Northport Police Blotter: Man Charged With Boating While Intoxicated

NORTHPORT, NY — Check out some recent police incidents for the Northport Village area from June 10 through June 16.

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

Arrest

• Police were called to Constitution Square on Shore Road for a marine incident around 7:10 p.m. June 13. A Northport Harbor dock master said Andrew Mekalainas, 37, of Cold Spring Harbor, was operating a 1985 Fly Bridge boat that was trying to pull into the dock while using excessive speed and collided with four pylons, causing damage, police said. An officer watched Mekalainas operate the boat, as he was still attempting to dock, police said. The officer interviewed Mekalainas, whose breath smelled of alcohol, his speech was slurred and sluggish, and his eyes were bloodshot, police said. The officer tried to administer field sobriety tests, which Mekalainas performed poorly on, police said. Mekalainas was arrested and charged with boating while intoxicated: BAC reading and reckless operation of a vessel.

Incidents

• A man fainted at Northside Deli on Fort Salonga Road on June 10. Northport Rescue responded, but the man declined further medical attention.
• A summons was issued to the driver of a red truck blocking a driveway on Main Street on June 10.
• A boater on Northport Harbor violated the law by speeding in excess of 5 mph, causing a wake, around 11:30 a.m. June 12.
• A woman went to police headquarters on June 12 to report fraudulent charges. She said TD Bank is requesting a police report to reverse a fraudulent charge on her account. The officer was shown a letter from TD Bank showing a charge being protested: $720 to a pilates studio. The woman did not sustain any monetary loss at the time.
• A driver was given a summons for parking illegally near a barber shop on Main Street on June 13.
• A man fainted at the John W. Engeman Theater on June 13 but declined medical treatment from Northport Rescue.
• A 22-month-old child was passed out on Harborview Drive on June 14. The child was conscious and alert when police arrived. Northport Rescue brought the child to Huntington Hospital.
• Police euthanized a raccoon showing signs of distemper on Cathy Court on June 14.
• Police were called to Ocean Avenue for red paint near a driveway on June 14. The man said he feels the paint may be a targeted incident because of the Pridefest scheduled for June 15. Police said the red substance on the ground, which appeared to be utility mark-out paint, was not isolated to the front of the caller's driveway but stretched most of the length of Ocean Avenue. Police said there were several construction crews working on Ocean Avenue for weeks leading up to the red paint.
• A driver was given a summons for blocking a Fifth Avenue driveway on June 15.
• A large group of people was fishing on private property on Hawkins Drive on June 15. Police warned and admonished the group to leave, which they did.
• A Whale's Tale bartender thought her phone was stolen during a shift on June 15. She was able to show police the phone was pinging at a specific location. The officer responded to the location and determined that the woman also works at Whale's Tale and the bartender put her phone in the woman's bag by mistake because they own the same bag.
• A woman went to police headquarters on June 16 to report that her Facebook was hacked by someone she doesn't know. The hacker got access to her Capital One credit card which was attached to the account. The woman has not sustained any monetary loss at the time of her report and has since canceled her card and requested her accounts be monitored. Police told the woman to call the department if she notices any unusual credit activity.