Man Cuffed After Burglarizing String of Hamptons Businesses: Police

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — An investigation that spanned several months has led to the arrest of a man who stole from a series of Hamptons businesses over a two month span, police said.

According to Southampton Town Police, Richard Ambrose, 40, of Shirley, was arrested on January 12 after the investigation by the detective division.

He was charged with burglarizing commercial establishments in Noyac, Watermill, and Southampton from

March, 2016 to May, 2016, police said.

Ambrose was charged with six counts of third degree burglary, a class D felony, processed at Southampton Town Police headquarters, arraigned at Southampton Town Justice Court and remanded to the Suffolk County Correctional Facility until his next court date, police said.