crimes and misdemeanors

Hamptons Police Blotter Predictable, Still Funny

A grey shingle cottage sits on a dune overlooking a sandy beach in the Hamptons, Long Island, New York, September 1984. (Photo by Susan Wood/Getty Images)
A grey shingle cottage sits on a dune overlooking a sandy beach in the Hamptons, Long Island, New York, September 1984. (Photo by Susan Wood/Getty Images) Photo: Susan Wood/Getty Images/2007 Getty Images

Only two people were charged with drunken driving last week, one in East Hampton Town and one in the village, as sure a signal as falling leaves that summer has ended,” reads our favorite recent entry from the East Hampton Star’s crime log. Gawker has a roundup of similarly amusing highlights for those interested in reliving other people’s wild time out East.