Situation involving 'emotionally disturbed' person resolved in Montauk, police say

A situation involving an “emotionally disturbed person” in Montauk has been resolved, with closed roadways reopened and service back at the nearby LIRR station, East Hampton police said.

At approximately 11:43 a.m. Friday, East Hampton police received a call from Suffolk County DASH, a Hauppauge based agency that responds to mental health emergencies, regarding an adult male “possibly having a psychiatric emergency” at a residence on Edgemere Road in Montauk, according to a news release.

East Hampton police said they established a “wide perimeter” around the residence, closing roadways and clearing nearby residences.

In an email late Friday evening, East Hampton Police Chief Michael Sarlo said the subject’s family members “indicated there were weapons inside the residence, and related concerns about his state of mind and his access to the weapons.”

The chief said the individual inside the residence also “stopped responding to family calls and texts.”

For “several hours” East Hampton police said the department worked alongside New York State and Southampton Town police to make contact with the subject inside the residence, as well as “ascertain his well being and location,” according to the news release.

“Eventually, the subject made contact with family members, and responded to police commands,” East Hampton police said in the release. “The situation ended peacefully, with no injuries to any involved. The subject was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for further evaluation.”

Earlier Friday, the MTA suspended LIRR trains east of Amagansett, the second to last stop before the Montauk station. At 4:15 p.m., MTA police confirmed the Montauk station has reopened and that full service has been restored. However, they said East End riders can expect some "residual delays" due to the investigation.

Via email, Sarlo said the incident remains “an ongoing investigation.”