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On the Police Logs 02.06.20

Wed, 02/05/2020 - 19:11

East Hampton

Two drivers traded obscenities on Jan. 25 when a pickup truck slowed to a stop on Springs-Fireplace Road and a Ford XPL pulled up alongside. The incident, recorded by police as road rage, happened around noon. Police advised both parties to keep away from each other; they agreed.

Sometime between Dec. 15 and Jan. 30, two wooden slats on a gate at the foot of Salvatore J. Cesarani’s property on Hedges Banks Drive were broken. One was attached to a bolt on the locked gate. Whoever broke it then tried to secure the gate with a piece of rubber tubing. Police checked the house but found no other signs of tampering.

East Hampton Village

The manager of a clothing store on Newtown Lane called police on Jan. 27 after finding a cardboard box in front of the store’s Dumpster. She wanted it on record in case the illegal dumping continued.

Montauk

A woman lost her black Canada Goose parka with a white fur hood in the early morning hours of Jan. 19, while at Shagwong Tavern. She had left the parka, worth $900, on a bar stool, at the bottom of a pile of other jackets, at about 1 a.m. By 1:30, it was gone. Police were told that another woman had put the jacket over her shoulders and walked around Shagwong with it on before leaving.

When Douglas Moore arrived at his South Endicott Place house on Jan. 31, after being away for about a month, he found a pickup truck in the driveway and that his bed had been slept in. In the kitchen, he found the remains of soup, beans, sauerkraut, and diced tomatoes. A backup battery for an iPhone was being charged on the counter. There was no sign of forced entry. He called everyone who has access to his house, but no one he knew had been there. Before calling police, he washed the bedsheets and cleaned up the rest. Police have a suspect’s name, but no one has been charged.

North Sea

A 22-year-old was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital with a possibly broken jaw at about 10 p.m. on Jan. 27. The victim was highly intoxicated and not able to give a statement about a fight that had taken place on North Sea Road, according to police. He was advised to go to headquarters and make a report as soon as he was able.

Sag Harbor Village

A man was reported on the grounds of the Old Whalers Church on Union Street on the evening of Jan. 27. Chris C. Kohnken said he saw a suspicious man in his 40s wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt walking around the property at about 6 p.m. He requested extra police patrols. 

They Know When You've Been Bad or Good

East Hampton Village is now home to 14 Flock license plate reader surveillance cameras, which amounts to one for every 108 full-time residents, if you go by the 2020 census data. They're heralded by local police for aiding in enforcement and investigations, but they use a technology that has proven controversial nationally with those concerned about civil liberties.

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On the Logs 12.25.25

Responding Sunday night to a noise complaint from Wainscott Hollow Road, an officer heard loud music from a house and knocked on the door. The woman who answered said they were having a Christmas party.

Dec 25, 2025

Defied a Restraining Order

An East Hampton man was charged with a felony last week, accused of violating an active order of protection.

Dec 24, 2025

Town Police Dept. Ready for New Duties

The East Hampton Town Police Department says it is ready to take on dispatch responsibilities starting in January when it assumes responsibilities from East Hampton Village and becomes the primary Public Safety Answering Point, or P.S.A.P., in the town.

Dec 18, 2025

 

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