Crime & Safety
ICYMI: Stranger Danger Incident in Northport
A man made crude comments to a teenage girl while she was riding her bicycle earlier this week, police say.
Northport Police are looking to identify a man who made crude comments to a teenage girl while she was riding her bicycle Monday night.
According to authorities, the 14-year-old was at the intersection of Stone Court and Stone Drive when a man in a red pickup truck drove up to the girl and made crude remarks to her at 6 p.m.
The girl, who was frightened from the incident, dropped her bicycle, ran away and called 911, police say.
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Police described the man as white or Hispanic, in his 30s, with dark hair, clean shaven and wearing a yellow shirt and sunglasses. He was reportedly driving a small, dark red pickup truck (possibly a Nissan or Toyota.)
The Suffolk County and Asharoken Police Departments and the Northport-East Northport School District have been notified of this incident.
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If anyone has information about this incident, call Det. Peter Hayes of the Northport Police Department at (631)261-7500.
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