A 56-year-old man was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, on Dec. 23 after crashing a 1997 Ford van into bushes off Route 27 in Montauk near Ditch Plain Road.
According to East Hampton Town police, John L. Bogetti of Tuckahoe, N.Y., was making a turn when he drove off the road, onto a grassy shoulder, and into the bushes at about 7:10 p.m. He was held overnight for arraignment in East Hampton Town Justice Court, where Justice Lisa R. Rana released him on his own recognizance.
Sag Harbor Village police have received several reports of “swatting” calls, falsely reporting an emergency, from Main Street businesses recently, three involving Sag Pizza and another, last week, involving Apple Bank.
East Hampton Village’s new Flock license-plate reader cameras are having an immediate effect here. Out of 18 arrests reported by village police in the last two weeks, 14 were made with the assistance of the cameras.
A coyote was spotted in the vicinity of Hither Hills State Park in Montauk on the morning of April 7. The man who reported it said he was worried about the safety of neighborhood pets.
The Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps is hoping to broaden its membership by allowing Sag Harbor residents who are in college, or doing an equivalent educational program, to be eligible to volunteer.
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