East Hampton Town Police arrested three men and a woman over the last two and a half weeks and charged them with breaking into a home on Second Avenue in East Hampton last Halloween and forcibly removing a full-size steel and concrete safe from the basement that contained $50,000 cash, $30,000 worth of gold and silver jewelry and watches and some of the victim’s personal documents.
Detective Sergeant Chris Anderson said that during their investigation, police learned that immediately after the crime, the four burglars buried the safe, still full of the cash and jewelry, deep in the sand at a beach in East Hampton.
“They returned after several weeks, removed the safe to another location where it was forced open, the proceeds were removed and then the safe was reburied at... more
Detective Sergeant Chris Anderson said that during their investigation, police learned that immediately after the crime, the four burglars buried the safe, still full of the cash and jewelry, deep in the sand at a beach in East Hampton.
“They returned after several weeks, removed the safe to another location where it was forced open, the proceeds were removed and then the safe was reburied at... more
