Crime & Safety

One Man in Custody in Connection to Springs Burglary

Police say man was also arrested on a bench warrant on other burglary charges.

have a man in custody in connection with a burglary investigation on Tuesday afternoon. 

Detective Lt. Chris Anderson said police arrested Roberto E. Swift, a 23-year-old currently homeless man, at the Amagansett Rail Road Station at about 4:15 p.m. 

Police had called in a Suffolk County helicopter and a K-9 unit to search for two suspects in a burglary on Poplar Street that had been reported earlier on Tuesday morning. 

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Anderson said that electronics, such as computers and cameras, liquor and clothing. 

Swift has not been formerly charged. "We're still investigating the case," Anderson said, adding, "We're exploring the possibility that another or other individuals were involved."

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There was also a county bench warrant for Swift's arrest stemming from other burglary charges in the town jurisdiction, according to Anderson. No further information was available from the court that issued the warrant.


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