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State Expects Diversity In Police Departments But Hiring Rules Hamper It, East Hampton Chief Says

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East Hampton Village Police Chief Michael Tracey

Diversity on the East Hampton Village Police Department has been hampered by state hiring rules that have blocked the department from hiring people it has specifically recruited to fill its... more

Police Looking for Vehicle in Possible Hit-And-Run Involving a Child

On Friday night, Southampton Town Police said they were looking for a dark sedan that may have been involved in the hit-and-run of a 3-year-old, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the course of the accident. According to police, on Friday, July 23, around 6:42 p.m., they received a report of a child that had possibly been struck on Old Quogue Road in Riverside. The child, who was being supervised by his grandmother at a residence on the same roadway, wandered off. A good Samaritan, said police, found the child injured walking along the roadway. Police said the injuries the child ... 24 Jul 2021 by Staff Writer

Assault In Amagansett Parking Lot Leaves Local Man In Critical Condition

A 61-year-old East Hampton man was left in critical condition after being assaulted in the Amagansett Square parking lot last week. Police said they are still investigating and have yet to make an arrest. The man, who police have not named, was discovered by employees of The Stephen Talkhouse bar on Main Street in Amagansett at about 8:30 p.m. last Monday, July 12, after he stumbled out of the parking lot with blood streaming from his wounds. “I saw him walking toward me, pushing his bike, which I thought was odd, then I noticed he was stumbling and he said, ... 21 Jul 2021 by Michael Wright

Amagansett Couple Arrested For Drug And Weapons Possession

East Hampton Town Police arrested an Amagansett man and a female accomplice last week and charged them with drug and weapon possession after they were caught with a large stash of hallucinogenic mushrooms and the drug commonly known as ecstasy. Ryan Aldrich, 29, of Amagansett and Deanna Digioia, 28, of East Patchogue were arrested early in the morning of July 15 after an investigation by East Hampton Town Police and officers of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s East End Drug Task Force led to suspicion that the couple was dealing drugs from Mr. Aldrich’s residence. Early on Thursday morning, Ms. ... 16 Jul 2021 by Staff Writer

East Hampton Town Proposes 185-Foot Cell Tower In Springs

East Hampton Town officials this week unveiled plans to put a 185-foot-tall monopole communications tower ... 14 Jul 2021 by Michael Wright

Use Of Cemetery For Party Parking Angers East Hampton Residents

The use of a cemetery as a parking lot by a valet company working a private party in East Hampton incensed local residents and officials over the weekend, though police said it does not appear any damage was done. Police were notified after 10 p.m. on Saturday night that the valets parking the cars for guests of a party on Cooper Lane were using the Cedar Lawn Cemetery’s vehicle lanes as parking spaces and had parked at least two cars in between gravestones. “It was disgusting,” said Steven Lynch, the East Hampton Town superintendent of highways, who lives on Cooper ... 13 Jul 2021 by Michael Wright

State Agency Finds Merit In Harassment Complaint Against East Hampton Police By Female Employee

An East Hampton Village Police secretary has filed a discrimination complaint against the village, the department and a former supervisor claiming that she was repeatedly harassed, demeaned and berated and that her reports of the treatment were ignored by department brass. The secretary, Layla Bennett, has claimed that she was repeatedly victimized and harassed by her former supervisor, recently retired Captain Anthony Long, for a number of years. In the complaint she filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights, Ms. Bennett says that Capt. Long made “demeaning comments about the way Ms. Bennett looked and dressed” and ... 9 Jul 2021 by Staff Writer

East Hampton Village Sued Over ‘Monster’ Parking Vehicle; Eliminates Historic Preservation Director Post

A company that sold license plate scanning cameras to East Hampton Village that the village ... 7 Jul 2021 by Michael Wright

East Quogue Man Faces Multiple Charges Out Of Multiple Jurisdictions

An East Quogue man was arrested on multiple charges on Wednesday, June 16, at 6:19 p.m., after East Hampton Town Police said they connected him to a series of thefts on Long Lane in East Hampton, as well as the theft of a vehicle out of Riverhead. Following his arrest in East Hampton, he was charged by Southampton Town Police this week for another alleged crime. Viktor Senchyshyn, 61, has been charged with criminal possession of a stolen vehicle in the fourth degree, a felony. According to police, on June 16, around 5:28 p.m., he was found in possession of ... 23 Jun 2021 by Kathryn G. Menu

No Truck Beach: Court Bars All Vehicle Use Of Amagansett Sand

East Hampton Town has been ordered by a New York State court to prohibit all ... 5 Jun 2021 by Michael Wright

Unlike Other Parts Of Country, Pandemic Slashed Crime In East Hampton

Unlike many areas of the country, where crime, drug overdoses and incidents of domestic violence spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, East Hampton Town was “lucky” to not see increases in such incidents, despite the much larger population, East Hampton Town Police Chief Michael Sarlo told members of the Town Board on Tuesday. Crime statistics in nearly every category declined in 2020 from the year prior, some steeply, the chief said in presenting his annual report. In fact, the higher than normal population in what are typically off-season months may have contributed to certain types of crimes, like burglaries and trespassing, ... 2 Jun 2021 by Michael Wright