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| Issue #49, March 14, 2008 |
Police Blotter
Copper Stolen
$5,000 worth of copper was stolen from a construction site in East Hampton. The increase in copper thefts may have to do with the price of copper equaling the price of gold.
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DWI
A man was charged with a DWI in Southampton after he was seen driving on the wrong side of the road. The man tried to talk his way out of the charge by explaining he was British and not used to driving on the "right" side of the road.
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Smack
A fender bender occurred on County Rd 39 when a car smacked into another car during a traffic jam. The smash-ee did not file any charges against the smash-or, mainly because he did not want to step out of his car into the rain to discuss the incident and exchange information.
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Assault
A teenager in Southampton was arrested after he did not appear in court for assaulting one of his classmates in school. He was charged with failure to appear in court, assault, and being a bully.
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Another DWI
A man in Riverhead was charged with DWI after he was pulled over by police for driving erratically on the road late at night. When police approached the vehicle, the man opened the door of his car and fell out onto the street.
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Tire Slasher
A man in Sag Harbor reported to police that all four tires of his car had been slashed. There's someone really, really angry at him or his tires. Not sure about this one.
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Employee Gone Bad
A man in Hampton Bays working as a cashier was constantly giving his friends five finger discounts. The employer caught the man on a videotape literally waving goodbye to a burglar that was walking out of the store with merchandise. The man was fired and is planning on applying to business school.
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Cash Money
$300 in cash was stolen from a home in Bridgehampton. The victim believes that the money was stolen out of the safe that he uses to hold earnings from selling marijuana. He was later arrested for distribution of an illegal substance.
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Flat Screen Theft
A flat screen television was stolen from a home in East Hampton, but with summer coming, the victim wasn't completely emotionally destroyed.
- Compiled and Written by David Lion Rattiner
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