Crime & Safety

Police: Man Arrested After Threatening to Assault Man in 7-Eleven Parking Lot

The incident occurred on Thursday night.

A Centereach man was arrested for threatening to assault a man in the parking lot of the Mattituck 7-Eleven on Thursday night, according to Southold Town Police.

Richard Kurdt Jr., 45, threatened to cause physical harm to a Mattituck man in the store parking lot at 11:07 p.m., police said.

Kurdt had been involved in a similar incident earlier in the night, according to police.

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The man requested that Kurdt be arrested, police said.

Kurdt was charged with second degree harassment, according to police.

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He was transported to Southold Town Police Department headquarters, processed, and held overnight to await arraignment in Southold Town Justice Court.

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