Amagansett
Timothy Kelly called Friday night at 9:30 to complain about loud music coming from the Roundtree hotel on Main Street. Police were met there by a wedding planner, who showed them a town permit allowing for a live band to play until 11 p.m. The officer took a decibel reading from the edge of the property and found that the noise did not violate town code limits.
East Hampton
Loud music coming from LongHouse Reserve occasioned another recent noise complaint, on May 21, when Spencer Schneider called police. It was already close to 11 p.m., and the wedding planner there confirmed that the event would end at that time. The officer watched as the music died and guests began to file out.
East Hampton Village
Police were called on the morning of May 16 to 66 Newtown Lane, where an older man was reportedly yelling profanities. Officers found him sitting on a bench, not yelling anymore. He said was waiting for a store to open, and was “tired of this place.”
A Hither Lane homeowner asked police to check on a deer on May 19, lying on the back lawn. They found a newborn fawn, uninjured, which ran off, showing no signs of injury, as they approached.
The manager of CVS reported an unruly customer causing a disturbance in the pharmacy over medication on the evening of May 19, and asked police to intervene. The man was escorted out, told not to return, and cited for trespassing.
Montauk
Allison Lemus drove her Toyota Tacoma onto the beach at Ditch Plain on the night of May 17 and got stuck. Marshall and Sons was called to tow the truck off the sand.
An obviously intoxicated couple showed up at Sel Rrose near midnight on May 18 and, after being handed a glass of water by the manager, William Hoff, were told they would not be served alcohol. This enraged the woman, who threw the water across the bar. The couple then stalked out of the restaurant and drove off in a white BMW Mr. Hoff called police. No one was hit by the glass, he said, and no property had been damaged, but he wanted the incident documented. Officers found the car, parked near the Ocean Resort Inn, but could not find the couple.
A mother alerted police on May 18 that “an older man driving a Mercedes sprinter van” had followed her son and his friends around town that afternoon. The boy told her he had offered the children candy and followed them from Fudge ‘n Stuff to the ballfield before driving away. She wanted police to know, in case there were more reports about the man in the van.
Sag Harbor
Police were called to Long Wharf at midday May 16, where they reported that a woman appeared “unable to move her hands.” An ambulance was called, and she was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.
Compass Real Estate called not long after to report a man sitting on a bench out front, holding a sign saying he was homeless, out of work, and needed help. Police told him that village laws prohibited panhandling, and he left.
A week after a resident called to say his phone wasn’t working, he called again, on May 16, to say that now his phone, internet, and TV were all not working. Police helped him pay his Optimum bill and his service was restored.
Close to sundown on May 18, Brian Reidy let police know there was a naked man on Havens Beach. An officer spoke to a man in the parking lot, who said he had not, in fact, been naked, but was wearing a thong.
Four of five men who were fishing under the bridge to North Haven after sunset on May 18 received verbal warnings for lacking saltwater fishing licenses. They left the area.
The intersection at Bay and Division claimed another victim last Thursday morning. Jennifer Gilmore was crossing from Provisions toward the gym when she was clipped on the arm by a car’s side-view mirror. The driver, who stopped in front of the gym, told police he simply didn’t see her. She complained of pain but declined medical attention.
Springs
Sharon Rafferty responded last month to an email offering to sell a Yorkie dog for $700, to be delivered to her Springs house. She was told to send a money order to an address in West Virginia. After she did, she was told to send more money. She refused, and her subsequent pleas for information went unanswered. She reported the scam to police last week.
A Cedar Ridge Drive resident reported a truck blocking the road on the morning of May 17. Police spoke with David Justino Quntanilla-Guerra, whose landscaping truck, they said, was blocking an entire lane of travel. He moved the truck, but also received a parking ticket.
Eric Dixon let police know there were dirt-bike riders tearing up the Gerard Drive beach on the afternoon of May 17. Jason Charron, a harbor master, arrived only 10 minutes after the call, but the bikers had already left.
On Sunday, Gerard Drive beach was disturbed again, this time by Jorge Romeo Parra Gomez, who was caught driving his Honda convertible on the sand. Not only did Mr. Parra Gomez fail to produce a valid East Hampton Town beach driving permit, he did not have a valid driver’s license. He was ticketed twice, and will have to appear in court. Beach driving without a permit is subject to a fine of $100 to $250; unlicensed driving is a misdemeanor.
