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Woman says trespassing arrest at Air National Guard base was misunderstanding

author on Aug 5, 2009

An East Quogue woman charged with trespassing last week after taking photos at the Air National Guard base at Gabreski Airport in Westhampton—while carrying an assault rifle, a shotgun and 500 rounds of ammunition in her car—said Monday that her arrest was a simple misunderstanding.

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