Dan's Papers - October 10, 2008

The mother of a student in Westhampton called police after she found out that her son's cell phone had been stolen out of his locker. Police have opened up an investigation. When they called the phone, nobody answered. They are continuing the investigation.

A guy who claims to be an artist thought it would be appropriate to open up shop by sitting down on the lawn of an estate and begin painting the house. The owners of the house, about to call the police, went out and approached the man. After a brief negotiation, they agreed on a price for the painting. The deal? The owner of the home agreed not to have the guy arrested if he gave him the painting without charge.

A woman in Bridgehampton was caught red handed with drugs. She tried to get out of it by saying she was using the drugs to lose weight. She was still arrested.

A man was stumbling drunk outside of a beverage store in Southampton. The store's owner refused to sell him any alcohol and the man became irate and walked around outside the store. The owner of the store called police who found the man outside of the store unable to speak a cohesive sentence. They checked the man's ID and found that he had several unpaid tickets. He was arraigned at police headquarters.

A man in Hampton Bays was arrested after he was caught stealing food out of a local grocery store. The man was stealing basic food items from the store such as pasta and rice. The stores security personnel caught the man and then called police. The man was taken to police headquarters where he was arrested and fed something.

A man was seen driving on the wrong side of the road for miles along Montauk Highway. Several drivers reported the incident that the man was deliberately driving on the wrong side of the road into oncoming traffic, then when another driver came down the road head on, the man would swerve back into the correct lane. He was pulled over and arrested after it was clear to police the man thought that driving like that was entertaining.

A man and a woman got into an argument on the North Fork. The woman became so angry that she threw a dog bone at the man, hitting him in the head. When interviewed, the woman called the man, "A complete bonehead."

A man in Bridgehampton was arrested after a video surveillance camera caught him breaking into the deli and stealing cash. The cashiers recognized the man and told police his place of residence where he was promptly arrested. You can head down to the deli now and order the cheese burglar sandwich.