Crime Blotter: St. James Street South Home Ransacked

The following arrest information was supplied by the Garden City Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

June 27: Officers responded to a report of a burglary alarm at a First Street residence and upon arrival observed a rear basement window damaged. There was no apparent entry into the residence. Garden City and Nassau County detectives are conducting an investigation into this matter.

June 27: Approximately, $2,000 in water main fittings were stolen from a Greenridge Avenue worksite.

June 27: A cell phone that was accidentally left in a bathroom at the Adelphi Library has been reported stolen.

June 27: Detectives are investigating an incident where an entrance door to a Stewart Avenue residence was forcibly entered and assorted jewelry, silverware and other personal items were found missing.

June 27: Officer Sommer stopped a vehicle for passing a red light at the intersection of Clinton Road and Stewart Avenue. Upon a license check of the driver, a male 48-year-old from Uniondale, the driver was arrested for aggravated unlicensed operation for having three license suspensions, passing a red light, uninsured operation and for an outstanding Town of Hempstead code enforcement warrant.

June 28: While conducting a traffic investigation in the parking field of the school administration building, it was determined that the driver, a male 22-year-old from Elmont was operating a vehicle with three open license suspensions. He was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation.

June 28: A handicap permit was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in Parking Field # 7N.

June 28: Garden City detectives assisted Nassau County officers with the arrest of a male 23-year-old from Massapequa for an illegal weapons incident that occurred in Elmont.

June 28: While conducting traffic enforcement on Clinton Road, Officer Marceda stopped a vehicle for speeding. The driver, a male 35-year-old from Queens, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation after it was determined that he had two open driver license suspensions.

June 29: An air conditioning unit to a rear room of a Pine Street residence was found pushed in and three laptop computers and assorted jewelry was taken from inside the house.

June 29: A Lefferts Road resident reports the theft of three ladders his property and two hubcaps from his vehicle.

June 29: An ongoing investigation by the Garden City detectives resulted in the arrest of two subjects on Rockaway Avenue for drug related charges. The first subject, a male 26-year-old from Garden City, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance (Xanax pills, heroin and cocaine). The second subject, a male 22-year-old from Farmingdale, was charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine).

June 29: A shopper reports that she discovered her check book missing from inside her handbag while she was shopping in Sears.

June 29: An ongoing investigation by Garden City detectives resulted in the arrest of a subject on Cathedral Avenue for drug related charges. The subject, a male 29-year-old from Rosedale, was charged with possession of a controlled substance (Aderall capsules and cocaine) and possession of a bag of marijuana.

June 30: The rear window to a St. James Street South residence was found shattered. Several rooms inside were found ransacked and an undetermined amount of property was removed from the residence.

June 30: Officer Oswald observed a vehicle on Clinton Road weaving from lane to lane and driving over the center hazard markings. The vehicle was stopped and the driver, a male 42-year-old from New York, NY, was placed under arrest for felony DWI (.08 percent blood alcohol content) due to a prior DWI, felony aggravated unlicensed operation for driving with a suspended license based on a prior DWI, driving without a court ordered interlock device, driving in a no passing zone, unsafe lane changing and uninsured operation.

July 1: At approximately 10 p.m., two youths, ages 14 and 15, were cited for breaking lights in the Garden City Country Club underpass and were subsequently released to their parents.

July 2: Officer Walsh assisted a Nassau County probation officer with the arrest of a male 48-year-old from Westbury for driving while his license was revoked for a prior DWI. The subject was on probation for DWI and was responding to his appointment with his probation officer when he was observed driving his auto.

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