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Bomb Threat At Long Island Court Came From Outside US: Police Bomb Threat At Long Island Court Came From Outside US: Police
Bomb Threat At Long Island Court Came From Outside US: Police Police are continuing to investigate a bomb threat sent to a Long Island courthouse. It happened at about 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 17 in Southampton. According to local police, the Southampton Town Justice Court received multiple emails regarding a bomb threat. The threats prompted officers, detectives, and K-9 units to check the court and surrounding areas, which determined the area to be clear. Investigators said the email may have originated from outside the United States and is not linked to the Southampton Court. However, police said the investigation will remain ongoing. 

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Driving Drunk Falls Asleep At Wheel On Long Island Highway, Police Say Man Driving Drunk Falls Asleep At Wheel On Long Island Highway, Police Say
Man Driving Drunk Falls Asleep At Wheel On Long Island Highway, Police Say A 27-year-old Long Island man was arrested after police discovered him asleep behind the wheel, allegedly intoxicated. It happened on Wednesday, May 1 in Bridgehampton, according to the Southampton Town Police. At approximately midnight, authorities received a call reporting a car in the roadway of Montauk Highway with a driver seemingly sleeping in the front seat. Police arrived at the scene to find 27-year-old Elkin Acosta-Gutierrez of Mastic in the roadway in front of 2892 Montauk Highway. He was asleep at the wheel, authorities said. Acosta-Gutierrez was also reportedly intoxicate…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Long Island Man Charged In Road Rage Incident Long Island Man Charged In Road Rage Incident
Long Island Man Charged In Road Rage Incident A Long Island man was charged with a road rage-type incident in which he allegedly threatened two people with a knife and damaged their car, police said. The dispute occurred in Bridgehampton around 10:15 a.m., Tuesday, April 16, on the Montauk Highway. According to Sgt. Nicholas Badagliacca of the Southampton Police, officers responded to a report of two individuals in the roadway between Corwith Avenue and Bridgehampton. An investigation found that Brian K. Conforti, age 55, of Bridgehampton had gotten into an altercation with two people in a passing vehicle as he was walking o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Details: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Charged After Appearing At Her Long Island Home New Details: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Charged After Appearing At Her Long Island Home
New Details: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Charged After Appearing At Her Long Island Home Brand-new details have just been released after a man who rushed Drew Barrymore onstage at an interview earlier in the week has been arrested and charged with stalking after he was found searching for her Long Island home, police said. Chad Michael Busto, age 43, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 24 at 11:59 p.m., Southampton Town Police announced. Read the original story: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Spotted, Detained Near Her Southampton Home: Police Busto, who is originally from Washington DC, was first questioned by the department when, the afternoon before, he was reportedly rid…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Sag Harbor Woman Accused Of 'Menacing' Former Employee With Knife, Mop Handle Sag Harbor Woman Accused Of 'Menacing' Former Employee With Knife, Mop Handle
Sag Harbor Woman Accused Of 'Menacing' Former Employee With Knife, Mop Handle A 43-year-old woman is facing charges on Long Island after police said she "menaced" her former employee with a knife and a mop handle and broke the former employee's cell phone. Libbie Mugrabi, of Sag Harbor, was arrested at her home on Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Southampton Town Police Department reported. The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened on July 31, when Mugrabi argued with her former employee over a payment that was owed, and the argument escalated, authorities reported. In addition to menacing the victim, she is accused of forcefully and unlawfully evicting the victim and …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Hampton Bays Man Charged With DWI After Crash, Police Say Hampton Bays Man Charged With DWI After Crash, Police Say
Hampton Bays Man Charged With DWI After Crash, Police Say A Long Island man received his second DWI in the past decade after allegedly driving drunk and rear-ending another vehicle, police said. According to Southampton Town Police investigators, Hampton Bays resident Daniel Bozuhoski, age 52, was driving shortly before 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, when he rear-ended another vehicle on Montauk Highway East near the intersection of North Shore Road in town. During the investigation into the crash, police said that it was determined Bozuhoski was allegedly under the influence, and he was taken into custody without incident. Bozuhoski was charge…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Nabbed After Man Found Shot, Killed At Long Island Home On Christmas Day Suspect Nabbed After Man Found Shot, Killed At Long Island Home On Christmas Day
Suspect Nabbed After Man Found Shot, Killed At Long Island Home On Christmas Day A suspect has been apprehended following an investigation after a man was found shot dead inside his Long Island home. Southampton Town Police Department officers responded to a Christmas Day call of a burglary in Southampton on Roses Grove Road at approximately 8:45 a.m.Saturday, Dec. 25. Upon arrival, officers found the man inside the home who was shot. The victim, identified as Steven Byrnes, age 53, a resident of the home, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.  On Monday, Jan. 17, Suffolk County Pol…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Man Arrested For Thefts From Victims With Disabilities, Police Say Long Island Man Arrested For Thefts From Victims With Disabilities, Police Say
Long Island Man Arrested For Thefts From Victims With Disabilities, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested following a months-long investigation into thefts from residents of a home for people with disabilities. Sean Haynes, 32, of Westhampton, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 19, following the investigation, said Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph. According to Ralph, Haynes, a house manager at the Independent Group Living Home, began stealing monies from several residents’ accounts depleting the victim’s bank accounts.  The investigation ended on Thursday, with Haynes turning himself into Southampton Town Police Headquarters where he was charge…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Fatally Stabs Girlfriend At Their Long Island Home, Police Say Man Fatally Stabs Girlfriend At Their Long Island Home, Police Say
Man Fatally Stabs Girlfriend At Their Long Island Home, Police Say A man is behind bars after police say he fatally stabbed his girlfriend overnight at their Long Island home. Southampton Town Police responded to 48 Ludlam Ave. in Riverside just after 11 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10. after an occupant of the home called 911 to report 33-year-old Bayron Fajardo-Gonzalez stabbed Tania Fox.  Fox, 45, was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead where she was pronounced dead., Suffolk County Police said. Fajardo-Gonzalez, 33, was charged with second-degree murder and is due to be arraigned Tuesday, Aug. 11 at Southampton Town Justice Court.

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by Joe Lombardi
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LI Man Nabbed With Crack Cocaine During Warrant Bust LI Man Nabbed With Crack Cocaine During Warrant Bust
LI Man Nabbed With Crack Cocaine During Warrant Bust A 46-year-old man was nabbed by Southampton Town police during a warrant search for allegedly dealing crack cocaine in the area. Moses Bullock, of Riverside, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 20, when the department's Community Response Unit and Detective Division along with NYS Police K-9 unit, executed a search warrant at Bullock’s Riverside residence, said Det. Lt. James Kiernan. The bust comes following an extensive investigation and turned up a quantity of crack cocaine, marijuana, a drug scale, brass knuckles, and more than $6,700 in cash, Kiernan said. Bullock was charged…

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by Kathy Reakes