East Hampton Town Police Department

East Hampton Town Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the Town of Wainscott in Suffolk County, New York, based at 131 Wainscott Northwest Road. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Wainscott limits in Suffolk County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Wainscott sits in a New York corridor that mixes residential neighborhoods with local commerce, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Wainscott should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Wainscott CDP, NY has an estimated population of 587.