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SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A couple who parked their car on Hampton Street near the elementary school, where they were picking up their child the afternoon of March 25, heard the sound of breaking glass as they walked away from the vehicle, and discovered that someone had smashed their rear passenger window with a rock. The officer who went to investigate was told by a person, apparently employed by the school, that a child had thrown a rock from the playground, causing the damage, and that the school would pay for repairs. Police took photographs to document the damage and contacted the highway department, warning about broken glass in the roadway, and also put hazard cones up to protect motorists passing by.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Police responded to a report that there was a man sleeping in a vehicle on the Suffolk Street Extension early in the morning on March 26. The responding officer spoke with the individual in question, who stated he was an Uber driver and had just dropped someone off, and wanted to sleep for a little while because he was tired. The officer explained that sleeping in a vehicle in the village is prohibited, and the Uber driver agreed to leave the area.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A Hempstead Street resident contacted police about a loose husky dog that had approached her home. She told police she was unable to determine whose dog it was. The dog had a collar with a phone number on it, and police were able to locate the owner’s residence on Hampton Street not far away from where the dog was found.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Police received a report Sunday evening that there were “three kids throwing rocks at the gazebo” at Havens Beach. The officer sent to investigate reported not finding any damage to the gazebo except for rot to the structure already taking place. However, the officer did report seeing three youths behind the gazebo, riding electric bikes. The three told the officer that they had ridden to the gazebo from a friend’s house and were playing whiffle ball. The officer told them that they were too young to legally ride the e-bikes and warned them not to cause damage to property in the area. The three children, under the supervision of the officer, walked their bikes back to the home where one of them lived. The officer spoke with the parent at that home, who said that he would contact the other parents and would also speak to his son about what had happened as well.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A Main Street resident reported to police Sunday night that her white great Pyrenees dog had gone missing. The missing dog’s name is Max, the woman said, and has a collar with a phone number on it, but the phone number on the collar is not the correct number. The residence the dog ran off from borders Mashashimuet Park. Police advised the woman to contact animal control to see if someone had turned the dog in, and that if a Sag Harbor officer does come across the animal, they would contact her immediately.
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Police assisted Harbormasters on Marine One in rescuing a kayaker whose kayak had capsized Saturday afternoon in the water between North Haven and Mashonak. The kayaker had been unable to get out of the water on his own. He declined medical attention after being rescued.
