On the Police Logs 08.16.18

East Hampton

Robert Levin called police on the morning of Aug. 6 after he discovered deep scratches in the paint on his 2017 BMW 540 sedan. He said he had not noticed any scratches the previous day. He estimated the damage would cost $1,000 to repair. 

Approximately 20 ferns planted in a flower bed on a Landfall Road house lot were taken sometime between Aug. 1 and 6, according to the homeowner, Mark Franklin. He said they were planted just two weeks earlier and cost about $250. 

 

East Hampton Village

A 38-year-old woman was concerned about her safety after an incident with another driver in the Reutershan parking lot on Aug. 8 at about 6 p.m. She said that while retrieving a parking pass near Stop and Shop, the driver of another vehicle passed hers on the right, and she sounded her horn. After parking her vehicle, the driver of the passing car stopped behind it “in an intimidating manner,” she told police. Police looked for the driver without success. 

A 32-year-old woman from Livingston, N.J., went to police last Thursday morning to report that her employer, whose house is on Hither Lane, refused to pay her. An officer advised her it was a civil matter. 

 

Sag Harbor Village

Jonathan M. Howard, 70, of East Hampton was arrested on a charge of confinement of an animal on Aug. 8. Police said they saw an older dog, panting heavily, in Mr. Howard’s vehicle with all the windows closed. An officer broke a back window on the driver’s side and got the dog out. When Mr. Howard arrived at headquarters to retrieve the dog, at 9:40 p.m., he insisted the dog had been fine since the sun had gone down before he left it in the car. He was released on an appearance ticket. 

 

Montauk

Police received a report of a fight in the area of Tern Drive on July 15 at about 1:10 a.m. When they arrived on Pinetree Drive, John G. Feliciano, who was sitting in the driver’s seat of a Ted’s Taxi, waved the officer down. He appeared shaken and had a small amount of blood on his face. He said he had picked up a man and they had agreed on a fare of $50, but that when they got to his destination the passenger said he thought he had taken an Uber and didn’t need to pay. As the man walked away, the driver followed him and tapped him on the shoulder. The man turned and punched him in the face, he told police, adding that a full-on fight then occurred. He had minor cuts inside his lower lip, injuries to his eye, hand, wrist, and thumb, and abrasions on his knees and elbow, as well as a twisted ankle, but refused medical attention. The suspect had left his phone and sneakers. Police canvassed the area for the shoeless man, but could not find him. 

The BMW emblem on the hood of Joshua Sporleder’s car, which was parked in the driveway of a house on Seaside Avenue, was stolen on Aug. 7 between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. His brother, Todd Sporleder of South Bend, Ind., filed the report later that day.

Cash was reported stolen on Aug. 7 from a dresser drawer in the master bedroom at a house owned by Sanford and Harriet Lainer on North Surfside Avenue. The owners believe someone entered their house and rummaged through their personal belongings between Aug. 4 and 7. 

Police responded to a report of an assault at Swallow East restaurant on West Lake Drive on Saturday at about 10 p.m. Jose P. Lozano of Astoria suffered a laceration, swelling, and pain near his right eye and nose. Police gave him ice and bandages, but he refused further medical treatment. The suspect, unknown to the victim, was not apprehended.

 

Springs 

A 16-year-old is missing a turquoise beach bicycle that he believes was stolen from Clearwater Beach Marina on Aug. 7 between 5:30 and 5:55 p.m. His grandfather, John W. McGrath, filed a report with police the next day. It was worth about $150.

Gabriela Palomo, who lives on Fort Pond Boulevard, went to police after she said she lost $700 last month. She had accepted a job as a nanny in Sagaponack through Care.com and had received a $1,500 advance, but was asked to wire $700, plus a $40 fee, through Western Union. She learned later that the check she received was fraudulent.