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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…
Police ID Man Struck, Killed By SUVs In Flanders After 'Overwhelming Community Response'
A Long Island man who was killed after being hit by two SUVs has been identified thanks to assistance from the public.
The man, identified as Julio Sicay-Perez, age 43, of Flanders, was struck on Route 105 in Flanders around 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 25.
According to Lt. Susan Ralph, with the Southampton Police, Sicay-Perez died on Sunday night from injuries sustained during the crash.
The medical examiner was working to identify him when Southampton Police put out a call to the public for help on Monday, Sept. 26.
"The community responded to the request for information in an overwhel…
3, Including Child, Injured In Westhampton Crash
Three people were injured, including a 9-year-old child, during a two-vehicle crash on Long Island.
The head-on crash in Westhampton occurred around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31 on County Road 31 by Gabreski Airport.
According to Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police, an investigation revealed that a 2020 Chevy Traverse with four occupants, including a 2-week-old child, was traveling southbound on Country Road 31 when it collided with a 2006 Honda Pilot with one occupant.
The Traverse overturned after the collision, and all four occupants could exit the vehic…
Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teenage Boy At Party In Hamptons
A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy during a party in the Hamptons.
Benjamin Coleman, age 29, of Hampton Bays, was arrested by Southampton Police on Thursday, Aug. 18.
According to the Sgt. Eric Sickles, of the Southampton Police, on Saturday, Aug. 6, a 17-year-old who was attending a party in Hampton Bays at a house where Coleman resides, called police reporting a sexual assault.
Coleman allegedly lured the victim into a downstairs basement apartment and subjected him to sexual contact, without consent, Sickles…
ID Released For Man Found Floating In Cove On Long Island
Police have released the name of a man whose body was found floating along the shoreline of a Long Island cove.
Keith Viagas, age 63, of Noyac, a hamlet of Southampton, was found around 11:45 a.m., Monday, Aug. 9.
According to Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police, a caller reported a man floating on the shoreline of Sag Harbor Cove.
Police responded to the area and found Viagas on the coastline, Ralph said.
His body was transported to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office to determine a cause of death.
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Body Found In Cove On Long Island, Police Say
Police are asking for help identifying a man whose body was found in a Long Island cove after police received a 911 call.
The incident took place in Sag Harbor around 11:45 a.m., Monday, Aug. 8.
According to Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police, the caller reported a man floating on the shoreline of Sag Harbor Cove.
Police responded to the area and found a man between the ages of 40 to 50, on the coastline, Ralph said.
The man, with a long beard, was wearing a black shirt and black swim shoes, Ralph said.
The Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office respon…
Sisters On Vacation Killed In Hamptons House Fire
Police have released the names of two sisters who were killed during an early-morning house fire on Long Island.
The victims, Jillian Wiener, age 21, and Lindsay Wiener, age 19, both of Potomac, Maryland, were killed in the Southampton hamlet of Noyac around 3:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 3 on Spring Lane.
The family was vacationing from Maryland, said Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police.
The children, including the girl's brother Zachary, age 23, were sleeping on the second floor, and the parents were sleeping on the first floor, Ralph said.
The father, identified as Lewis Wiene…
Long Island Man Nabbed For Swerving Toward Highway Workers, Reckless Driving, Police Say
A Long Island man was nabbed for alleged reckless erratic driver after he allegedly intentionally swerved at highway workers and damaged cones.
The incidents took place in Southampton between July 13, and July 20, on County Road 39 and Tuckahoe Road.
In one of the incidents, officers said Michael Stetson, age 48, of Shirley, driving a 2021 white Ford Utility vehicle, yelled and swerved toward Southampton Town Highway employees who were working, said the Southampton Police.
In another incident, Stetson allegedly struck cones, damaging them on purpose, police said.
On Monday, Aug.…
Long Island Employee Nabbed Stealing Lottery Tickets, Police Say
A Long Island employee has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $1,000 in New York State lottery tickets from his employer.
The incident took place in Southhampton at the Speedway gas station on Saturday, June 11.
Luis Mario Diaz Jr., age 23, of Hampton Bays, an employee of the Speedway gas station was arrested on Saturday, following a report of more than $1,000 in scratch-off lottery missing, said Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Police.
An investigation revealed that Diaz was removing the scratch-offs from the stack, without paying for them at the business located a…
Head-On Long Island Crash Kills One
A Long Island man was killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash after losing control of his truck and hitting another vehicle head-on.
It took place around 6:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 10 in Southampton, on County Road 104 near Pleasure Drive.
According to Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Police, Oniel-Alcides Aguilar-Guillen, age 30, of Riverhead was driving southbound on 104 when he lost control of his 2008 Toyota Tundra and crossed into the northbound lane of traffic, striking a 2018 Ford pickup truck head-on driven by Michael Algozzino, age 62, of East Quogue, …
