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On the Police Logs 03.25.21

Thu, 03/25/2021 - 11:01

East Hampton Village

A complaint last Thursday of a political table positioned in front of the post office summoned police, who did not encounter any such setup.

An elderly man was seen later that day to get out of his white Toyota pickup truck on Main Street and urinate on the sidewalk outside Dayton Ritz & Osborne Insurance.

On Saturday morning, on the back patio of a Lily Pond Lane house, three large garbage bags full of sawdust and polyurethane paint cans spontaneously combusted. The flames were extinguished by the homeowners before firefighters arrived.

 

Montauk

Agnes Cindrich told police earlier this month that her Toyota pickup was bought last year with a roof rack. The rack is now missing its crosspieces. She thinks they were stolen either from her driveway or while she was parked at the dog park.

 

Sag Harbor

Police corralled a "large brown boxer," not wearing a collar, on Main Street on March 15, and held onto him until he could be reunited with his owners, who eventually came looking for their recently adopted pet. They said they'd left him in the car with the window open.

Another run for freedom foiled: A golden retriever loose on an Archibald Way property was returned to its owner last Thursday.

A resident of Jefferson Street was correct when she told police she smelled gas on St. Patrick's Day. Contractors working on Amity Street had struck a natural gas main, she was told, and National Grid was already addressing the problem.

As has been the case a few times recently, the alarm at Apple Bank last Thursday night was a false one.

Last weekend, police told a Shaw Road resident who'd complained of construction at his neighbor's house that there was no law against such noise on a Sunday.

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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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.

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Defied a Restraining Order

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

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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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