Police Blotter

Miami
A drunk guy from Miami was reportedly in Southampton and being disorderly at a local restaurant. He was arrested, leaving his yellow corvette behind and while wearing a pair of short khakis, knee high white sox and a golf is life t-shirt.

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Cooking Pot
A fight broke out between two roommates in East Hampton that involved a cooking pot. The two women that were living together, got into a physical argument when one of them threw a cooking pot at the other, causing a cut on her lip. The woman said that when she threw the cooking pot that she was "boiling" mad.

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$100
Another roommate incident in East Hampton occurred last week in East Hampton. A man suspected that his roommate stole a $100 bill from his nightstand while he was sleeping. Police investigated the incident and no charges were filed, coincidently however, the accused roommate paid his share of the rent exactly on time.

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Burst Into Flames
A car, which was pulled over after sparks were seen coming out of the back while it was driving, was pulled over by police in East Hampton. When the officers pulled the vehicle over, the car burst into flames as the driver exited the vehicle. When the fire department put out the flames the driver said, "People have always told me I was a hot driver, but this is ridiculous."

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Threat
A man in Southampton was threatened over the telephone by an unknown person. Fearing for his safety, he reported the incident to police and told them that he thinks the person responsible is a person that he is doing business with. Police advised the man to discontinue doing business with that person.

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Shoulder Driving
A man in East Hampton was pulled over after being caught driving on the shoulder of the road. When the officer approached the car, they found the man to be highly intoxicated. They charged him with a DWI as the man tried to explain to the officers that he was certain he they were mistaken and that he was driving along a two lane highway.

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Caught
A 19-year-old was caught stealing from a Southampton grocery store. The suspect was caught red handed and police were called in to charge him with petit larceny. Oddly, he was caught with a bunch of chicken legs attached to his leg.

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Theft
Two plants were stolen outside of a Sag Harbor store. The plants were valued at about $15 each. An investigation has been opened by police who are on the lookout for a green eating machine.

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Sunroof
A woman in Sagaponack reported to police that somebody stole her $1,200 handbag, $600 wallet, $150 iPod and $80 cell phone out of her car. She told police that she locked the car. After investigating it was found that the sunroof of the car had been accidentally left open. The woman was reported saying, "Doh!"

- Written and Compiled by David Lion Rattiner

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