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‘Dangerous’ Gang Plans Large Party At Illegal Hamptons Rental: Town
By: Lisa Finn | Published on Sep 1, 2022
SOUTHAMPTON, NY — A “dangerous street gang” was trying to book a short-term rental in Southampton, where they planned to host a large party, town officials said Thursday.
According to Ryan Murphy, public safety and emergency management administrator for Southampton Town, there have been “continued attempts by gangs attempting to rent properties within the town to host parties.”
This week, Murphy said, a street gang — Murphy did not identify the gang but said it was not MS-13 — was advertising a “large-scale party.” The gang was attempting to use an illegal short-term rental that did not comply with the minimum stay of 14 days, a standard laid out in the town code, Murphy said.