Cops: Orient man caught with cocaine in Greenport

Southold Town police say a 20-year-old man was caught with drugs in Greenport after he was stopped for running a stop sign Friday night.

Petros Panagopoulos of Orient was stopped on Champlin Place while driving a 2000 Jeep about 9:40 p.m., according to a news release. A police investigation determined he was in possession of cocaine, police said.

Mr. Panagopoulos was charged with misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance and released on bail, according to the release.