Thursday, May 17, 2012
See what crimes were reported in the neighborhood this week.
The following information was supplied by the Nassau County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. BURGLARIES A burglary occurred at a home on Hewlett Street in Franklin Square on May 8. GRAND LARCENIES A car that had been parked on Cromer Rd E. in Elmont was stolen between May 12 and May 13. LARCENIES Tires and rims were stolen off of three vehicles that had been parked in West Hempstead and Elmont between May 9 and May 10. The incidents occurred on Sylvan Drive in West Hempstead, and Gotham Avenue and Baylis Avenue in Elmont. A victim in Valley Stream reported on May 10 that she came outside to find that the right passenger-side rear window of her car had been broken and items were …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Firefighters respond to car fire on West Hempstead-Franklin Square border.
The driver of a small sedan was able to escape his car just before it burst into flames late Wednesday afternoon on the West Hempstead-Franklin Square border. Franklin Square firefighters arrived quickly at the scene near Willow Road and extinguished the blaze. Nassau County Police also responded. The driver did not sustain any injuries.
Monday, May 14, 2012
A rundown of arrests and incidents that occurred this week in neighboring communities.
The following information was supplied by the Nassau County, Lynbrook, Long Beach and Rockville Centre police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Cops: Men Break Into Car Dealership, Set Fire to Convertible Two men allegedly broke into a new convertible at a Lynbrook car dealership early Friday morning, but fled after they set off the car's alarm. According to police, the pair returned an hour later and set fire to the same car. Police are reporting that two white men wearing hooded jackets entered Anchor Audi on Sunrise Highway and broke into a 2012 Audi S5 convertible. After setting fire to the car just an hour later, the subjects fled in a waiting vehicle driven by an unknown third …
Child revived she allegedly fell into neighbor's pool Sunday.
A six-year-old Lakeview girl who nearly drowned in her neighbor's pool was saved Sunday afternoon by the quick response of police and local volunteers. The Lakeview Fire Department's ambulance was driving back from Winthrop Hospital after responding to an earlier call, when it was flagged down by a Nassau County Police officer who was looking for an address, Lakeview Fire Chief Heather Senti told Patch. The volunteers inside the ambulance, as well as Senti and Assistant Fire Chief Sal Sinatro, responded to a home on Smith Street in Lakeview. "Upon our arrival, Nassau County Police Department cars 511 and 516 were running up the street with the child in their arms," Senti said. "They immediately jumped in our ambulance, where our Paramedic …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
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The following information was supplied by the Nassau County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. BURGLARIES A burglary occurred at a home on Coolidge Street in West Hempstead on May 2. A doctor's office on Lincoln Road in Franklin Square was burglarized sometime between May 4 and May 7. GRAND LARCENIES Items were stolen from Sears of Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream on May 3. Tires and rims were stolen off of five vehicles that had been parked in the area between May 2 and May 3. The incidents occurred on Fulton Place and Emerson Place in Valley Stream, at the Mercedes Benz service center in Lakeview and on M Street in Elmont. The thieves left the cars propped on either bricks or …
Monday, May 7, 2012
A weekly rundown of arrests and incidents reported in communities neighboring Malverne-West Hempstead.
The following information was supplied by the Nassau County and Rockville Centre Police Departments. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Man Who Allegedly Crashed Into Police Cars Arrested An Elmont man was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly struck two police cars with his vehicle in Valley Stream. Mistedgar Johnson, 21, of Elmont, is charged with two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of criminal mischief in the second degree and violations of the vehicle and traffic law. Missing Georgia Teens Found Two teens from Georgia who ran away one week ago and reportedly stayed in Long Beach have been found and will soon return home. Jacob Mitchell, 15, and his girlfriend, Samantha Aldana, 17, who…
Friday, May 4, 2012
Cops report that a group of men allegedly stole the boys' jewelry, sneakers and cell phones.
Two teenage boys were reportedly robbed at gunpoint by a group of males while they were walking to the bus stop in Lakeview. According to police, the robbery occurred near Tanglewood Road around 10 p.m. Thursday night. The two victims, ages 14 and 17, allegedly had their jewelry, sneakers and cell phones taken by a group of four or five unknown males. The subjects had bandanas covering their faces and fled northbound on Tanglewood Road, police reported. No additional description of the subjects is available at this time. The two youths were reportedly visiting a friend’s residence in the area. There were no injuries reported. Detectives are requesting anyone with information regarding this crime to contact the Nassau Crime Stoppers at 1-…
Thursday, May 3, 2012
See what crimes were reported in the neighborhood this week.
The following information was supplied by the Nassau County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. BURGLARIES A burglary was reported in West Hempstead on April 29 at a location on Arthur Street. A home on Theodora Street in Franklin Square was burglarized on April 25. PROHIBITED SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Nassau County POP/PEP officers conducted a Project 21 detail targeting the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors on April 25 at West Hempstead Beverage in West Hempstead and the Getty gas station in Franklin Square. An undercover Police Agent under the age of 21 entered both convenience stores and at each one, purchased an alcoholic beverage without being asked to present …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Eighth Precinct was absorbed by the Second Precinct this week, starting Ed Mangano's policing plan.
The first realignment in Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano's police precinct restructuring took effect this week after the Eighth Precinct in Levittown was absorbed by the Second Precinct in Woodbury. The former Eighth Precinct is now the county's first community policing center. According to Newsday [paid link]: For much of last week, moving trucks shuttled cardboard boxes of investigative files and personnel records from the Eighth to the Second. "The realignment went well and was completed [Sunday], slightly ahead of schedule," First Deputy Commissioner of the Nassau County Police Department Tom Krumpter told Patch. "The department is phasing in the realignments over the next nine months so that we can address any issues and make …
Monday, April 30, 2012
A rundown of the week's top crimes stories in communities neighboring Malverne-West Hemsptead.
The following information was supplied by the Nassau County and Rockville Centre police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Bomb Threat at Garden City Middle School Garden City Middle School went into lockdown status on April 23 after a bomb threat note was found on the campus. The building and surrounding grounds was checked and no items were located. Nassau County Canine Officers assisted with the search. A student was suspended following the false threat. Two Busted for Identity Theft Police arrested two alleged identity thieves on Sunday after they allegedly used stolen information from multiple victims to purchase goods at the Green Acres Mall, according to detectives. Yalanda …
Maria
11:46 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
no we dont. please there are so many. people just have to have common sense and be careful. more ›