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Police Intercept LIRR Bus In East Hampton Village

Publication: The East Hampton Press
By Virginia Garrison   Apr 19, 2012 4:26 PM
Apr 24, 2012 2:39 PM
After a passenger reported that there might be weapons on board, a Long Island Rail Road bus was hemmed in by East Hampton Village and Southampton Town police cars as it arrived at Railroad Avenue in East Hampton at about 2 p.m. on Thursday. No weapons were found, East Hampton Village Police Chief Gerard Larsen said after the incident.

The chief said there had been “a little altercation” between a couple and a group of six people on the bus, all eight of them traveling to Montauk. “Words are exchanged,” Chief Larsen said, adding that the couple ended up feeling intimidated and concerned that “a weapon might have been involved.”

According to police, the man in the couple called 911 to report that there were five men on the bus with guns... more

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By Nero (131), Sag Harbor on Apr 19, 12 4:43 PM
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Any chance of ICE stopping the bus in Southampton once in a while?
By bigfresh (809), north sea on Apr 20, 12 7:10 AM
Last time I looked Puerto Ricans were U.S. citizens.
By tenn tom (31), remsenburg on Apr 20, 12 7:16 AM
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By Vikki K (54), Southampton on Apr 20, 12 2:08 PM
The couple who called the police and said they thought a weapon might be involved made a false accusation and a false report. Why didn't they have to also disembark the bus?
By Vikki K (54), Southampton on Apr 20, 12 2:08 PM
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