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UPDATE: Recreational Boat Catches Fire, Sinks Near Gardiners Island

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Hampton Bays High School student Mikela Ryan gets friendly with a Riverhead Town Police K-9 while officer John Doscinski gives a presentation during Career Day at the school on Friday. KYLE CAMPBELL

Hampton Bays High School student Mikela Ryan gets friendly with a Riverhead Town Police K-9 while officer John Doscinski gives a presentation during Career Day at the school on Friday. KYLE CAMPBELL

Hampton Bays School District Superintendent Lars Clemensen speaks during last week's board of education meeting. KYLE CAMPBELL

Hampton Bays School District Superintendent Lars Clemensen speaks during last week's board of education meeting. KYLE CAMPBELL

authorJon Winkler on Jun 8, 2018
UPDATE: 5:26 P.M. Montauk Coast Guard Senior Chief Eric Best, officer in charge of the local station, said that a Coast Guard ship has left the scene near Gardiners Island... more

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MONTAUK — It was a few minutes before midnight Saturday when Ethan Jacob Winter of East Northport, who was celebrating his 21st birthday, was pulled over on Montauk Highway just west of downtown Montauk. According to East Hampton Town Police, Winter was speeding west in a late-model Kia and swerving across lane lines, leading to the traffic stop. Winter appeared intoxicated, police said, and failed roadside sobriety tests, leading to his arrest on misdemeanor DWI charges. At police headquarters, a breath test produced reading of .17, police said, over twice the .08 mark that defines intoxication in New York State. ... 12 Nov 2025 by Staff Writer

East Hampton Police Reports for the Week of November 6

AMAGANSETT — East Hampton Town Police arrested Samantha L. Busiello, 31, of Sag Harbor early Saturday morning and charged her with misdemeanor DWI following a one-car accident off Red Dirt Road. According to the police report, Busiello was driving a late-model Tesla sedan west when she swerved to avoid what she described to police as “a tree in the roadway.” The Tesla went off the road, down an embankment, then crashed into another tree, causing substantial damage, police said. Busiello appeared intoxicated, the arresting officer reported, and failed roadside sobriety tests, after which she was placed under arrest. While the ... 10 Nov 2025 by Staff Writer

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East Hampton Police Reports for the Week of October 30

MONTAUK — East Hampton Town Police arrested Charles E. Wakim, 58, of Ontario, Canada, and charged him with misdemeanor DWI around midnight on October 20. Police said Wakim was driving a 2006 Chrysler when he exited the parking lot of the 7-Eleven on Main Street going the wrong way through the one-way entrance, then failed to signal a turn while continuing to drive erratically, leading to a traffic stop. He appeared intoxicated and failed sobriety tests, police said. At headquarters, Wakim refused to take a breath test, police said, leading to East Hampton Town Justice David Filer suspending Wakim’s driving ... 29 Oct 2025 by Staff Writer

East Hampton Named in Federal Gambling Charges Involving NBA Coach Chauncey Billups

In its announcement that it had charged 31 defendants with illegally rigging poker games, the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York said this week that some of the games took place in East Hampton. The defendants include Portland Trailblazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups, a former NBA player, and members of the Bonanno, Gambino and Genovese organized crime families, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. “Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, a seven-count indictment was unsealed charging 31 defendants in criminal schemes to rig illegal poker games at various locations in New York City, East Hampton, ... by Jack Motz

Springs Man Faces Felony Charges for Knife Attack

A Springs man was arrested by East Hampton Town Police this weekend after police said he slashed an acquaintance with a knife during a domestic dispute. James E. Wilkins Jr., 45, recently of Springs, was arrested on Friday night and faces multiple charges, including two felonies: assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon. Police said that during a dispute with an acquaintance, Wilkins pulled out a knife, wounding the acquaintance’s scalp and left hand, causing deep lacerations and “disfigurement.” The dispute occurred at a Springs residence, in front of two young children, police said, triggering two ... 27 Oct 2025 by T.E. McMorrow

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East Hampton Police Reports for the week of October 23

NORTHWEST WOODS — Jaime Yoc Velásquez, 43, was arrested by East Hampton Town Police the night of October 13 and charged with felony DWI. Police said Yoc Velásquez was driving a 2006 Honda the wrong way on Old Northwest Road, where it is a one-way street. The officer who made the arrest reported that Yoc Velásquez appeared intoxicated, and failed roadside sobriety tests, leading to his arrest. At police headquarters, a breath test produced a reading of .18. While a reading of .08 defines intoxication in New York State, any reading of .18 or higher raises the charge, in this ... by Staff Writer

East Hampton Police Reports for the week of October 16

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE — Juan P. Llanos Rios, 30, of Noyac, was arrested by East Hampton Town Police and charged with DWI after a traffic stop on Newtown Lane in East Hampton Village early Sunday morning. The town officer who made the arrest said that he began following the westbound 2012 Cadillac Llanos Rios was driving when he observed it swerving across lane lines on Montauk Highway near Accabonac Road. The officer pulled the Cadillac over after Llanos Rios turned onto Newtown Lane where, the officer said, the car swerved across several parking spaces on the shoulder of the road ... 15 Oct 2025 by Staff Writer