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Police seek thieves who swiped ‘Welcome to Flanders’ sign

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Southampton Town Police are looking for the person or persons who stole the “Welcome to Flanders” sign located on the corner of Pleasure Drive and County Route 104 in Flanders.

Cops: Man arrested on felony assault charge in Flanders Saturday night after fight with relative

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Southampton Police said the perpetrator identified by detectives called 911 to report the incident.

Cops: Flanders residents, awakened before dawn by intruder, chase and detain him for police

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Police said a homeowner awoke to find an unknown man in the home and called 911.  The intruder was rifling through a pocketbook. Another occupant of the home chased the intruder out of the house and detained him for police

Southampton Town Board approves purchase of two blighted properties in Flanders

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The Southampton Town Board has authorized the purchase of the historic Griffing House property and the former 7Zs site.

Update: Pedestrian struck in Flanders Sunday night died at the scene

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A pedestrian in the intersection of Route 105 and Flanders Road was struck by two vehicles just before 7:30 p.m. yesterday, Southampton Town Police reported in a press release last night.

Family of Flanders man who drowned in Delaware River warns of danger from strong underwater currents in popular vacation spot

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A local family has issued a grim warning over the dangers of water currents and undertow in seemingly calm rivers after the death of a 47-year-old man from Flanders who drowned in the Delaware River over Labor Day weekend.

Southampton looks to buy waterfront acreage in Flanders, including blighted former Seven Zs

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Southampton Town is eyeing two seven-figure acquisitions of waterfront property in Flanders, including the long-vacant, blighted former Seven Zs scuba school on Flanders Road.

Cops: Thief identified through surveillance video arrested in thefts from vehicles in Flanders area

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Southampton Police said they used surveillance camera vides to identify an 18-year-old man they arrested in connection with numerous thefts from vehicles in the Flanders area.

Police: Flanders man threatened another with knife

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A Flanders man is facing a felony weapon possession charge following an incident at a Flanders Road residence last night, Southampton Town Police reported this morning.

Police: Riverhead man stabbed in Flanders early Sunday morning

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Southampton Town Police are investigating a stabbing in Flanders early this morning. They ask anyone with information to call detectives at 631-702-2230.
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