On the Police Logs 09.24.15

Amagansett

Andrew Sabin of Bluff Road called police last Thursday to complain that he had received an anonymous letter with a copy of an article about him that appeared in The New York Post on Aug. 30, featuring the anti-Hillary Clinton signs that he had reported stolen from his front lawn. Mr. Sabin told police he wanted the anonymous-letter incident documented.

East Hampton

Joseph Martin, a Queens Lane resident, told police that at some point on Sept. 8, while he was away from the house, someone entered his room and stole a cable box and $400 in cash.

East Hampton Village

A Manhattan man with a residence on Route 114 went for a walk on Egypt Beach Sunday afternoon after locking his one-year-old bicycle to the fence at the entrance to the parking lot. When he returned, the lock and bike, which he valued at $500, were gone. He said the bike had new LED lights, flat handlebars, and new pedals. Police gave the man a ride home.

Pool water being discharged onto Mill Hill Lane drew the attention of police after they received a complaint from the town’s Highway Department on Sept. 14. When an officer arrived, there was no one at the house, but a hose was in place, attached to a pump, through which pool water was leaking into the street. Police disconnected the pump and placed the hose back in the pool.

A bat in the alleyway was the complaint from a shopkeeper at one of the chic boutiques on Main Street Saturday afternoon. The caller said she was concerned that the bat might be injured. Police called the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons, but someone there said they are not allowed to handle bats. Police then called a local wildlife expert and were told to leave the bat alone and it would soon fly away. They did, and it did.

Police received two complaints, the first on the night of Sept. 15, then again the next morning, from a Cooper Lane resident who said that her neighbor was parking on her property. She showed police a survey of the site. The neighbor, in turn, said the car was parked on an easement. The two were advised to hire a lawyer, as it was a civil matter.

Montauk

A Miami woman left her purse dangling from the back of her chair Saturday after dinner when she got up from a table at the Surf Lodge to sit by the fire pit. When she returned to the table a little after midnight, it had been cleared of dishes and the purse was missing. Catia Silva told police she had $600 in the purse, which was eventually found, sans cash. Police interviewed the staff, but noted that the nightclub was very busy when the purse was stolen.

An Avon inflatable dinghy left by a couple off South Lake Drive for about an hour and a half on the evening of Sept. 15 was gone when they returned. Linda Sund of Riverhead told police the dinghy had a hard bottom, a blue cover, and a 15-horsepower Yamaha engine. Police checked all the local marinas, without luck. Ms. Sund valued the missing craft at $5,000.

A rented bicycle left outside the Montauk Manor on the afternoon of Sept. 16 was stolen. A witness said a man had been circling around the bike before taking it. Marieke Van Ek told police she had rented the light blue La Jolla beach cruiser from the Sunset Surf Shack. She valued it at $125.

Sag Harbor

A drone fell from the sky last Thursday, striking the Crili, a Christensen-made yacht docked at the Sag Harbor Yacht Club. Jeff Huffman, the captain, told police the owner of the drone, identified only as Paul, had agreed to pay for the damage.

Kelly Flaherty told police a shoplifter walked out of the dressing room at the Flying Point Surf Shop, taking with her an L Space bikini, valued at $99, last Thursday.

Around noon on Friday police were called to Main Street, in the area of the movie theater, where they found an extremely intoxicated woman sitting on a bench. With some difficulty, they determined that she lived on Madison Street and took her home.