North Sea Tavern robbery: Police searching for trio who robbed Southampton bar at gunpoint

Police are searching for three suspects involved in an armed robbery early Tuesday at the North Sea Tavern in Southampton.

Southampton Town Police said the robbery took place at 3:30 a.m. at the tavern on North Sea Road when the trio of suspects forced an employee to open a register at gunpoint. They fled with an undetermined amount of cash.

Patrol units, an unmanned aerial team, a K-9 unit and an aviation team from the Suffolk County police all search the area for the suspects and their vehicle but were unable to locate the trio, police said.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Southampton Town detectives at 631-702-2230.

Check back for updates on this developing story.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”