kleven said the bed had been slept in as well. He estimated the repair to the door frame at $150.

A very drunken stranger was found sleeping on a couch at a South Fulton Street house Saturday morning. Police determined that the man was staying at the Stone Lion Inn. Brian Landau, the homeowner, declined to press charges.

Anna Kyriakides of Soundview Drive reported the theft of several valuable pieces of jewelry on Friday. East Hampton Town police were notified that a gold and diamond tennis bracelet, a two-karat diamond-and-gold engagement ring, and an 18-karat gold chain with a blue enamel-and-diamond cross were missing. Ms. Kyriakides said she had last seen the items on June 7, on a ferry ride to Cutchogue. Since then, she told police, her house has been visited by a furniture delivery company and a cable television technician. The total value of the missing items was said to be $233,000.

Sag Harbor

Maziar Behrooz called police to 22 Spring Street because a raccoon had gotten into the house. Police were able to scare the animal out the back door.

A bicycle chained to a second bike was reported stolen overnight Sunday from outside the Sag Harbor Cycle Company store on Bay Street. The lock, which was destroyed, was valued at $20; the bike at $520.

Michael Quilty reported the theft of the gears from his Kona Honky Tonk bike, stolen last month. The bike was behind his Rysam Street house. The gears cost $200 to replace, he said.

Police were summoned to Lifestyles on Main Street Saturday, where a man was trying to return over $1,000 in merchandise his wife had purchased. The man, Robert Michaelson, became “agitated” and “aggressive” when Debbie Ruddy told him the store’s returns policy is for credit only. Police told the two parties it was a civil matter.

Two shoplifters walked out of Illusions on Main Street with several rings last week. Police caught up with them, and they agreed to pay the $550 price tag for the rings. No charges were pressed.