Northport Police Blotter: Man Drove While Drunk And Hit Mailbox, Sign

NORTHPORT, NY — Check out some recent police incidents for the Northport Village area from May 1 through May 8.

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

Arrest

• Jonathan Haas, 24, of Centerport, was speeding in a 2018 Toyota with a damaged front bumper going eastbound on Fort Salonga Road around 11 p.m. May 1, police said. An officer tried to turn around and follow the Toyota when Haas passed the officer while still speeding, police said. Police stopped Haas as he pulled into Husco gas station at 85 Fort Salonga Road, police said. Haas got out of the Toyota and examined his damaged front bumper, police said. Police interviewed Haas, whose breath smelled of alcohol, had glassy and bloodshot eyes, slurred and sluggish speech, was very unsteady on his feet and performed poorly on several field sobriety tests, police said. Haas refused to take a chemical breath test at the Northport Police Headquarters, police said. Police determined Haas hit a mailbox on Fort Salonga Road, as well as a nearby "No Standing Anytime" parking sign, police said. Police found several parts of the Toyota's damaged bumper, including Haas's front license plate, police said. Haas was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, refuse pre-screen test, unreasonable speed, improper front bumper, and leaving the scene of an incident.

Incidents

• Solicitors on Oak Street without a permit were asked to leave Northport Village on May 2.
• Northport police helped Suffolk police deal with a vehicle collision on Acorn Drive on May 3.
• A Northport resident's daughter on May 3 found their RV's back window had been broken. Nothing was missing from the RV, police said.
• Someone fled from Waterside Avenue in their vehicle on May 3, police said. Northport police searched the area while waiting for Suffolk police to arrive.
• A vehicle was found running on Scudder Place with its lights on and no one in it on May 4. Police told the owner he left his interior lights on and advised him to not leave the key fob in the vehicle because of the recent thefts of vehicles.
• Police moved a disabled vehicle out of the middle of Fort Salonga Road on May 6.
• A woman fainted in PieZano's Of Northport on May 6. She declined medical attention when Northport Rescue got there.
• A driver's vehicle got disabled on Dogwood Road on May 7. Police waited with the driver until the tow truck got there.
• A sinkhole was found on Scudder Place on May 8. A small portion of an asphalt-patched area had sunken below grade, police said. Cones were placed around the area and the Northport Highway Department was notified.
• A woman lost her purse at the East Northport Train Station on May 8. Northport police could not find it. The woman was told to contact the Suffolk County Police Second Precinct if she wanted to file a missing property report.