Greenport High Teacher Accused of Theft, Faces Felony Charge

A Greenport High School teacher was arrested on Saturday afternoon after police say he stole money from a wallet at a restaurant in Southold.

Gordon Haas, who is the chairman of the mathematics department at Greenport High according to News 12, is accused of stealing $500 from a wallet and then hiding the wallet and an iPhone inside a toilet at Founder’s Tavern, which is located at 55500 Main Road.

According to a Suffolk Times report, Haas, of East Marion, confessed to the theft after the tavern’s owner told patrons that security cameras outside the bathroom would ID the thief.

Haas, 54, is charged with fourth degree grand larceny, a felony. He has two prior arrests–in 2007 and 1990–on DWI charges, the Times reported.

Greenport school officials told SoutholdLOCAL.com that it’s too early to tell if the district will attempt to take any action against the longtime teacher.

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