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Telephone Pole Was Severed

Thu, 02/09/2023 - 10:05

East Hampton Town police reported just one drunken-driving arrest last week.

Just after midnight on Friday, after losing control of his 2004 Acura, police said Carlo Pacho-Gutama of Hampton Bays, 29, drove into a telephone pole on Springs-Fireplace Road near Sand Lot Road in Springs. The pole was severed in the collision.

Mr. Pacho-Gutama performed poorly on standardized field sobriety tests, according to the report, and was charged with a class E felony after it was found that he had been convicted of driving while intoxicated within the past 10 years. After the Acura was found to be lacking an interlock device, which is required after a D.W.I. conviction, he was further charged with a misdemeanor.

Gate Crasher at Beyonce and Jay Z’s East Hampton House

A 63-year-old Bronx man with no criminal history was arrested Wednesday afternoon at Beyonce and Jay-Z’s house in East Hampton Village’s Georgica neighborhood after he drove his Subaru through the property’s security gate.

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Customs and Border Protection Truck on Long Wharf Causes Alarm

Following two recent fatal shootings by ICE agents, one in Maine and one in Texas, the appearance on Monday of two Suffolk County Sheriff vehicles parked with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection truck on Long Wharf in Sag Harbor created a stir.

Jul 16, 2026

On the Police Logs 07.16.26

In the early morning hours Saturday, someone named John reported that he was “trapped inside Dive Bar” in Montauk by a drunk who was refusing to let him leave.

Jul 16, 2026

He Swerved to Avoid a Deer

An East Hampton driver who told police he was trying to avoid a deer on Montauk Highway was taken to the emergency room last week after his Hyundai sedan collided with a utility pole and overturned.

Jul 16, 2026

 

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