Crime & Safety

Westhampton Beach Man Charged With Assault: Police

The incident took place in Riverside Friday, police say.

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY — A Westhampton Beach man was arrested and charged with assault after an incident that took place Friday at a Riverside business, police said.

According to Southampton Town Police, the incident took place at 1:40 p.m. at Riverhead Trailer on Riverleigh Avenue. A man said he had been physically assaulted by a person he know, police said.

A short while later, following an investigation by officers, Frank Fisher, 42, turned himself in at Southampton Town Police headquarters in Hampton Bays, police said. He was charged with one count of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, and released on an appearance ticket for court at a later date, police said.

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