Crime & Safety
Police: Masked Armed Man Invades Northampton Home
Police are searching for an armed man who broke into a Northampton home on Thursday.

Southampton Town Police received a 911 call on Sept. 4 from the occupants at 46 Birch Court in Northampton who told police an armed suspect wearing a face mask made entry, demanded money and drugs, menaced them with a handgun and then fled from the residence, according to Southampton Town Police.
Southampton Town Police and detectives, New York State Police and K-9 units, Suffolk County Police Department Aviation, and Suffolk County Sheriff units responded to the scene to search for the suspect, according to police.
There were no reported injuries and no proceeds from the home.
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The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 230 pounds, about 5-foot-1, dressed in black with a face mask, according to police.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Southampton Town Police detectives at 631-702-2230.
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