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‘Prince’ Is Back in Court

Dylan Eckardt of Montauk, who pleaded guilty in January to a reduced charge of driving with ability impaired by alcohol, along with speeding, running a stop sign, and driving without a license, still owes East Hampton Town Justice Court $1,519 in fines. Ordered back into court on July 6, he asked Justice Steven Tekulsky for an additional 90 days to pay. According to court records, he has paid just $120 thus far of the $1,639 he owes.

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Sep 7, 2017
A Mug, a Mop, Fingernails

Two women were arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court Monday on felony counts, one charged with assault and the other with burglary.

Aug 31, 2017
Appearance in Two Courts

Mary N. Nikaido of Hackensack, N.J., 34, was westbound in downtown Montauk early Sunday morning when East Hampton Town police pulled her over, saying she had been swerving across lane lines.

Aug 31, 2017
Many Accidents Reported

There was a three-vehicle pileup on Aug. 22 on Route 114 in East Hampton, in a construction work area near Cove Hollow Road.

Aug 31, 2017
On the Police Logs 08.31.17

East Hampton Town police were called in to defuse a physical altercation in the parking lot of the I.G.A. late Saturday afternoon.

Aug 31, 2017
Body Found by Montauk Coast Guard Station

East Hampton Town police are investigating the circumstances behind the death of a man whose body was found washed up on a beach area on Star Island in Montauk about 7 a.m. Friday.

Aug 25, 2017
On the Police Logs 08.24.17

Amagansett

Tiina the Store had been particularly busy on Aug. 5, Tiina Laakkonen, the owner, told police a few days later. She noticed a woman behaving oddly, she said, but was distracted and could not monitor her every move. The woman left without making a purchase. Later, a top designed by Gareth Casey of Paris was discovered missing. Casey Casey blouses, which draw inspiration from French workwear, retail for over $500.

East Hampton

A mailbox at an Accabonac Road residence was stolen sometime between Aug. 2 and Aug. 4.

Aug 24, 2017
Stay-Away Order After Alleged Attack

A man involved in an alleged domestic violence incident in Montauk faces multiple charges, including two felonies.

Aug 24, 2017
Teen on a Bicycle, Car Coming

A 15-year-old bicyclist was injured around 8:30 a.m. last Thursday when he collided with a car near the Montauk Highway intersection with Wainscott Northwest Road.

Aug 24, 2017
‘My Kids Are by Themselves’

According to the East Hampton Village police, Amber Elizabeth Gregg, 27, left her two children, a 4-year-old and a 7-month-old baby, alone in her apartment while she was out drinking on the morning of Aug. 16.

Aug 24, 2017
A Couple of Arrests At Busy Montauk Nightspots

East Hampton Town police made two arrests stemming from incidents that began at two busy Montauk nightspots on two consecutive days, which resulted in two orders of protection during arraignments this week.

Aug 17, 2017
Charged With Grand Larceny

A Hampton Bays woman who works for an agency caring for the elderly in their own homes was arrested yesterday morning by the East Hampton Village police on felony charges of grand larceny and possession of stolen property. According to the police, Chrisafia Dressler, 51, was caring for a Fithian Lane woman for the past couple of years. Starting in December 2015, she began stealing jewelry and silverware from the house of the woman she was caring for. Ms.

Aug 17, 2017
Chefs in Soup After Crash

Two assistant chefs who work at an estate on West Pond Drive in Bridgehampton, off Kellis Pond, found themselves in the soup early Friday morning.

Aug 17, 2017
On the Police Logs 08.17.17

Someone with a BB gun shot out three garage door windowpanes on Hampton Place Saturday night. Valerie Street told police the vandalism occurred between 7:30 and 10.

Aug 17, 2017
Renter From Hell

Extensive damage was done to the house over that weekend, they complained, and a number of items were stolen. The total loss and repair bill will come to about $3,500.

Aug 17, 2017
Teen Bicyclist Is Hurt in East Hampton Hit-and-Run

A pickup truck hit a 14-year-old bicyclist at the intersection of Conklin Terrace and Newtown Lane in East Hampton Village just after noon last Thursday and drove away.

Aug 17, 2017
Two Men Face Deportation

Two more men were facing deportation this week following their arrest by East Hampton Town police on drunken-driving charges. The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has issued detainers for both.

Aug 17, 2017
‘For Personal Use,’ He Said

A man who arrived in Montauk from Puerto Rico a month ago has been charged with felony possession of cocaine.

Aug 17, 2017
Loose Pipe Strikes Motorist

Godinez Rosendo, 35, of Southampton, southbound on Abraham’s Path in a Warren’s Nursery Ford pickup, told police a 10-foot sewage pipe had fallen off the truck.

Aug 10, 2017
Machete Attack Is Alleged

An East Hampton man who allegedly struck his wife last Thursday with the blunt edge of a machete, bruising and cutting her, has been charged with felony assault.

Aug 10, 2017
On the Police Logs 08.10.17

Police got a tip that a car was swerving erratically near Gingerbread Lane on the afternoon of Aug. 1 and tracked it to the Stop and Shop parking lot. The driver of the 2013 Kia, a woman from Highlands Beach, Fla., told the officer that “her dog had jumped onto her lap, causing her to swerve off the road” as she was turning from Route 114 onto Gingerbread.

Aug 10, 2017
Also on the Logs: 08.03.17



Amagansett

Police intervened in an altercation at the Stephen Talkhouse after closing time Sunday morning. The report was heavily blacked out, but it appears that a New York City man, Michael McCay, had been asked to leave the establishment. His language was upsetting patrons, Nick Kraus, the manager, told police.

Aug 3, 2017
Chiefs React to Speech

In a speech in Brentwood on Friday, President Donald Trump told Suffolk County law enforcement officials that “we love our police, we love our sheriffs, and we love our ICE officers.”

Aug 3, 2017
More Trouble on the Roads

A three-vehicle pileup on Montauk Highway in Wainscott sent two people to Southampton Hospital on July 25. The accident occurred in the westbound lane at around 12:15 p.m., in front of the Wainscott Village Shopping Center.

Aug 3, 2017
Officer Had a Busy Night

Several charged with drunken driving this week.

Aug 3, 2017
Sag Grand Larceny Charge

A Greenport man who allegedly diverted funds from a Sag Harbor clothing store where he was working into his own account, was picked up on a warrant Friday morning and charged with grand larceny in the third degree, a felony.

Aug 3, 2017
A Quiet Week on the Roads

Last week was relatively quiet on the roads in comparison to other weeks this summer. East Hampton Town police made four arrests and Sag Harbor police made one, all on driving while intoxicated charges as misdemeanors.

Jul 27, 2017
Hypothermia Set In, He Got Out

An Eastport man arrested for the second time this month for drunken boating tried to escape by diving off a dinghy dock a little after midnight Monday, according to Sag Harbor Village police.

Jul 27, 2017
Multiple Grey Lady Charges

Owners of the Grey Lady on West Lake Drive in Montauk were arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court Monday on multiple charges including overcrowding and having converted the restaurant and bar into a nightclub.

Jul 27, 2017
On the Police Logs 07.27.17

Police were dispatched to the Nature Trail just after noon on July 17, after a 911 caller reported seeing three teenagers catching ducks with a net.

Jul 27, 2017