Cops: Northport Woman Slams into 5 Cars, Flees; DWI Charge

A drunken woman careened into at least five cars and then attempted to flee last week, authorities said. 

The woman was arrested and now faces multiple charges, according to police which received multiple reports of a possible drunk driver on July 12 at 8:43 p.m. Those reports indicated that the driver was trying to leave the scene in a black Mercedes Benz. Police arrived to see a woman sitting in the car’s driver seat, while stopped at the Main Street and Woodbine Avenue intersection. Police said the driver’s breath smelled strongly of alcohol and that her eyes were glassy, her speech slurred. She was unsteady on her feet upon exiting the car and held onto its trunk for balance.

• Police arrested an Old Bethpage man for fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana on July 8 at 1:24 a.m. on Elwood Road.
• Police responded to a report of then on James Street on July 9 at 9:18 a.m.
• An East Northport resident was arrested at Northport Village Police Department on a warrant on July 9 at 12:18 p.m., and released on $100 bail.
• A Fort Salonga man was arrested for second-degree harassment following a domestic incident on July 11 at 10:05 p.m.
• A boat operator was spotted on July 12 at 9:55 a.m., speeding in the harbor, causing an excessive wake. After a boat inspection, the operator was unable to produce a required fire extinguisher and was ticketed.
• Police received a report on July 12 at 12:30 p.m. of a stolen homemade wooden dinghy from a Beach Avenue location.
• A person found and turned in a white iPhone to police on July 12 at 4:35 p.m. Police were unable to contact the owner because the phone was locked.  Police prepared a property receipt and place the phone in a temporary storage bin.
• A man reported unauthorized withdrawals from his TD bank debit account on Goldenrod Avenue on July 12 at 7:05 p.m.
• Two Northport teens were arrested for second degree criminal trespass and fourth-degree criminal mischief after breaking into a Woodhull Court  home by damaging a screen on a window. No property was stolen.
• Police assisted the dock master on July 13 at 5:30 p.m. when a boat owner at Constitution Square refused to pay the docking fee, claiming he was unable to move his vessel because of the low tide. Police advised that not paying could result in criminal proceedings, and the fees were paid.