Sag Harbor Police Chief, Village, at Odds Over Contract
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Sag Harbor Village Police Chief Austin J. McGuire has been working without a contract since June 2021. STEPHEN J. KOTZ
Sag Harbor Village Police Chief Austin J. McGuire has been working without a contract since June 2021. STEPHEN J. KOTZ
Stephen J. Kotz on Feb 21, 2023
Sag Harbor Police Chief Austin J. McGuire, who joined the village on June 23, 2017, has been quietly working without a contract since June 1, 2021, when his original four-year... more
On Thursday, June 22, at the Senior Scam Prevention Seminar in Riverhead, Detective Thomas Gabriele encouraged the audience to put this list of “10 Things You Can Do To Avoid Fraud” handout on their fridge, and print out copies for their friends and family, so that they might be further protected from becoming a victim of these crimes: 1. Spot imposters. Scammers often pretend to be someone you trust, like a government official, a family member, a charity, or a company you do business with. Don’t send money or give out personal information in response to an unexpected request — ...
27 Jun 2023 by Staff Writer
Police are investigating after a body was discovered on Plum Island this weekend. A Suffolk Police public information officer said on Sunday afternoon that it is a noncriminal death investigation and that the deceased was a missing person. The deceased was missing from Connecticut, authorities said on Tuesday.
11 Jun 2023 by Staff Writer
A 69-year-old East Hampton man was arrested last week and charged with criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny, both misdemeanor crimes, after Sag Harbor Village Police said he took three signs promoting the election of Steven Tekulsky for Village Justice from property located across the street from the Sag Harbor Village Police Department. According to Sag Harbor Village Police Chief Austin J. McGuire, Tekulsky — a justice in East Hampton Town who is now seeking the same position in Sag Harbor Village — reported his signs stolen from in front of two offices on Division Street. McGuire said ...
6 Jun 2023 by Staff Writer
Sag Harbor Village Treasurer Timothy Bullock reported that over $10,000 was stolen last week from Sag Harbor Village, although on Tuesday, Sag Harbor Village Police Chief Austin J. McGuire said the theft was not an internal matter and that the money had already been returned to the village’s coffers. On March 23, at 1:25 p.m., Bullock walked over to the police headquarters to report that the village payroll account had paid out $10,200 in checks between March 16 and March 21 that were never authorized. Six of the checks, according to police, were deposited electronically into a JP Morgan Chase ...
28 Mar 2023 by Kathryn G. Menu
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Stephen J. Kotz on Feb 21, 2023