Cops: Caretaker Stole $2K From Alzheimer's Patient

Editor's Note: The following information was supplied by the Southampton Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate convictions.

Burglary

• The owner of a house in Flanders on East Street told police April 18 that he discovered the garage door was pried open and two sets of chrome rims, a clawfoot bathtub and five Chevy engines were taken. The house has been up for sale for a year, the report states. A neighbor told police that the same afternoon he had driven by the house and saw a green landscaping truck, a white van and a sedan parked there.

Larceny

• A Riverside woman’s live-in caretaker has been removing money from the woman’s bank account, according to a friend of the victim who came to police headquarters in Hampton Bays April 19 to report it. Approximately $2,000 has been taken, according to the incident report. The victim reportedly has Alzheimer's.