On the Police Logs 10.19.17

Amagansett

A lock on the passenger-side door of a 2009 BMW. was removed by a thief overnight on Oct. 9, Shannon Seaquist told police. The vehicle was parked outside his Fresh Pond Road residence. It will cost over $500 to repair.

East Hampton

A resident of the Oakview Highway trailer park, Chermaine Cheang, reported on Saturday that two days earlier she had received an email she thought was sent by her bank. The email message asked her to confirm personal information, including her Social Security number, which she provided. However, on Saturday, she received an email from the bank, informing her that a purchase for $762.02 had been made with her debit card. She was advised to cancel all accounts, and contact the Social Security administration. 

Two males riding four-wheel, all-terrain vehicles, one red, the other green, entered the nature preserve near the East Hampton Housing Authority’s apartments on the afternoon of Oct. 10. When they re-entered the apartment complex’s parking lot, Catherine Casey attempted to speak to them. The male on the green A.T.V. had come to a stop, she said, then released the clutch, causing the front wheels to come off the ground, speeding toward her. The front wheels grazed her hands as the A.T.V. went by, and the men sped off. Police are investigating. 

East Hampton Village

While political speech is protected under the Constitution, political signs are not, at least not in East Hampton Village. Police spent time pulling out at least 10 signs for various candidates along Montauk Highway between Oct. 10 and 14. Another sign was pulled out of the ground at the intersection of Cove Hollow and Georgica Roads. The signs were all “placed in the trash area” behind police headquarters on Cedar Street.

A “suspicious package” was reported to be in some woods near the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center on Gingerbread Lane on Oct. 10. It turned out to be a homeless man, asleep under a tarp. Police told him he had to move off, and he did.

A Holbrook woman told police last week that, on Oct. 6, while she was driving a 2011 Mitsubishi near the intersection of Main Street and Woods Lane, a piece of debris from a truck carrying concrete broke off and struck her windshield, damaging it. 

Montauk

A 2013 Nissan Altima parked outside some apartments on West Lake Drive in the dock area was damaged overnight Oct. 5 by someone apparently attempting to get into the vehicle. Helen Turnbull reported finding scratches at the edge of the front passenger door, and the gas cap partially open. She said attempts to enter cars in the area had been an ongoing issue.

Police were called to the Harborside Motel early on the morning of Oct. 9 to quell a disturbance in one of the rooms. Several hours later, they received a call from Merle McDonald-Aaron, the manager. She said that during the disturbance, details of which were not released, the door jamb of one room was damaged. She said she did not want to press charges since the guest responsible paid to have it repaired. The cost was about $400. 

Sag Harbor

On Oct. 11, Bonnie Stoffel of Rogers Street told police that neighbors had gotten in the habit of placing dog feces in her trash can. Police suggested she move it “out of plain sight.” 

A customer asleep at the bar at Page restaurant Sunday evening got a visit from the police after Eric Peele, the general manager, contacted them. When the customer awoke, he said he was intoxicated, and police escorted him home.

Michael Quilty told police on Oct. 10 that during July a wrought iron bench, valued at $1,500, was stolen from the back yard of his Ryson Street residence.