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
East Hampton Village Police Chief Michael Tracey
Michael Wright on Mar 24, 2021
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
East Hampton Town Police charged three people with selling alcoholic beverages to minors, a misdemeanor, during a compliance investigation on June 19. The investigations saw an underage agent attempt to purchase alcoholic drinks from various establishments without providing age verification. Police charged three, while deeming other businesses that were investigated to be in compliance with local laws. Police arrested John Caravaggio, 64, of Montauk, at Dive Bar Pizza in Montauk, Kate O’Brien, 37, of Woodside, at Surf Lodge in Montauk, and Hanna Rose Clauss, 29, of Lighthouse Point, Florida, at Bounce Beach in Montauk. Police released all three individuals with ...
by Staff Writer
A Springs man is facing up to 15 years in prison after being arrested early Friday morning on Main Street in East Hampton Village by Town Police on multiple charges, including criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Kevin T. Weiss, 24, was a backseat passenger in a 2011 Cadillac CTS 4 that had been pulled over by the town officer for multiple traffic infractions at about 4 a.m. According to police, when they conducted a search, they found Weiss in possession of a Taurus PT 24/7 pro .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun. Police said Weiss was also in ...
24 May 2025 by T.E. McMorrow
A 30-year-old man with a lengthy criminal record involving numerous thefts was arrested by East Hampton Village Police on Monday afternoon and charged with two felonies — grand larceny in the third degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree. Police said they caught Franklin Alberto Almonte Nunez of Port Jefferson Station in possession of an e-bike, a green and black Super73 valued at over $3,000, which had just been reported stolen from outside the Maidstone Hotel on Main Street six minutes after police first encountered Almonte Nunez on Toilsome Lane. The initial encounter by police with ...
21 May 2025 by T.E. McMorrow
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Michael Wright on Mar 24, 2021