Crime & Safety
Greenport Chief Speaks Out On Firehouse Break-In
Someone tampered with the locks of the firehouse to gain access, police say.
GREENPORT, NY — Someone reportedly broke into the Greenport Fire Department recently, and Chief Albie de Kerillis said there was costly damage to repair in the wake of the incident.
According to Southold Town Police Chief Steve Grattan, between Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14 at around 10 a.m., "an unknown person possibly tampered with the locks and gained access to the 3rd St. Firehouse."
The individual "flipped three pictures upside down," the chief said.
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Speaking with Patch, de Kerillis said the break-in is under investigation. What concerns him, he said, "is the $2,000 in materials and labor to repair this double door, which is used by the public to attend meetings" Greenport Village officials conduct.
He added that the photos being flipped "does not concern me — as that, in itself, is child's play. I run a fire department that handles more than 1,100 calls — not a school."
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