Crime & Safety
Man Caught With Illegal Stun Gun: Police
He was arrested near a Southold church, police say.
SOUTHOLD, NY — A Greenport man was arrested after he was caught with an electronic stun gun, police said.
According to Southold Town Police, Anthony Toy, 52, of Greenport, was arrested at 10:37 a.m. Saturday near St. Patrick's RC Church on Main Road in Southold and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor, and third degree unlicensed operation.
Toy was stopped for driving with a suspended license and found to be in possession of the illegal electronic stun gun, police said.
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He was arrested and transported to Southold Town Police headquarters, where he was processed and released on cash bail for a later court date, police said.
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