By Peter Sloggatt

psloggatt@longislandergroup.com

Thanks to some of Santa’s helpers, Christmas gifts that were lost on Northport’s Main Street have been reunited with their owner.

It was just past 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Christmas night, when the presents tumbled from the back of an SUV traveling south on Woodbine Avenue. The vehicle’s hatch opened as it was crossing Main Street and several Christmas presents came tumbling out, according to Northport Village Police. The driver was apparently unaware of the mishap and the SUV continued on its way.

As it turns out this was all caught on the Northport Police Department’s video surveillance system. The cameras were rolling as several cars passed by the packages, but within one minute a vehicle pulled over. Three people – two men and a woman – got out of the car and rescued the packages from the street. After collecting them all, they brought the gifts to Northport Police station where they turned them over with an explanation of how they had been found.