Northport Police Blotter: Mom Publicly Gets High In Front Of Son

NORTHPORT, NY —Check out some recent incidents from the Northport Village area, from Jan. 27 through Feb. 2.

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

Arrests

• Taralyn Dorfman, 39, of Levittown, was involved in a disturbance on Main Street, police said. When officers interviewed Dorfman, they said she was unsteady on her feet, lethargic, her speech was slurred, and she was disoriented when questioned. Dorfman said she had taken some medication, police said. Dorfman and her son were brought to police headquarters. While Dorfman tried showing the officer the medication she was taking by opening her bag, police say the officer saw a concentrated cannabis oil vape cartridge in plain view in her bag. Clonazepam pills in a clear plastic bag were also found in Dorfman's bag after she was arrested, police said. Dorfman was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, appearance in public under influence of narcotics and possession of controlled substance by ultimate user's original container at 5:45 p.m. Jan. 27.
• Michelle Purrazzi, 35, of Commack, was arrested on an active warrant, police said. She was charged with fail to appear and third-degree bail-jumping on Jan. 28.

Incidents

• A man went to police headquarters to report an iPhone that went missing. He said sometime early December, his iPhone went missing from his home and then turned up in his home early January. He said since his phone turned back up, it's been acting strange: Notes are being deleted and texts aren't going through as fast as they should. He thinks someone tampered with his phone and stole access to his iCloud account. He wished to make a report for informational purposes only. Police advised him to get a new phone and create a new iCloud account. The incident happened Jan. 28.
• A woman walked into headquarters to report a $718 charge on her Macy's star rewards card. She said the charge was made by a "Britt Bratt" in Brooklyn. Macy's requested she make the police report for the fraudulent charge. The woman didn't incur any loss. The incident happened Jan. 29.
• Police were called to a Highland Avenue home when a man's neighbor was speaking loudly on the phone, possibly about him. The man told police he was outside earlier that day unloading his truck when his neighbor left the house on his phone, and the complainant believed he was making references about his beard. He heard the neighbor say, "Yes, he looks like Duck Dynasty, Yes, I said Duck Dynasty, I think they are assholes." The complainant didn't respond to the comments and asked the incident to be documented. The report was forwarded to be associated with previous reports. The incident happened Jan. 30.
• Credit card fraud was reported at 6:45 p.m. Jan. 30.
• A dog got loose in the alpaca paddock at Lewis Oliver Farm Sanctuary. The officer returned the dog to its home. The owner was told of the hole in the fence and advised that it violated Village code. The owner said they'd repair the fence. A volunteer at the farm sanctuary said this has been an ongoing problem for three months, and they're worried the dog will be injured by the alpaca or become sick, as the dog was eating alpaca feces. The volunteer was told to call police if the dog came back again. The incident happened Jan. 31.
• A black Honda was being driven erratically on Waterside Avenue. The driver was issued the appropriate summons for his actions. The incident happened Jan. 31.
• Youths were throwing a brick on Main Street. They were admonished for their behavior by police. The incident happened Feb. 1.
• Police responded to Lisa Drive for a report of a resident making unwanted phone calls to Fort Hamilton Army Base. The listed caller notified the agency regarding a man with a French accent calling Fort Hamilton multiple times requesting his military records. The caller said he told the man that he wasn't calling the right location for his military records. Police spoke with the man, who admitted making the calls. The officer told him to not make any more calls, or charges could be filed. The incident happened Feb. 2.