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A three hour standoff ended with the apprehension of a suicidal man at the Mobile home park in Riverside on Friday night. KITTY MERRILL riverwoods
A dramatic incident in the Riverwoods mobile home park in Riverside on Friday night climaxed with a man throwing oil-filled bottles while holding a gas can with a rag in the spout and brandishing a knife at Southampton Town Police.
Police received a call at 7:15 a.m. on April 22 reporting a missing, possibly suicidal, man. At 3 p.m. they found him at the park on County Road 104. He fled into his residence and refused to come out for evaluation.
“The subject was acting irrationally and it was determined he suffered from what was believed to be a self-inflicted laceration to his wrist,” the police report states.
Crisis negotiators were called to the scene, as were the Southampton Town Emergency Services unit and the drone squad. Southampton Town fire marshals, New York State Troopers, the Suffolk County Sheriff K9 unit, Flanders Northampton Ambulance and Riverhead Fire Department also assisted with the incident. Determining that the man’s native language was Polish, they also brought in an interpreter.
After a three-hour standoff, they were able to apprehend the man, who was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center for evaluation and treatment.
Staff Writer on Apr 23, 2022