Amagansett
A Suffolk County Water Authority employee was working on Shore Drive East on Napeague Friday morning when a dog bit him on his right hip, piercing his skin and leaving bruises. The owner of the unleashed dog, whom police did not identify, had been yelling at the worker as he was digging a hole, he told police. After being evaluated by an Amagansett Fire Department paramedic, the man drove himself to the hospital. The dog and its owner were gone when police arrived, but they apparently found out who he was, because “animal control left a notice” at his house.
East Hampton
An Accabonac Road woman was charged on the morning of March 3 with “reckless property damage” after repeatedly hitting her apartment wall with a golf club, sending debris into the kitchen of an adjacent unit. Police said the neighbor’s kitchen sustained $300 worth of damage. The charge is a misdemeanor, leveled when damage exceeds $250.
Police responded to a call from the North Main Street I.G.A. on the afternoon of March 12 after a “serial shoplifter” returned to the store. The manager told officers that while the man has stolen from the store multiple times, he did not want to press charges, but did want him removed and warned against returning to this or any other I.G.A.
Someone in Kim Lu, Vietnam, was trying to break into the Facebook account of a Stephen Hand’s Path resident on March 1. On Saturday morning, when the man reported it to police, he said he’d been locked out of his account and could not fix the issue with Facebook. His Facebook account now advertises numerous items for sale, he said, and he is unable to warn people that this is a scam.
Police are still catching up with reports from earlier this year, including another apparent scam, this one from Jan. 6, in which an Oyster Pond Lane man said his debit card had been used without his knowledge, over many months, for Lyft rides. He hadn’t noticed the scam for a long time, he told police, because the charges were small, but from October 2023 to December 2024, they totaled $4,600. His bank is conducting its own investigation, but he wanted the situation documented.
East Hampton Village
Police at first thought that the water reported to be flowing onto Church Street last Thursday afternoon came from a water main break, but found upon arriving at the scene that it was being pumped from a nearby swimming pool, a violation of the village code. The homeowner’s son said he had no idea who’d set up the pump, and after it was turned off,” no further steps were taken.
Security footage at the Red Horse Market clearly showed a woman entering the store on Saturday afternoon, putting a half-gallon of milk in a shopping bag, and leaving without paying. An employee saw what was happening and called police, who were able to determine the woman’s address. She was “escorted back” to the market to pay for the milk.
A raccoon got into a David’s Lane house Sunday evening, making a “loud bang” as it did so and alarming a resident, who called police. They arrived to find that she’d been able to herd the animal from the second floor out the back door.
Montauk
Police were called last Thursday night after a woman refused to leave Marlena’s Yacht Club following an argument with its owner, during which she claimed he had no power to kick her out. She left “peacefully” after officers arrived, and has been banned from the premises for two years.
Sag Harbor
When a security company reported smoke in the living room of a Main Street house Friday afternoon, both police and firefighters responded. They determined that the fire alarm had gone off by accident as its batteries were being changed.
A Hampton Street man was drilling a screw into a wall on Sunday night when he hit a pipe and immediately smelled gas. After firefighters shut off the gas, police tried to check on the neighbors, but no one answered their call.
The wires of a utility pole were buzzing and arcing above her head, a Washington Street woman told police on Sunday evening, and she’d also seen sparks coming from the wires while walking under the pole. PSEG was called, and said a truck would arrive within the hour to deal with the situation.
Springs
A Mudford Avenue man received a text message on March 11 asking him to pay an overdue toll of $3.99 and providing a link to do so to avoid further action. He called police the next day instead, who told him it was a scam and to delete the message. The caller’s number was identified as coming “from another country.”
Wainscott
After an initial call from a real estate broker on Feb. 8, a Wainscott North West Road man told police last week that someone claiming to be him is trying to put his property up for sale. He reported it to police for documentation, and was advised to keep watching the online real estate listings.