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The incident took place in Suffolk County around 6:30 a.m., Monday, Feb. 20, in the Bay View Oaks area in the hamlet of Noyack.
Officers from the Southampton Town Police responded to a residence in Noyack, to investigate an incident possibly involving the possession of a firearm, said Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police.
The resident told officers that he encountered a man standing on his back porch with a large dog. When confronted, the man removed what appeared to be a large pistol from his waistband, and after a brief verbal exchange left in an unknown direction, Ralph said.
The intruder is described as a white male, approximately 5-foot-8, in his 20s, wearing grey pants and a long-sleeved gray shirt. The dog is described as a tan mastiff or pit bull-type dog.
The incident is being investigated by the Southampton Detectives Division.
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