By Amanda Wyatt; Photography by Michael Heller Call it coincidence, or call it fate: When Craig Schum pulled up to East Hampton airport on Sunday, he just happened to have his Superman wallet in the backseat. Today, the Brooklyn-based baker is being lauded a real-life hero. Schum, along with airport workers Jack Gleeson and Michael Norbeck, [...]

Three people were charged after an incident on Saturday night that led to Southampton Town Police, the United States Coast Guard and other agencies aiding in a water rescue of 40 people stranded or swimming in Shinnecock Bay and Inlet after a sandbar barbeque gone wrong led to dozens being stranded. Southampton Town Police received [...]

For Sag Harbor Village Police Chief Tom Fabiano, the decision to enter the profession of law enforcement came after he thrived as a member of the Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps. “I liked helping people, dealing with people,” said Fabiano, seated in his office at the police department on Division Street. So, 35 years ago [...]

Photography by Michael Heller A serious motor vehicle accident at Ferry and Fresh Pond roads in North Haven resulted in one woman being airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital on Wednesday morning. According to Sag Harbor Fire Department Police Chief Pete Garypie, police and fire departments were notified around 9 a.m. that a cesspool truck [...]

By David McCabe A motor vehicle accident on Thursday afternoon claimed the life of well-known real estate developer Gregg Saunders, 55, a part-time resident of Sagaponack who recently announced plans to revamp the former Plitt Ford dealership in Wainscott into a grocery store or pharmacy. According to East Hampton Village Police, they received a call [...]

Until close to 9 p.m. on Sunday night, fire departments from throughout the region including Sag Harbor, along with Southampton Town Police, Southampton Bay Constables and Suffolk County Police Aviation worked against impending darkness and the advance of inclement weather in an effort to locate a 29-year-old Astoria, Queens man who failed to surface after [...]

The Village of Sag Harbor Board of Trustees and the Sag Harbor Police Benevolent Association (PBA) have reached a stalemate in their contract negotiations, forcing the PBA to file for binding arbitration last month. However, the village is also exploring the future of the police department and whether or not it would be wise to [...]

A car crash on Sunday on Route 114 in East Hampton claimed the life of a Virginia man – the latest in a string of serious motor vehicle accidents on the East End this summer. According to East Hampton Town Police Detective Lieutenant Chris Anderson, the accident occurred around 12:34 p.m. on Sunday between Daniels [...]

A motor vehicle accident on County Road 39 in Southampton snarled traffic for hours on Tuesday as police investigated the crash, which sent one driver to Stony Brook University Hospital via helicopter. On Tuesday at 1:56 p.m. Southampton Town Police received a report of a motor vehicle accident near Inlet Road near the Lobster Grille [...]

A 30-year-old Hispanic male, believed to be the driver in a hit and run accident that killed Roman Catholic nun Jacqueline Walsh on July 9 in Water Mill, has fled the state, according to police,  as a national manhunt begins for the suspect. This week, Southampton Town Police released the suspect’s name and photograph in [...]