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Long Island Man Apprehended After Attempting To Murder Mother On Christmas Day, Police Say
A Long Island man has been apprehended after allegedly attempting to kill his mother on Christmas Day and then slitting his own wrists.
Frank Holecek, 71, of Hamptons Bay, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 25, after police received a 911 call from a residence in Hampton Bays for a person bleeding, according to authorities.
Responding officers arrived at the home and found a 97-year-old woman in the residence with her son, Holecek, with self-inflicted wounds to his wrists, Southampton Town Police Lt. Susan Ralph.
An investigation determined after talking to his mother that&nb…
Long Island Man Attacks Victim With Stick, Knife, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly attacked another person with a stick, injuring the victim.
The incident took place in Suffolk County around 7:15 p.m., on Wednesday, June 24, in Flanders, said Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Town Police.
Demoy Ashwood, 28, of Flanders, was arrested by Southampton Police after he allegedly assaulted another man with a stick, injuring the victim, and then threatened him with a knife, Ralph said.
Following the incident, patrol officers responded along with Southampton Town Detective Division and Southampton Village K9 to&nbs…
Armed Long Island Man Who Barricades Himself In Car Apprehended, Police Say
A man who damaged a minor’s property before barricading himself in a car with a handgun at a Long Island beach was taken into custody safely and peacefully after an hours-long standoff, police said.
Local and state police in Southampton received a report at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Monday June 1 of a man in a vehicle with a weapon at Meschutt Beach in Hampton Bays.
Specifically, Southampton Town Patrol Officers, Detective Division, Emergency Services Unit, Southampton Town Bay Constables, New York State Police, New York State K9, East Hampton Emergency Service Unit, and the United State C…
Photos: Ducklings Stuck In Drainpipe Rescued By Slew Of First Responders On Long Island
A slew of law enforcement officers on Long Island spent part of Memorial Day fishing a brood of ducklings out of a drainpipe.
The officers came to the rescue in Suffolk County around 1:15 p.m., Monday, May 25, in the hamlet of Riverside.
According to police, the Southampton Town Police were called for five ducklings stuck in a storm drain on Route 24 in Riverside.
Momma duck was sitting nearby, waiting for help, and then watching the entire rescue.
In minutes, the Southampton Town Police, Riverhead Fire Department, NYS Encon, and Wildlife Rescue responded to assist ge…
