Dan's Papers - January 30, 2009

A teller bet on a dream that the bank she worked at wasn't prepared for her trying to steal some money. A woman in Sag Harbor has been accused of stealing $11,000 in cash at the bank she worked for. The security department of the bank made the accusation after an investigation took place and they recorded the theft on the banks security cameras. If the bank decides to press charges against the woman, she could face up to one year in prison for grand larceny.

It was a scary moment for the owners of a Hampton Bays dog that fell through the ice on Tiana Bay at the end of Tiana Circle in Hampton Bays. The dog's owner contacted police, but not before she headed out onto the ice herself with a surfboard to rescue her dog. When police arrived the dog owner had found herself waist deep in freezing cold water with her pooch, unable to get back up on the ice herself. Police officers rescued the woman. An ambulance and rescue personal evaluated her for exposure to the cold.

Police conducting an investigation in East Hampton asked a man to identify himself by showing his drivers license. The man reached into his pocket and produced a few random items as he searched for his license. He pulled out a few pieces of paper and then a small amount of marijuana.

A man in East Hampton reported to police that two Christmas gifts were stolen from his home. One of which was a video game console valued at approximately $500 and a laptop computer valued at $1,200.

Toys and cash worth $5,000 were stolen from a toy store in Southampton. The toys that were stolen included a remote control car, a Nintendo Wii video game system, video games and the cash in the register. Police have opened up an investigation into the incident.

A man in Sag Harbor was struck hard with a French baguette directly in the face. The man got into an argument with another man at a store, which lead to the bread smack. Police were not involved in the incident as it was broken up quickly by store employees. The bread smacker agreed to pay for the baguette, even though it had broken in half and fell on the floor. The bread smackee agreed not to contact authorities.

A man in Riverhead was arrested after he was caught removing two side-view mirrors off a junk car in a salvage yard. The man was observed by police climbing over the fence of the junkyard, and then sliding the mirrors underneath the fence. He was charged with petit larceny.