Sag Harbor Village Police Reports for the Week of December 11

SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — An officer responded to a call from a Rysam Street address a little after midnight on Saturday. The caller told the officer that a man wearing a black ski mask had walked onto her porch and banged on the front door then ran off. The woman provided the officer with surveillance video from her Ring camera, which visually confirmed what the woman said had happened. Police described the man as white, “approximately 6 feet tall, wearing a black ski mask, black hoodie with a red logo on the back, and wording on the left chest, a white T-shirt underneath, and light gray pants.” Police also noted that additional voices in the video could be heard in the background telling the man to “kick the door,” and that when he ran away, he could be heard talking to the unseen companion. Police checked the area but could not locate the individuals involved.

SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Sag Harbor Village Police were forced to respond to yet another “swatting” phone call last week. A swatting call is a call in which the caller claims to be in the midst of committing a lethal criminal act, such as holding hostages or planting a bomb. Police are forced to respond to these calls until they can determine that the situation is, in fact, not actually unfolding. These swatting calls have become an almost weekly occurrence for the Sag Harbor Village Police Department, which is investigating.

SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A village resident came to headquarters on Division Street last Thursday to report being the victim of bank fraud. The woman told police that a total of $5,671.65 had been drained from her bank account, which is connected to a debit card, over the course of the past 18 months. Once learning about the fraud, the woman closed the debit card account and transferred her money into a different account.

SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Police received two complaints last Saturday that there was commercial landscaping going on in violation of village code, which prohibits such activity on weekends. The first of those reports came in regarding an Archibald Way property. The officer who responded spoke with the person doing the work and informed him of the village code, at which point all work ceased for the day. The second such report concerned a Halsey Lane property. In that case, the officer sent to investigate reported that the only action being done on the property was someone raking leaves. “No further action was taken,” the report concludes.

SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A Wilson Place resident contacted police on Saturday afternoon to report that there was a distressed deer in her yard. An officer sent to investigate found a deer in the yard with broken legs, unable to stand. The officer dispatched the deer with a firearm.

SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A Jermain Avenue resident contacted police a little after midnight on December 1 reporting hearing strange noises coming from the apartment beneath them as well as from outside the residence. An officer went to investigate and checked the area, but was unable to locate the noise. The officer advised the resident that if the noise should return, he should alert the landlord.