Cops Seek Info on Arrests, Including Hampton Bays Diner Beating

Southampton Town police announced that they are seeking information on three separate incidents which occurred last month, which included two reported assaults – one at Hampton Bays Diner – and one alleged hit-and-run.

The first incident involved a Hampton Bays man, who police said hit someone several times in the face at the night club behind Hampton Bays Diner around 4:30 a.m. on June 16. The man reportedly required immediate medical attention, and the Hampton Bays man was arrested on a misdemeanor third-degree assault charge.

The landmark diner, located on Montauk Highway at the end of Route 24, has been no stranger to violent incidents in the past. 

A group assault was reported there in March. In 2011, an employee was arrested on a felony assault charge after reportedly waving a knife at his fellow co-workers, one of whom defended himself with a garbage can lid in a kitchen melee. Just one month after that, police arrested a duo after saying they robbed a woman in the parking lot around 2 a.m.

Most notably, the year prior, Calvin Butts – a Riverhead man – was stabbed to death in the parking lot of the diner.

Southampton Town cops also released information about a felony assault. According to police, Hampton Bays resident Maria Maltez was arrested on June 29 on felony charges of second-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Maltez reportedly slashed her friend in the arm with a large kitchen knife after they had an argument at their house.

Lastly, police said they are seeking information following the arrest of 19-year-old Quogue resident Dylan McAllister. According to police, he drove his car over a row of bushed at a Speonk property, causing over $500 in damage. He reportedly smashed out a glass sliding door as well as a window. McAllister was arrested on June 20 on a felony charge of second-degree criminal mischief as well as criminal trespassing in the second degree.