On the Police Logs 05.30.19

East Hampton

While responding to a noise complaint on Quarty Circle Saturday afternoon, police spotted a man they knew was wanted on a bench warrant. Tai Van Truong was taken into custody for two active warrants, dating to July 26, 2018, to answer charges of criminal mischief and unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

Pool cleaning supplies went missing from a Yew Street property on May 21. Edward R. Budd said two large tote buckets containing calcium and sodium bicarbonate, two vacuum poles, a vinyl vacuum head, a flat net, a vacuum hose and a vacuum pump motor were taken from beside a driveway sometime between May 18 and May 21. 

East Hampton Village

A caller notified police of an unattended child in a BMW parked on Pantigo Road last Thursday evening just after 5. When police arrived, a parent was with the child.

Police stopped an Uber car on Egypt Lane near Dunemere Lane for speeding on Friday at about 1 p.m. After receiving the ticket, the driver, who was from Acton, Mass., asked his passenger to get out of the car, telling her he would not be completing the trip. Police gave the woman a ride to Amagansett. 

A Wainscott man complained of construction debris on his Main Street property on Friday at about 2:15 p.m. Police spoke to a contractor who was working on a roof next door. The contractor removed all the debris, and in turn, the man let the contractor keep his ladder on his property.

A woman stopped an officer on Main Street Friday afternoon to tell him about an incident she’d witnessed earlier. She said a black man and a woman were crossing Main Street in the crosswalk in front of the Chase Bank when a small gray convertible with four young white men inside approached. The driver beeped his horn at the couple and yelled at them to get out of the way, using a racial slur, before speeding away. The woman said she spoke to the couple about contacting police, but they did not wish to report the incident. She thought it should be put on record. 

A 68-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman were arguing in the East Hampton train station at about 11 p.m. Friday about who should be allowed inside the station. Police were called and the officer told the couple that if they continued to argue they would both have to leave the station.

Police were called to East Hampton Grill on North Main Street at about 7 p.m. Saturday after an intoxicated man became aggressive and refused to leave. The staff said the Melville man had been verbally abusive toward them and had made threats when asked to leave. Once he spotted police he left, with two women, and went across the street to Serafina. Police advised him not to go back to the Grill.

An officer was called to the movie theater on Saturday around 11 p.m., but when he got there he could not find the caller. He spoke to the manager, who said she thought the caller was upset because a child had been throwing candy at other patrons.

On Sunday night at about 7:45, a Manhattan woman called 911 to report that the people at the table next to hers at the Blue Parrot were harassing her and her party. Police spoke to a man from the other table who said the woman had asked the staff to ask them to quiet down because they were laughing loudly. His table took offense. She claimed they became aggressive and made threats. Neither party wished to pursue the matter. 

Montauk

While on routine patrol on Main Street on Saturday at 2:40 a.m., officers saw seven people in the midst of an altercation. Police separated the parties and interviewed all those involved; it turned out the fight broke out over a pizza. A 23-year-old woman, who had a bloody nose and swelling, said she had been punched in the face by a man while she was defending her friends. A Montauk paramedic responded, but the woman refused to be taken to the hospital. She also declined to press charges.

On May 20 at about 1:30 p.m., Juan Luis Pico-Raffucci went to police after having a disagreement with a man over work he had done on his boat. Later that day, on West Lake Drive, the man drove past him in a harassing manner; police did not release the details. He did not want to press charges, but wanted the incident documented.

Sag Harbor

Squatters did damage to a house on Walker Avenue over the winter. Andrea Cottman found her house in disarray with serious water damage when she returned there on Saturday. A side door was ajar, the toilet had not been flushed, and the water valves had been turned on in an upstairs bathroom, leading to the pipes bursting during the winter thaw. She estimated at least $2,000 in water damage to floors and ceilings. A bottle of orange juice and a bottle of Elon Mexican rum were left behind, in addition to food in both refrigerators. The rum and orange juice bottles were taken into evidence. By the time she phoned police, she’d already washed the linens, which had been slept in. She said about $100 worth of makeup was also missing. She had not been at the house since November. 

A mountain bike was stolen from Sarah Halwell’s front yard on Walker Avenue Saturday afternoon. The Jamis silver bike with blue lettering was worth about $800, she said. 

Scott Vitrone lost his wallet while loading groceries into his car in the parking lot behind Schiavoni’s Friday evening. He retraced his steps and found the wallet, but $200 in cash was missing.

No one was injured in a boating accident on Monday morning. A Southold man’s 2012 30-foot Cobalt was docked at the village’s transient dock off Long Wharf when a 28-foot Grady, owned by a North Salem, N.Y. man, struck the Cobalt’s swim platform. The metal rail around it was bent, causing the boarding ladder to be jammed closed, according to a report from the village harbormaster’s office. Neither vessel had damage exceeding $1,000.

Wainscott

Furniture being moved, and possibly thrown through a window, led to a fight at a Debra’s Way house on May 21 just before 8 a.m. One man said he was kicked in the mouth and face, causing a cut and a loose tooth. Another man said he was attacked in the kitchen for no reason, punched in the face and head several times, and thrown to the ground. Police also interviewed two others who witnessed the fight. Three of the four people were highly intoxicated and had been up all night partying, police said. No one wanted to pursue charges. Police reported that no damage was done to the house and no windows were broken. The Bridgehampton Fire Department transported one man to the hospital.