Amagansett
Mary Stewart's cellphone was stolen on the afternoon of Aug. 4 after she left it in her bike basket in the Atlantic Avenue Beach parking lot. "Find my iPhone" showed it in constant transit around East Hampton until it arrived somewhere in Farmingville.
A redacted police report described an altercation on Napeague between two drivers last Thursday. Zachary Barzilay of Springs was driving with five passengers in his Toyota when he realized he was being followed by a Chevrolet, whose unnamed driver told police he'd flashed his beams at the car ahead before overtaking it. The people in the Toyota confirmed this, adding that Mr. Barzilay "brake-checked" the Chevrolet several times, and caught up to it after it overtook him. At that point the unnamed driver stopped, got out of his car, punched Mr. Barzilay in the face, and took his car keys. Police said the assailant then drove off, flagged down an officer, handed over the keys, and pointed him in the direction of the Toyota and Mr. Barzilay, who had a swollen lip.
East Hampton Village
Unusual animals were in need this week. Wildlife rescue took into its care an injured crow on Main Street on the morning of Aug. 3. Last Thursday, a dead opossum with several babies nearby was reported at 93 Georgica Road; an officer took the babies to a rehabilitation center. Lastly, a dead seal was found at Wiborg's Beach on Saturday. The Riverhead Foundation's Marine Rescue removed it the next day.
Several drivers called police on Aug. 3 to report a young woman in a Cadillac Escalade speeding toward the village on Pantigo Road. When police stopped the car, she told them "she may have been driving a little fast because she didn't want to miss her flight."
On Aug. 4, police were again called to the Naturopathica spa on Montauk Highway after being told it was giving facials, which it had once before denied. This time, the manager explained that while they are not giving facials, which are prohibited under the pandemic, they do offer face treatments, in which masked clients have their forehead and eye area treated by a clinician in a mask and face shield. The spa said the company president and legal team had cleared this with New York State, which police were able to verify.
A Cove Hollow Road resident complained of a foul odor on Aug. 4. Police pointed out that it was coming from Georgia Pond and was not an emergency.
A member of Ocean Rescue told police on the night of Aug. 4 that a man had ignored an order to keep children away from the surf at Main Beach; they were said to be running dangerously close. Police spoke to the man, who promised to keep the kids away from the water.
A Dayton Lane resident called 911 during a power outage on the evening of Aug. 5 when he was unable to close his garage door. Police helped him to do it manually.
Two drivers without beach permits were cited last week, one at Georgica Beach and the other at Main Beach. The second man told police "he thought his Southampton Town permit was good."
No violations of the law were observed Sunday afternoon when a Pond View Lane homeowner explained to police that he was having a birthday party for his grandchild with about 40 people in attendance.
Thirteen residents placed calls last week related to fallen trees and debris following Tropical Storm Isaias.
Montauk
The caretaker of a private lot at 15 Star Island Road found a wooden fence damaged last month to the tune of $300, and that someone had entered the property, which has water access as well as No Trespassing signs. People have vandalized that fence before to access Lake Montauk, police noted.
After his power shut off early on the morning of July 29, a fisherman looked out the window and saw a man walking toward land with a stick in his hand. He told police it looked like wires had been pulled from a plug, with damage to their protective coating, and signed a complaint of criminal mischief.
Maria Akhondzadeh reported her cellphone stolen from 484 West Lake Drive near Gosman's restaurant, late at night on Aug. 2. She had left the phone on a blanket before taking a walk on Sunset Beach, she told police.
Sag Harbor
At an event on Marine Park Drive last Thursday night, Harley Prosser, 27, of Kerikeri, New Zealand, was cited for disorderly conduct after police saw him urinating "in plain view of the public, causing an offensive condition."
From Aug. 4 to Friday, people called in about storm-related dangers, including a fallen branch in the road, two tree limbs resting on power lines, a tree blocking the roadway, two trees on cars, one power outage, and various "hazardous conditions."
"A woman with blond hair in a red dress" was reported to be walking around at a Bluff Point Road house on the night of Aug. 4. The homeowner said she had never seen the blond woman before, but that strangers sometimes come into her backyard to look at the waterfront view. Last Thursday night she called police again, saying that another woman, this time with dark hair and wearing blue shorts, was looking in her windows.
A Redwood Road woman reported "loud sounds" coming from behind her garage door on the night of Aug. 4. Police responded and said it was probably the wind.
A Dartmouth Road resident told police on Aug. 5 that she was unhappy with the unknown box truck parked in her driveway, but would speak to the neighbors across the street about it. She did not want police to tow the truck, she said, but was letting them know she could handle it.
Three ducklings caught in a storm drain on Marine Park Drive last Thursday morning were returned to safety by law enforcement.
FedEx confirmed delivery on July 31 of a package containing Ada Samuelson's personal documents and Social Security number, but she told police on Friday that she'd never received it. Police found no surveillance cameras in the area, so advised her to monitor her Social Security number.
"Throw your ex here" was found Friday spray-painted in the parking lot behind Main Street, with an arrow pointing toward a Dumpster.
Police went to Havens Beach Sunday afternoon in response to a complaint about a crowd gathering, and were told it was an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Everyone was appropriately distanced and masked, but law enforcement said they would need a permit going forward.
Baron's Cove told an intoxicated man late Sunday night that he was no longer welcomed on the premises. A friend told police the man was staying with him at the Sag Harbor Inn, and an officer made sure he went back there.
The next morning, also at Baron's Cove, police had to wake a man who was asleep "inside a dirty laundry hamper" in the laundry room. When the man awoke, confused and smelling of alcohol, he told police he'd gone out the night before to celebrate getting a new job.
On Monday, without her knowledge or permission, a woman's husband allegedly removed all the money in their joint Capital One bank account, into which she had been depositing her paychecks. They had recently filed for divorce.
Springs
On Friday afternoon, after receiving notice from a collection agency about a $5,616.26 Verizon phone bill, Scott Stelk of Norfolk Drive called police. He told them he'd been contacted in December by a credit monitoring service, which said an address had been added in his name, and then again in April to say he had bad debt. He did not follow up with the police until now, and has documented the situation at the advice of the collection agency.
Wainscott
Matthew Griffin told police on Saturday that a man had called him late last month to say he was interested in Mr. Griffin's personal-training sessions. The caller then tried to "solicit massages and Uber rides for private meets," Mr. Griffin reported. "Griffin states he is not interested in this as he is only a personal trainer," the report says. The man arrived at Mr. Griffin's home on Saturday and tried, unsuccessfully, to speak with him, he told police. Police will try to find the unidentified man to tell him to cease contact with Mr. Griffin.
