East Hampton Village
Police received a call from Old Beach Lane about a distressed swimmer off Egypt Beach on the afternoon of June 1. They arrived quickly to find that a 34-year-old surfer had rescued the swimmer with his board. The swimmer was conscious and responsive, but was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital to be checked.
A Cove Hollow Farm Road resident reported on June 1 that someone had opened his outdoor garbage cans, eaten several items inside, and then resealed the cans. Also, his outdoor shower out back of the house had been used. It did not seem that anyone had entered the house, he requested extra patrol in the neighborhood if possible, noting that there are several construction projects nearby.
“George Floyd” was found spray-painted on the window of Halstead Properties on North Main Street on June 2. Later that day, across Pantigo Road on the ground in front of Citarella, the phrase “silence = death” was found.
Reports of loud leaf blowers were flying all over last Thursday and the day before, ringing in the village’s new lawn-care equipment noise law. Police gave out warnings on Bailow Lane, Gingerbread Lane, Dayton Lane, Buell Lane, and at the intersection of Mill Hill and Toilsome Lanes.
A Sherrill Road homeowner who dumped a load of dirt and grass across the road on village property last week told police he thought he was doing a good thing, because the ground was “so compressed from people parking their cars” there. Informed that he could not put debris on village property and that the superintendent of the Public Works Department would like it removed, the man agreed, but asked for a couple of days. The officer promised to return and check.
Sag Harbor
Rodrigo Ramirez told police on the night of June 1 that he was backing out of a parking spot at 63 Main Street when a black Jeep Wrangler sideswiped his rear driver’s-side door and kept going.
Later that evening, a Garden Street resident called police to say a drunken man was knocking on his door. Police arrived in time to find the man still knocking. He told them he had been fishing with his friends and gotten separated. Officers assisted him to the 7-Eleven on Long Island Avenue, where he thought he might find his buddies.
Daisy Miller of Spring Street left her unlocked car overnight in her driveway and found it on the morning of June 2 with the passenger door, glove compartment, and center console open. She told police her $800 Gucci wallet with credit cards, license, and $60 in cash was missing.
A cashier at 7-Eleven confiscated Brendan Lawlor’s valid I.D. on the afternoon on June 3, thinking it was fake. Mr. Lawlor called police, but before they arrived the cashier realized his mistake and gave it back.
A woman who is said by police to be a frequent caller, called again on June 3, late at night, to file a report of “virtual embodiment.” An F.B.I. agent, she said, is virtually occupying her being.
The dispute between Jonathan Davis and his Jermain Street landlord continues. Mr. Davis’s rental contract has expired, but so long as evictions are suspended in light of Covid-19, he refuses to leave the house. On June 4, Mr. Davis received an email from his lawyer, informing him that the landlord would be coming to the residence. Mr. Davis told police he wanted this development on record, as the eviction is still in process.
A woman called police from Bay Street on Saturday morning to report that people were not picking up after their dogs. She was advised to call code enforcement.
Wainscott
A store manager at the Speedway station on 346 Montauk Highway told police on the evening of June 2 that a man had taken a cheeseburger from a shelf in the convenience store, put it in his hoodie pocket, and tried to leave without paying. The manager stopped him, and he gave back the cheeseburger. He was allowed to leave without giving his name.