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Second Arrest Made In 230 Elm Brawl

Publication: The Southampton Press
By Colleen Reynolds   Sep 20, 2011 4:08 PM
Sep 21, 2011 1:05 PM
Southampton Village Police made a second arrest last week in connection with a large brawl that broke out during a private party at 230 Elm on Labor Day weekend.

A police officer on routine patrol last Wednesday morning, September 14, spotted village resident Andrew Porrata, 21, riding his bicycle on Miller Road. Mr. Porrata, they said, had several active charges against him stemming from the 230 Elm incident in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 3.

That morning, several fights broke out at the Elm Street catering hall, where a crowd of 300 was assembled, and police discharged pepper spray in an effort to tame and disburse the crowd after they said verbal commands to calm down were not followed. One police officer was injured during the incident, and another Southampton... more

Here's proof that the village pd are pathological liars!!! There wasn't a riot at 230 Elm that night, only a fight! And if it was a"riot" why were there only 2 arrests?! Wasn't it about "300 people" there? That's a bogus arrest for Mr. Porrata!! If he tried to incite a riot & obstruct governmental administration on Sept 3rd, why wasn't he arrested that same night/morning?! This is yet another attempt to cover up another wrongdoing in the village police dept.!!!!! They need to admit that they were ...more
By concerned hamponite (7), hamptons on Sep 21, 11 12:36 PM
And it wasn't "practical" to arrest Mr. Porrata that same night? "he placed his hands on the ground and compressed his chest toward the ground, preventing police from handcuffing him." Come on village pd, you can come up with a much better lie than that!!! Where are your guys/gals when the "manhattanites" are running red lights where the signs clearly state "NO TURN ON RED", when the illegal "day laborers" are loitering all day by 7-Eleven, SCNB and stores on Job's Lane & Main St are being robbed, ...more
By concerned hamponite (7), hamptons on Sep 21, 11 1:00 PM
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so what if the labors are out their they go to work and dont get in trouble like little boy andrew so shut up
By shittalker (2), westhampton on Oct 20, 11 2:33 PM
What a tangled web...
By Mr. Z (4515), North Sea on Sep 21, 11 1:47 PM
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hamponite fill out an application in the village....
By 1640sWhaler (49), Sag Harbor/Easthampton on Sep 22, 11 4:46 PM
good for him thats what he gets DO THE CRIME DO THE TIME
By shittalker (2), westhampton on Oct 20, 11 2:24 PM
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By Save the East End (1), Water Mill on Apr 16, 12 3:13 PM
Danger lurks down under. Avoid the basement at 230 Elm. You have been warned
By Save the East End (1), Water Mill on Apr 16, 12 3:55 PM
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