Crime & Safety
Man Arrested for Threatening Town Employee
Robert Murphy was arrested and charged with a class D felony after he allegedly yelled at an employee at town hall.
Suffolk County Police on Saturday arrested a man for making threats over a parking ticket.
According to police, Robert Murphy was at Huntington Town Hall on Main Street on Wednesday when he yelled at and threatened a female town employee.
Following an investigation, a .45-cal. rifle was removed from his home on Hazard Avenue in Huntington Station. Murphy, 55, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for evaluation and released.
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Upon release, Second Squad detectives charged Murphy with making a terroristic threat, a class D felony. He will be held overnight at the Second Precinct and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Sunday.
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