On the Police Logs 08.11.16

East Hampton

A black Maserati parked outside Club Leo on Three Mile Harbor Road was vandalized overnight July 16. Yura Shabetayev of Manhattan estimated the deep scratch on its doors, apparently done with a key, would cost $1,000 to repair.

At some point between May 16 and Saturday a blue Dolphin kayak and two fiberglass paddles were stolen from Sharon Gajajiva’s front yard on Oakview Highway. Police described the stolen kayak as a “sit-on-top style with the writing ‘Dolphin’ on the side.”

An intruder entered a Passing Road house slated for demolition in late July. Benjamin Joseph told police a window was smashed. There was nothing in the house, so nothing was stolen.

East Hampton Village

A Mill Hill Lane man called police Saturday afternoon, fearful that he was hearing repeated gunshots. The responding officer explained that there was a fair at Mulford Farm, with a re-enactment of a Civil War battle going on.

A woman who left her debit card at Bank of America in June and was told by the bank that it had been destroyed, discovered three unauthorized uses of the card when she received her July statement. All were from gas stations, and occurred within a week after she realized the card was missing. It has since been canceled.

Police were called Sunday after a black suitcase with wheels was found by the Jitney stop on Main Street. A Jitney employee told them the bag had been removed from the cargo area by accident, and the owner would be contacted.

Another suitcase that was mistakenly left behind at the Jitney stop was taken in to the police station on Aug. 3. There was no identification inside, only several paperback books and some clothing. The owner of the suitcase has since been reunited with it.

A scammer with an unusual approach called a Middle Lane man on Aug. 2, telling him that he was from the Justice Department and demanding $4,000 or he would be arrested immediately. The mark was told to purchase iTunes gift cards at various stores from East Hampton to Bridgehampton, in amounts ranging from $500 to $1,400, which he did. He was then asked to repeat the serial numbers to the caller, which he again did. Afterward, a friend warned the man that he was being defrauded. All cards were turned over to detectives, who are investigating.

Police were called to a storefront on Newtown Lane Saturday afternoon, where a New York woman had gotten locked in a bathroom. A locksmith was called and she was soon set free.

Two women had an altercation over a parking spot Saturday evening in the Reutershan lot behind Main Street. “She flipped me the bird,” one told police, after which both women got out of their cars and began pushing each other. One of them put the other in a headlock before driving away. Police were called and questioned both women; neither wanted to press charges.

Montauk

A Grant Drive man discovered Friday that his recycling center pass had been stolen off his 1999 Isuzu. Jack Schwartz told police he needed to document the theft in order to get a replacement.

A squad car patrolling Old Montauk Highway was flagged down Friday by Semir Carrillo, owner of Carrillo’s Handy Man Service. He told police he was the contractor for 380 Old Montauk Highway, and that a man was living on the property without permission, in an Airstream Trailer. The officer found several items in the trailer linking it to a homeless man who has been seen in Montauk. Police were unable to locate him.

An Oceanside woman staying at the Montauk Blue Hotel left her iPhone 6 on her oceanfront deck Saturday morning. When Kristina Pedote returned around noon, the phone, white with a gold border inside a clear case with leaf designs, was gone. It was valued at $850.

Puff ’n Putt Family Fun Center was targeted by vandals overnight last Thursday. Hanging flowers were thrown onto an overhang, a plastic bench was damaged, and a white fence was kicked in. Peter Cucci estimated repairs at about $90.

A stranger gave Matias Pulgar a bloody nose early Sunday morning in the parking lot behind Plaza Sports. He refused medical attention but reported the fight to police, who did not find the assailant.

A teenage girl from Springy Banks Road in East Hampton was “hanging out,” she told police, with a group of boys near the Royal Atlantic last Thursday night when her wallet vanished along with two pairs of sunglasses. The next morning, she saw some of the boys and recovered her missing glasses and her wallet, sans the $100 that had been in it.

Sag Harbor Village

An ex-employee of the American Hotel managed to cash his final paycheck twice. Julian Ramirez told police Aug. 2 that the man, who was not identified, had told a bookkeeper the check had gotten wet and the bank wouldn’t cash it. After a replacement check was issued, it was discovered that both checks, totaling $632.98, had been cashed. Police advised Mr. Ramirez to contact the ex-worker, and if the money was not immediately returned, to call them again. The money was apparently repaid because he did not get back to police.

An anonymous caller advised police last Thursday afternoon that several people were about to jump off the North Haven bridge. An officer reported that tourists were walking on the bridge, taking photographs.

Police were called to Ship-Ashore Marina on Redwood Road Monday to break up a heated oral dispute. The owner of a boat being repaired, whose name was not released, had been in a shouting match with the owner of the marina, Frederick Pickering. The boat owner told police he had left his boat at the marina a month ago after being told repairs would not take much time. Mr. Pickering told the officer that he was waiting on a part and that he had already put $1,000 worth of work into the project. As far as he was concerned, he said, the boat owner could take his craft elsewhere and not worry about the bill, which was done.

Springs

On Aug. 3, a Florence Street man looking to buy a vehicle on Cars-ForSale.com clicked on a link that took him to what appeared to be an eBay page. He was instructed to pay the asking price, $2,500, by buying five gift cards for $500 each. He followed instructions to photograph the front and back of the cards and send the images to the seller. Brandon Flores realized last Thursday he had been scammed. Police checked the gift cards, all of which showed a zero balance.

Wainscott

Thieves made off last week with an Adirondack chair and an end table, both in a turquoise color, from the outdoor display area of Rumrunner. Mark Lappin reported the theft on Aug. 3.