🌱 Southampton Daily: 4 Indicted: DA + 9 LI Bridges Rated 'Poor'

Happy Friday, Southampton! Diane Witek here with everything that's going on in Southampton today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 55, low: 42.

Here are the top stories today in Southampton:

1. 4 Who 'Ransacked' Luxury Store, Stole $94K In Bags, Indicted: PD: Three men and one woman, all from New Jersey, were indicted Wednesday after stealing more than $90,000 worth of handbags from a luxury shop in East Hampton, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. One person of the five who reportedly "ransacked" the store remains at large, Tierney said. (Patch)
2. "Nine Long Island bridges carrying a total of more than 67,000 vehicles daily are rated as being in 'poor' condition because of possible issues with decking, support beams, piers or abutments, according to state Department of Transportation data and experts," Newsday reports. A "poor" rating does not mean a bridge is unsafe or in danger of collapsing, but that it may need more frequent monitoring, maintenance and repair, postings for weight limits, or replacement in extreme cases of deterioration, according to the DOT. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Suffolk County Community College hackers take top prize. Haley Olson and Joseph Hanrahan took top honors and a cash prize at the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) at Stony Brook University's Sixth Annual Hackathon recently. Olson and Hanrahan created a game for the coding competition that utilized computer languages they learned on the fly. (Press Release Desk)
4. Suffolk County police announced Wednesday that 14 people had been arrested in nine separate investigations that resulted in the seizure of 1,000 grams of cocaine, 650 grams of fentanyl and several illegal weapons. The ring conducted an illegal drug operation throughout Suffolk County. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Southampton:

• 19th Battle of the Bands — Band Applications Available! (8 a.m.)
• Creative Arts Contest: New Beginnings. (8 a.m.)
• Screening of Conscience Point (In-Person). (2 p.m.)
• TGIF It's FRI-YAY! — Town of Southampton Youth Bureau. (4 p.m.)
• Basketball Clinic at Phillips Ave. Elementary School. (5 p.m.)
• SHS Musical, Legally Blonde — Free Admission. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Public Information Representative Donna Harris, United States Postal Inspection Service - New York: "Free Mobile Shredding event in Sayville, New York. Postal Inspectors and the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office will be participating. Event hosted by Community Ambulance Company." (Nextdoor)

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— Diane Witek

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