Crime & Safety

Man Caught With Cocaine In The Hospital: Cops

He was found with a quantity of cocaine in the hospital, police say.

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SOUTHAMPTON, NY — A Flanders man was arrested after he was caught with cocaine in the hospital, police said.

According to Southampton Village Police, on August 3 at 10:09 a.m., Matthew R. Manzella, 30, of Flanders was arrested at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and charged with seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, after he was found in possession of a quantity of cocaine.

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