A reportedly suicidal man, who was “throwing oil filled bottles, holding a gasoline can with a rag inserted in the spout and brandishing a large knife,” was taken into police custody and brought to the hospital for evaluation after a three-hour standoff outside his home in the Riverwoods mobile home park in Riverside yesterday.
The man, whom police did not identify, was reported missing early Friday morning and was located at his home at about 3 p.m., Southampton Town Police said in a press release last night.
The man was “acting irrationally,” appeared to have a self-inflicted cut on his wrist, and refused to come out of his residence to talk with police, according to the press release.
Southampton Town Police crisis negotiators were called to the scene along with the Southampton Town Police Emergency Services Unit and the UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) squad. A Polish-speaking officer was called to the scene after police determined that the man’s native language was Polish, according to the press release.
After a standoff of about three hours members of the Emergency Service Unit were able to take the man into custody, police said. He was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center for evaluation and treatment. Southampton Town Fire Marshals, NYS Troopers, a Suffolk Sheriff K9 unit, Flanders Northampton Ambulance and Riverhead Fire Department also assisted with the incident, police said.
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