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On the Police Logs 01.16.25

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 10:55

Montauk

After an employee of a beauty salon asked a woman not to bring her dogs into the shop on Jan. 7, the two began arguing. According to the police report, the customer left the dogs outside at first, but when she returned, the war of words became physical, and she told police that the employee pushed her out of the store. The woman then began punching the employee, and claimed she’d been punched back, but the employee denied it. Officers separated them and told the customer not to return.

Northwest Harbor

A Winslow Avenue woman told police on the morning of Jan. 7 that she’d received an email asking for money. She didn’t respond to it, but expressed concern about fraudsters having her address. Police noted that that information can be accessed on a tax map.

Sag Harbor

There were two reports of panhandlers on Main Street on the afternoon of Jan. 7. Police followed up but found nothing suspicious.

Last Thursday morning, a caller reported an injured owl on Main Street. Officers found the owl, and reported that it had a likely head injury. Broken Antler, an animal rescue service, was called, and came to the police station to pick up the injured bird.

On Friday night, a Main Street resident reported that workers from the neighboring house had removed some fenceposts that he’d put up to delineate his property. He showed police surveillance footage and asked to have the incident documented, and classified as larceny.

Springs

A Crystal Drive man who thought he was calling Optimum on Friday about getting a channel to watch the New York Knicks encountered a scammer instead. He was told to buy a channel called Gotham Sports, and to send a photo and video of his driver’s license. Optimum eventually informed him it was a scam, and that he must have downloaded a fraudulent Gotham Sports site.

On the Lookout for Ghost Plates

“People buy illegal temporary tags online, and they get away with it until police suspect something fishy about the plate, or until they’re stopped for an ordinary traffic infraction,” according to East Hampton Village Det. Sgt. Jennifer Dunn. That was the case last week, when a temporary tag led police to discover that the vehicle's registration was apparently fraudulent.

Apr 3, 2025

On the Police Logs 04.03.25

Someone said to be dressed in a Boy Scout uniform was spotted peering into the windows of a Wheelock Walk house on Friday. Police did not find the person.

Apr 3, 2025

Three Days, Two Accidents

One driver had whiplash and another wound up with a fractured leg over the weekend, following accidents in Springs and Northwest.

Apr 3, 2025

Kayakers and Surfer Are Rescued

There were two water rescues on Saturday, one involving a capsized kayak and the other a surfer in distress.

Apr 3, 2025

 

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