Man Threatens Teens With Shotgun: Cops

NY — A man with a shotgun menaced a group of teenagers on bicycles in East Quogue Saturday, police said.

According to Southampton Town Police, the incident took place at about 3 p.m. on Box Tree Lane between Lewis Road and West Side Avenue during a verbal dispute, when a man in his early 20s got out of the black four-door sedan in the photo above, which was driven by a female.

During the verbal dispute the man made threats that he was going to “get his gun," police said. He re-entered the vehicle and left the immediate area; he returned five to seven minutes later, armed with a shotgun, and menaced the teenagers, police said.

The teenagers then fled the area, police said.

Southampton Town Police have asked that anyone with information on the incident, or any criminal activity, call them at 631-728-5000, the Southampton Town Police Department's detective unit at 631-702-2230, or the crime hotline at 631-728-3454. All calls will be kept confidential, and emails can also be sent to crimetips@southamptontownny.gov.

Patch photo courtesy Southampton Town Police.