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SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — On Sunday night, an officer spotted a 2019 gray Volvo being driven around the parking lot at Pierson High School at a high rate of speed. The officer attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the driver fled, temporarily eluding the officer. However, according to the report, the officer eventually located the car, now parked in front of a Harding Terrace residence. Though the vehicle was unoccupied, the hood was warm, police said. On the front seat, the officer could see an iPhone and what appeared to be a quantity of marijuana. The officer contacted the owner of the car who denied any involvement in what the officer had observed. The officer documented the situation.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — The Mystic Blue, a 61-foot motor yacht, struck a sandbar in Sag Harbor Bay, a half mile northeast of the breakwater jetty entrance. Harbormasters investigated and determined that there were no injuries and that the Mystic Blue was not taking on water and called for a commercial tow vessel to free the Mystic Blue.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A Moriches man was issued a ticket Saturday night for violating the village’s code for reportedly drinking alcohol in public. The incident occurred on Division Street, not far from police headquarters. The man had a bottle of tequila, police said, out of which he was drinking. Earlier in the week, on the afternoon of September 4, an Astoria, Queens, man was also written up for public consumption of alcohol. Police said the man was walking down Division Street, again near police headquarters, drinking from a 24-ounce can of beer.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A man contacted Village Police on Friday night to report that a bag of groceries he put down near the dockmaster’s office on Wharf Street had vanished. The man told police he had put the groceries down, then walked to another area of the parking lot before returning sometime later to find the groceries missing. He had spent about $100 on the groceries, and said that he found some of what he had purchased in a nearby garbage container, he told police. Police were able to check a surveillance video which showed a dark-colored SUV pull up next to the groceries. Someone then got out of the SUV and went through the bag of groceries throwing some of them out and keeping the rest before driving off. Police documented the situation, and no further action was taken.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — With the new school year getting underway, police have been monitoring drivers as they pass schools in the village. On the morning of September 4, police issued two summons for speeding in a school zone to two drivers on Hampton Street near the Sag Harbor Elementary school.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A visitor to Sag Harbor came to police headquarters last Thursday night after she discovered she was locked out of her Airbnb rental. Police assisted her in contacting Airbnb and getting the proper key code for her rental.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Police received a report Saturday evening that there was an active open burn pit on fire on Hampton Street. Police investigated the situation along with the fire department. They found that there was a container with smoldering ashes, but there did not appear to be any violations of village code.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Police received a report Sunday night of an injured deer in the roadway near the intersection of Long Island and Bayview avenues. The officer responding to the call did not initially locate the deer but then came across several deer in a group on Meadowlark Lane, one of which appeared to be injured. However, the officer noted, the injury did not appear to be life-threatening, and no further action was taken.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — An officer on patrol early Saturday morning came across a gray dual-seat baby stroller on Main Street near the Apple Bank. The owner of the stroller’s name and contact information apparently was on the stroller. The officer attempted to reach the owner, to no avail. The stroller was placed in a room at police headquarters on Division Street where lost and found items are kept for a period of time, before being disposed of.
