Northport Police Blotter: Man Waves Trailer Hitch At Another Man

NORTHPORT, NY — Check out some recent police incidents for the Northport Village area from Sept. 21 through Sept. 27.

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

Arrest

• Tyler Cancro, 42, of Northport, jumped in front of a car being driven by a man southbound on Woodbine Avenue, just south of Beach Avenue, blocking the road, at 2 p.m. Sept. 27, police said. Cancro then smacked the passenger side mirror of the man's 2018 Ford F350, police said. The driver got out of his car to check if the side mirror was damaged, police said. Cancro then took a trailer hitch out of a red sports utility vehicle and began to approach the man while waving the hitch in the air in a threatening manner, police said. The man had a "reasonable fear of a serious physical injury," police said. The man defended himself by drawing a legally-possessed firearm and ordered Cancro to drop the hitch, police said. Cancro was arrested and charged with third-degree criminal tampering, second-degree menacing and disorderly conduct. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.

Incidents

• A sick raccoon on Maple Avenue was euthanized and disposed of by police on Sept. 21.
• A woman went to police headquarters to report two men filming in the area. She said during the afternoon on Sept. 20, the guys were walking around the neighborhood filming. When the woman asked them what they were doing, they said they were filming and asked her if she knew where the water was. The woman found this suspicious and wanted to document the incident for informational purposes.
• A sick raccoon on June Avenue was euthanized and disposed of by police on Sept. 21.
• A man told police of an unauthorized charge on his credit card, though he didn't suffer any financial loss. The incident was reported Sept. 22.
• Two calls came in for a group of kids not wearing masks or social distancing on Main Street near Chase Bank, LaPorta Pizza and Village Park, at 4:20 p.m. Sept. 23. Police eventually found the group, some walking and some on bicycles, who were not wearing masks but were at least six feet apart. Police would periodically check the area for the rest of the day.
• Music was being played through an amplifier at Village Park on Sept. 23. Police spoke with the musician, who agreed to turn off the amplifier.
• A man refused to leave Ritz Cafe around 9:30 p.m. Sept. 23. Officers brought the man to his home.
• Construction work was being done on Avenue B at 7:20 a.m. The employee agreed with police to stop until 8 a.m.
• Three ducks were dropped off at Lewis Oliver Farm on Sept. 24. An employee said someone they didn't know left the ducks on the farm sometime between 5 p.m. Sept. 23 and 8 a.m. Sept. 24. The woman said she'd try to find a new home for the ducks.
• A sick raccoon on Northwest Drive was euthanized and disposed of by police on Sept. 24.
• A car parked in a handicap spot despite not having a placard in front of TD Bank on Main Street on Sept. 25. A summons was issued.
• A man went to police headquarters on Sept. 26 to report someone opened a Citi Bank checking account under his name. He said he received checks in the mail from Citi Bank that he didn't order. The bank told him the account had been closed. The man was advised to contact the credit monitoring companies and freeze all his accounts.
• Police responded to Municipal Lot #2 on Woodbine Avenue at 1:13 a.m. Sept. 27 for a report of a group looking to fight one another. The caller told police that someone was threatening to beat her up. Police interviewed the person, who denied the allegations and said they're all friends. The woman who called was escorted out of the area by officers.
• Loud music was being played at Village Dock around 1:45 a.m. Sept. 27. The group turned off the music when police asked them to.
• Police responded to Jefferson Avenue for a report of a man possibly sleeping in his car at 6 a.m. Sept. 27. Police spoke with the man, who said he just got off work and was waiting for the bagel store to open.
• Police responded to Main Street Cafe for a report of a man possibly hitting his dog. When police arrived, the dog appeared happy and healthy. Witnesses told police it was possibly a prank caller because the dog was wearing a flag in support of President Donald Trump. The incident happened Sept. 27.