Northport PD Blotter: Items Stolen From Car; Other Vehicles Searched

NORTHPORT, NY — Check out some recent police incidents for the Northport Village area from May 22 through May 28.

The Northport Police Department posted the following information. All charges are accusations and do not signify guilt.

• A trailer plate was found on Ocean Avenue on May 22. Police couldn't reach the owner, so the plate was placed in the temporary bin.
• A lost dog was found on Malcolm's Landing and returned to its owner by police on May 23.
• A woman went to police headquarters on May 23 to file a report regarding her James Street neighbor's dog escaping the property and chasing other dogs on the street. The woman called it a reoccurring issue. Police spoke with the neighbor and advised her that she needs make sure the electric fence is up and running to avoid further incidents.
• A summons was issued to a driver whose parking job blocked a driveway on Main Street on May 24. Police had tried to call the driver to move the vehicle but couldn't contact them.
• Police found a dying bird at Bistro 44 and removed it on May 24.
• A dog was found on Church Street on May 25. Police brought the dog to Northport Veterinary
  Hospital and had the dog scanned for an RFID chip. The dog was chipped, so police determined the owner. But the owner could not be reached. The dog was left in the care of an officer with Huntington Animal Control.
• An injured bird was found on Main Street on May 25. The bird seemed healthy enough to recover, so police brought it to a wooded area.
• Police were called to a Highland Avenue home at 10 p.m. May 25 for a loud party. Police spoke with a teenage boy who said his parents were out for the night. Police called the parents, who came home and said they had not given their son permission to have a party. Police remained until the party dispersed.
• A dog was barking on Lewis Road around 6:45 a.m. May 26. Police informed the resident of the village's dog barking ordinance and warned and admonished the resident.
• A chair was burned at a beach on May 26.
• A Salt Aire Place homeowner discharging his pool into a storm drain on May 26 was violating village code. Police informed him and he turned off the drain.
• Tires were slashed on Fort Salonga Road on May 26.
• A summons was issued to a driver whose vehicle was blocking a Scudder Avenue driveway on May 27.
• People had been locked in King Laundry around 9:45 p.m. May 27. The business owner could not be reached. Northport firefighters got into the building and helped the people get out of the dry cleaner.
• A Florida license plate and registration had been stolen in Nassau County. The plate was attached to a dark-colored BMW sedan. The sedan was last seen traveling northbound on Reservoir Avenue on May 28. Police searched but could not find the car.
• Items were stolen from a car on Chestnut Circle around 5:10 a.m. May 28. The grand larceny was reported to police.
• Two vehicles were rummaged through on Sea Cove Road around 8:45 a.m. May 28. No items were stolen.
• A Summit Avenue resident went to police headquarters on his wife's behalf to report that his wife saw a man exit a black four-door sedan and begin to walk up and down the block looking at vehicles in driveways around 4:50 a.m. May 28. After a short time, the man got back in the sedan and left.
• A man was warned and admonished for hitchhiking on Main Street on May 28.
• Two vehicles were rummaged through on Avenue B. The incident was reported to police at 2:10 p.m. May 28. The vehicles' owner said that when he came outside, he saw the front doors of his vehicles open, and papers had been tossed around inside. He does not believe anything was stolen. Police believe the incident is connected to others.
• A group of teens was reportedly possibly breaking a fence on Dogwood Road on May 28.