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Woman Rescued After Sailboat Overturns In Peconic Bay
A woman was rescued from the waters off Long Island after her Sunfish sailboat capsized.
The incident took place in Southampton around 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17 in Peconic Bay near Robbins Island.
The woman, Barbara Gilman, age 56, from Georgia, was able to call for help, and Southampton Patrol Units, Southampton Marine Patrol, US Coast Guard, and state police boat responded along with Southampton and North Sea Fire Departments and Southampton Volunteer Ambulance, said Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Police.
The US Coast Guard reached Gilman and assisted her out of the wa…
Long Island Woman Attacked, Hit In Head With Computer On Lirr, Police Say
A local woman riding on the Long Island Railroad was injured when she was hit in the head with a laptop computer by another rider.
The incident took place around 10:52 a.m., Wednesday, July 7, when Southampton Police responded to the Bridgehampton Train Station for a reported attack.
According to Lt. Susan Ralph, the victim, a Long Island resident, was traveling from the Southampton station to Bridgehampton when she was struck in the head with a laptop computer resulting in physical injury and damage to the computer.
As a result of the investigation, Shantal April Daniel, a…