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Cops: Motion-activated camera foils burglary; Greenport man arrested

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A Greenport man is facing a felony burglary charge after Southold Town Police identified him on surveillance video last night.

Cops: Man who swung tire iron during fight facing weapon, menacing charges

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The fight took place just before 5 p.m. yesterday outside Mr. Roberts convenience store in Greenport Village, police said.

Cops: Narcotics investigation leads to arrest in Greenport Friday night

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A 28-year-old Greenport man was arrested on drug and other charges Friday night after attempting to flee from police on First Street in Greenport.

Police: Mattituck bank employee charged with grand larceny

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A Wading River woman is facing a grand larceny charge in connection with the theft “on several occasions” of over $3,000 from a customer at a Mattituck bank where she worked, according to Southold Town Police.

Wrong-way driver on County Road 48 in Mattituck drove drunk, police say

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The 59-year-old Highland Mills, N.Y. man was arrested on a DWI charge and held for morning arraignment, police said.

Cops: Jamesport man charged after evading police in chase Monday morning

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The black Volvo driven by a 59-year-old Jamesport man failed to stop and evaded police before eventually being stopped in the Patriot gas station in Greenport, police said.

Suffolk homicide squad investigating death of man whose body washed ashore on Laurel beach Sept. 3

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Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of the man whose body washed ashore on a Peconic Bay beach in Laurel Sept. 3.

Mattituck, Jamesport firefighters extinguish blaze in Laurel

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The blaze in Laurel began in the kitchen area and quickly spread, causing substantial damage to the unoccupied building.

Violent storm blows through North Fork knocking down trees and causing power outages

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Downed tree limbs and power outages were the result of a violent storm that swept through the area.

Police: Body washes ashore on Peconic Bay beach in Laurel

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The body of an unidentified male was discovered washed ashore on the Peconic Bay beach in front of a private residence in Laurel this afternoon, according to Southold Town Police.