A homeowner on East Lake Drive in Montauk was surprised to see a stranger in his driveway a little after 5 a.m. on Sept. 22. He was yet more surprised when the man, who had a loaded small-bore rifle with him, demanded that he return his missing cellphone.

Three people were injured in a head-on collision in Montauk Friday morning in the most serious of a handful of traffic accidents last week.

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