Bridgehampton
The caretaker of a property on Rose Way reported that sometime between Feb. 4 and April 4, the house was broken into and kitchen appliances and cabinets taken. The boiler and an air handler in the basement were also stolen. The caretaker told police he secured the house in early February and did not go back until a real estate agent told him there appeared to have been a break-in.
East Hampton Village
An anonymous caller reported seeing a man taking down a string line set up around Herrick Playground on Newtown Lane to keep people out. Police found no one there and put the string back up.
A Georgica Road woman complained on Sunday that her neighbor’s children were playing and digging holes on her property, and asked that police tell them to stop, and to tell the neighbors that she didn’t want anyone on her property. The neighbors apologized and said it would not happen again.
Montauk
On April 14, a woman reported that her son’s black Avalanche GT mountain bike had been stolen overnight from the lawn of a friend’s house on Hoyt Place. An officer, seeing someone riding a bike of that description later that day, followed the person from Old West Lake Drive to the corner of South Fairview and Fairview Avenue, where he took the bike into possession. It was returned to its owner, who did not wish to press charges.
Noyac
An officer responding on April 15 to a suspected break-in on Rosewood Drive conducted a search of the property and found nothing that suggested anything had been stolen or damaged. The homeowner was relieved, and the officer secured all points of entry to the residence.
Sag Harbor
J.R. Tilton called police on April 14 to report damage to the Sag Harbor Learning Center playground on Division Street. Small fires had been set in a window well and on the playground, and debris was scattered about. Also, several pipes had been laid out in the back for skateboarders. The cost of the damage is not yet known.
A wheelchair was left by the side of the road on Madison Street on April 13. The chair’s user manual was found on the seat, but the owner is as yet at large.
Two teenagers were reported to be doing pull-ups on monkey bars in Mashashimuet Park on April 15, and a caller reported it as a violation of social distancing. The teenagers were gone when police arrived.
When Barbara L. Isles went to retrieve her registration, insurance card, and owner’s manual from her car on Saturday morning, she found they had been stolen. She told police she usually doesn’t lock her vehicle when she leaves it overnight in the driveway.