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On the Police Logs 12.19.24

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:46

East Hampton

A dumpster fire sparked at the recycling center on Springs-Fireplace Road on Friday afternoon. East Hampton firefighters arrived and tamed the blaze.

 

East Hampton Village

Police were called to the train station Sunday afternoon after a request for a well-being check on a man stretched out in a sleeping bag. The man explained that he was waiting for a train and that his sleeping bag was made for extremely cold temperatures. Police determined that all was well and departed.

 

Montauk

Someone attempted to use a Granada Court woman’s credit card on Dec. 10 to buy airline tickets. Police documented the incident and helped her to notify her credit card company.

 

Sag Harbor

Police recorded a “road rage incident” on Main Street Saturday night, but allowed the drivers to go their separate ways afterward, without charges. Each driver claimed the other had been driving erratically.

 

Springs

Three people were ticketed a few hours apart on Sunday afternoon for driving on the sands off Gerard Drive without a valid beach permit.

Charged With First-Degree Rape of a Child

An East Hampton man was charged late last week with multiple counts of rape in what police say was child abuse involving a girl who was 10 years old when it began.

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Arrested After Swerving Across the Line

East Hampton Village police arrested a man on Saturday night they say was driving while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle, a felony.

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On the Logs 03.12.26

Youth Hoops may be a program for children in kindergarten through sixth grade, yet a squabble between two coaches in Sag Harbor last week was bad enough to require a call to police.

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The Deer Was Spared, But . . .

After swerving to avoid a deer on Napeague, a local man and his passenger hit a tree and were injured.

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