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Arrests
Police arrested John McHugh, 40, of East Hampton on October 4 at 1:17 a.m. at Main Street and Atlantic Avenue in Amagansett and charged him with aggravated DWI with a prior conviction in 10 years, a misdemeanor. Police said Mr. McHugh was stopped for crossing over a double yellow line and driving into the fire lane several times. After failing sobriety tests, Mr. McHugh was taken to police headquarters where a check of his license showed he had a DWI conviction out of East Hampton Town Court from 2004, police said. Bail was set at $1,000.
Thomas Murphy, 42, of East Hampton was arrested on Thursday at 9:11 p.m. at West Drive and Morris Park Lane in East Hampton and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor. Police said Mr. Murphy was stopped for driving without headlights or taillights and when tested, failed sobriety tests. Police said that because Mr. Murphy had a prior DWI conviction from 1987, his vehicle was seized and towed to the impound lot. Bail was set at $350.
Incidents
An Amagansett woman, 44, reported that on September 20 at around 7 p.m. someone drove her vehicle from Ditch Plains Beach in Montauk to the Oyster Pond Beach area. She said she had left her car in the Ditch Plains parking lot because she lost her bag and car keys on the beach and planned to return the next day with spare keys, which is when she discovered it was gone. She said she did not know how the car got from Ditch Plains to Oyster Pond.
An East Hampton woman reported to police that a man tried to enter her residence on September 21 between 4:50 and 5:30 p.m. She told police that the man has tried to enter her residence before and on August 21 entered the house and turned on all the TVs but she did not file a report at that time. Police said the man does not have a mental disorder and his parents were notified of the incident. The woman did not wish to press charges at this time.
A Montauk woman contacted police to report that on October 6 around 5:20 p.m. her daughter had been in a fight at East Hampton High School. She said that a verbal altercation between her daughter and another student in the cafeteria became physical and that the other student grabbed her daughter’s hair and struck her head against the ground. The woman said an unknown person at the scene taped the incident on a cell phone.
A Montauk woman, 43, reported that she approached a suspicious vehicle parked on South Davis Avenue in Montauk on Thursday at 11:35 p.m. to ask why the driver was in the area. The woman said she woke the driver, who stated his name and said “I’ll kill you,” and drove away. She said the car was a black Lincoln Navigator. Police said they searched the area but did not find the car and that a DMV check on the license plate number showed the man who identified himself was not the owner of the vehicle.
An East Hampton man, 56, reported that sometime between Thursday at 11 p.m. and Friday at 10 a.m. someone spray-painted words on the community mailboxes at the corner of Tub Oarsman Road and Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton. Police said they checked the area for witnesses but there weren’t any. The man requested that police put extra officers on patrol in the area between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
A Montauk woman, 53, reported that on Sunday at 8:45 a.m. a man at the beach on Old Montauk Highway and Arnold Court in Montauk threatened to hurt her dog when it bit a fish he had left out on the beach. The woman said the man pulled out a knife and yelled at her to take her dogs away. Police said they searched the area for the suspect but he had left the scene.
East Hampton Village
Arrests
Police arrested Larry Zarsky, 67, of East Hampton on Sunday at 4:19 a.m. at Woods Lane and Main Street in East Hampton and charged him with DWI, a misdemeanor, failure to use a designated lane and failure to turn as required, both violations. Police said Mr. Zarsky was involved in a motor vehicle accident at that corner and when tested, failed sobriety tests. Mr. Zarsky was released on his own recognizance, police said.
Incidents
A police officer removed a sign on Wednesday that belonged to Rutger Woodworking, LLC, from a Springs location where the company had done work. Police said they sent a village code summons to the business for posting a sign on public property, a violation of the village code.
A woman reported on Thursday that a shopping cart from Citarella in East Hampton rolled off the sidewalk and into the side of her 2008 BMW causing a dent. Police said they advised the woman it was a civil matter and she should contact the management of Citarella.
An East Hampton man, 42, reported that a green bicycle, worth $458, was taken on Friday from Newtown Lane in East Hampton.
The owner of an East Hampton business reported on Saturday that several people were attempting to sell items to people walking on the sidewalk. Police said they made contact with the organizer, who said they were with The New York Youth Group, Inc., a charity, and had been given permission to sell items in the village by the village administrator. Police said the group was allowed to continue.
