Crime & Safety
Cops: Suspect Threatened To Stab Man With Kitchen Knife
Police said a valid order of protection was in place against the man charged.
A Greenport man was arrested Monday after police said he threatened to stab someone with a kitchen knife.
According to Southold Town police, Robert Lee Smith, 54, of Greenport was arrested on Monday at 7:40 p.m. on Third Street in Greenport and charged with criminal contempt, a felony, menacing, and harassment after police said he threatened to stab Harry Gamble, 60, of Greenport, with a kitchen knife.
Police said there is a valid order of protection in effect against Smith. He was arrested, processed a police headquarters, and held for morning arraignment.
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