Northport Police Blotter: Potential Credit Card Forgery

NORTHPORT, NY — Check out some recent police incidents for the Northport Village area from May 25 through May 31.

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

Incidents

• An officer saw several people drinking alcoholic beverages in front of Gunther's Tap Room on Main Street and admonished the owner, who said he thought it was OK because the State Liquor Authority said bars could sell alcohol to go. The officer explained the SLA's ruling and that it does not include "making the sidewalk a makeshift bar." The group was dispersed. The incident happened May 25.
• Police responded to a Woodhull Place home for a report of a suspicious black truck in the driveway. The homeowner said when he returned home, he saw two young men in their early 20s parked in front of his driveway in a Dodge Ram. He tried talking to them, but they drove off in an unknown direction. The man believes they were going to steal the landscaping stone
  on his driveway. Police didn't find the young men. The incident happened May 25.
• Police responded to Northport Liquors & Wines on Fort Salonga Road for a report of a potential credit card forgery. The complainant said a man bought a bottle of Don Julio 1942 valued at $157.50 with an Apple Pay account. The merchant, while completing the transaction, said he didn't realize the man's license didn't match the name (Carl) on the Apple Pay account. The merchant copied the man's license number onto the receipt and saw him leave in a yellow SUV in an unknown direction. The merchant was told to call police if the man returns to his store. The payment went through, but the merchant wanted the incident documented in case the payment ends up denied. The incident happened May 25.
• A man was fishing on private property on Malcolm's Landing and initially refused to leave when asked to, so police were called. The man left after police told him he was trespassing. The incident happened May 26.
• Police responded to Belknap Drive for a potential identity theft. An unknown person tried to take a loan out from "OneFinancial" and attempted to open a credit card from "Mayfair Comenity." No financial loss was incurred, but the caller asked that the incident be documented for informational purposes. This happened May 27.
• A man hitchhiking on Main Street was warned and admonished by the police on May 27.
• Police responded to Harbour Point Condominium for a report of unknown people on private property. An officer found two kids on bicycles stopped and sitting on the side of the road. The officer told them they were on private property, and they went on their way. The incident happened May 27.
• Police responded to the hill on Steers Pit Harbour Point at Malcolm's Landing for a tree fort built. No one was around to claim the fort. The Harbour Point Association will determine the owner of the tree fort. The incident was reported May 27.
• Nails from a nail gun were on the ground of Highland Avenue on May 28.
• Police were called to Golden China Restaurant for a report of workers not social distancing, but arriving officers determined all employees were following the guidelines. The incident happened May 28.
• A loud group of people were in Village Park past 11:45 p.m. May 28. The group agreed to leave after police told them the park was closed.
• A Laurel Avenue parking lot was being repaved at 7:35 a.m. May 29. Police spoke with a business employee who said all work would be held off on until 8 a.m.
• Police responded to a Fifth Avenue backyard for a report of a loud party at 12:14 a.m. May 31. The people in the small gathering were told to reduce the noise level. Police returned less than 30 minutes later for another noise complaint and told the group to go inside.
• Police responded to Scudder Park for a report of a group on the beach holding a bon fire at 8:42 p.m. May 31. The group agreed to put the fire out and leave the beach.