Police

Tip Leads To Two Arrests In Restaurant Burglary; Register Pulled From Bay May 24, 12 1:54 PM

An anonymous tip about an unusual tattoo has led to the arrest of two people who are suspected of burglarizing an East Quogue Chinese... more

Street Crime Unit Case Review Involves "Particular Officer" May 24, 12 7:59 AM

The Southampton Town Police department is reviewing a number of arrests made by the department’s now-defunct Street Crime... more

Elementary School Teacher Pleads Not Guilty To 11-Count Indictment May 23, 12 11:59 AM

A Riverside elementary school teacher pleaded not guilty on Friday in Suffolk County Criminal Court to an 11-count indictment that... more

Man Pleads Not Guilty In Riverhead Murder Case May 23, 12 11:33 AM

The 21-year-old man charged with raping and murdering a Riverhead woman earlier this month, and leaving her body in a parking lot... more

DA's Office Disputes Southampton Town Board Letter On Police Records Move May 23, 12 11:13 AM

Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas J. Spota’s office has empaneled a grand jury to investigate whether there was criminal... more

Homeless Sex Offender Trailers At Center Of Controversy May 23, 12 10:42 AM

A dustup involving Southampton Town’s homeless sex offenders has flared over the past week, with the Suffolk County Department... more

Southampton Village Police Chief Passes Exam May 23, 12 10:21 AM

Southampton Village Police Chief Thomas Cummings, who was provisionally appointed as his department’s top cop nearly one... more

DePerisa's Attorney Quiet About Defense May 23, 12 9:53 AM

With less than two weeks to go until a June 5 probation violation hearing, the attorney for repeat DWI offender Charlotte DePersia,... more

Police Seek Help In Nabbing Burglars Of East Quogue Chinese Restaurant May 23, 12 8:32 AM

Two burglars busted into a Chinese restaurant in East Quogue earlier this month, making off with $550 in cash, and Southampton... more

Hampton Bays Man Charged With Threatening Another Man With Chainsaw May 22, 12 11:34 AM

A Hampton Bays man was arrested early Sunday morning after Southampton Town Police said he threatened someone with a chainsaw at... more

Sentencing Delayed Again For DePersia, Probation Hearing Set May 17, 12 2:53 PM

UPDATE: Thursday, May 17, at 2:47 p.m.

Charlotte DePersia was released from the Suffolk County Jail in Riverside on Wednesday... more

Driver Unhurt After Crashing Into Shinnecock Bay May 16, 12 12:50 PM

No injuries were reported after the driver of a pickup truck drove off Argonne Road East in Hampton Bays and landed in Shinnecock... more

Chief Wilson Marks A Tumultuous 12 Months May 16, 12 12:11 PM

Southampton Town Police Chief William Wilson marked his 27th anniversary as a policeman on Tuesday. The day also, coincidentally,... more

In Light Of Police Files Investigation,Tenaglia Claims No Wrongdoing May 16, 12 11:47 AM

Scrutiny has focused on Southampton Town and its police department in the wake of Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas J. Spota’s... more

Wrong-Way Sunrise Highway Driver Charged With DWI May 16, 12 11:07 AM

A Hampton Bays man was arrested on Thursday night, May 10, after State Police said he drove drunk the wrong way on Sunrise Highway... more