Cops: Mercedes Benz Stolen From Driveway In East Quogue

The following incidents were reported by the Town of Southampton Police Department for the week of Dec. 23.

Eastport

• Someone broke into a house on Tuttle Avenue on Dec. 17 and attempted to steal a heating unit from the residence. The victim called 911 at around 11:30 a.m. to report the break-in, which occurred sometime between 3 a.m. and 10 a.m. Police said whoever broke into the house did so by smashing a rear window and climbing inside. Once inside the would-be thief attempted to remove a copper heater, but failed to do so. Damage was done to the copper piping leading into the heater, police said.

Westhampton

• Someone broke into a house on Accord Street and stole a computer on Dec. 18. The victim called police at around 5 p.m. after he and his sister discovered their iPad was missing off the girl’s bed. The victim said his sister was using the computer and left it on the bed when she left for school. When they returned the item was gone.

East Quogue

• Someone stole a 1997 Mercedes Benz from a man’s driveway on Montauk Highway sometime during the night of Dec. 17. The victim called 911 at around 11 a.m. on Dec. 18 to report the missing vehicle, which he said was registered in New York, but did not have license plates affixed to the car. The detectives division was notified of the theft and are currently investigating.

Hampton Bays

• A Hampton Bays man called police on Dec. 19 to report that someone had broken into his Ford 150 truck during the night and stole his wallet containing debit and credit cards. According to police, the theft took place sometime between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. while the truck was parked in the driveway on Francis Place. The truck was unlocked. Stolen was the brown leather billfold containing a Lowe’s credit card, a Chase debit card, a Bridgehampton National Bank credit card, a Capital One credit card and the victim’s driver’s license.

Riverside

• Someone broke into a woman’s Vail Avenue house on two separate occasions, first on Dec. 19 and then the following night. According to police, the victim called police after the second break-in, which occurred sometime sometime during the night while she was away. Police said on both occasions the suspect entered through an unlocked rear window and exited by unlocking the back door. The victim said after the first time, she locked the back door again, but when she returned she noticed the door was unlocked again. That’s when she discovered all the items missing from her house, which include a twin-size “Bed-in-a-Bag” comforter, a portable DVD player, a two-foot speaker, a George Foreman In-and-Out grill, a computer printer and assorted DVDs, all totaling about $515 in value. Police are investigating the incident.

• A customer, irate with the price of a can of soda, walked out of the Shell Gas Station on Lake Avenue without paying for the item on Dec. 16. According to police an employee at the Shell called 911 at around 10:30 p.m. to report the theft. Police said the customer was angry over the $1.50 price marked for the 12-ounce can of Sprite and pocketed the soda, asking “What are you going to do about it” as he left. The employee answered by calling police.