Incident Reports: $20k in Furniture, Valuables Reported Stolen

Crimes and suspicious incidents recently reported to the Southampton Town Police Department:

• A Hampton Bays man reported on May 11 that he was struck by a vehicle on County Road 39 in Tuckahoe around 2:50 p.m. According to police reports, the man reported that the person who hit him left the scene, and was later caught by police. 

The reported hit-and-run driver was later issued a summons for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, having substandard tires, failing to maintain his lane, and other violations. No injuries were reported in the incident. Editor’s note: Patch does not name individuals charged with anything less severe than a misdemeanor as the top crime.

• A man with a second home in Water Mill reported on May 10 that someone stole at least $20,000 in furniture and valuables from his home. According to police reports, the man’s gardener noticed a broken window and damaged French doors and upon further notice, it was realized that two velvet couches, a dining room set, 14 chairs, a copy of a Mona Lisa, fine china and a barbecue were all stolen. The incident is being investigated as a burglary.

• A Water Mill man was left with little more than a Volkswagon emblem as evidence someone driving through his property. According to police reports, on May 11 the man reported that someone recklessly drove through and damaged his privets and lawn. Reports state the car drove through the intersection at Head of Pond Road and Scuttle Hole Road into his plants and across the lawn, into another set of privets before leaving the property. Several other vehicle parts were found after the incident, which is being investigated as criminal mischief in the fourth degree and leaving the scene of an incident with property damage.