Man Caught With Knife During Southampton Traffic Stop: Cops

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — A Shirley man was cuffed after he was caught with a knife in Southampton, police said.

According to Southampton Village Police, on June 2 at 8:20 a.m., Armando Conception Rodriquez-Romero, 28, was arrested and charged with fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor.

The weapon, a “butterfly/gravity knife” was removed from him during a traffic stop on Hill Street, police said.

His vehicle was seized as per the Suffolk County Vehicle Seizure Law and he was issued several traffic tickets, police said.

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