Thursday, May 17, 2012
See what crimes and other incidents were reported this week in Garden City.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Garden City police department. It does not indicate a conviction. May 8: Officers assisted in the transport of an intoxicated 21-year-old male to Winthrop Hospital. May 9: Officer Sommer stopped a 47-year-old Uniondale man for driving a vehicle southbound on Clinton Road with a small child not in a seatbelt or proper restraint device. Upon further investigation, the subject was arrested for producing a forged license, not placing a 4-year-old child in a proper restraint system, driving with a suspended license, and for an outstanding New York State DEC Game and Fishing Warrant. May 10: While patrolling Franklin Avenue, Officer Sansone stopped a 28-year-old Hempstead man for driving with …
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 Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Pedestrian Killed Crossing Jerusalem Avenue A Hempstead man was killed Tuesday night when he was struck by a car while crossing Jerusalem Avenue. According to detectives, a 1998 Dodge Durango, traveling East on Jerusalem Avenue, struck Salvador Duran, 50, of Hempstead, on May 8 at 11:50 p.m. while he was attempting to cross south to north on Jerusalem Avenue near Florence Avenue. The victim was transported to Nassau University Medical Center where he was pronounced at 12:40 am by hospital staff. There is no criminality involved in this accident. Teen Attacked, Robbed for Headphones A 16…
Hundreds of workers forced out of Franklin Avenue building Monday.
Several hundred workers were forced to evacuate their office building in Garden City Monday morning due to a small brush. Garden City village firefighters and police responded to 1325 Franklin Ave. around 10:30 a.m. after receiving a report of an unidentified odor throughout the building. Since the building's automatic alarm system was out of service, Garden City F.D. had to request mutual aid. Firefighters from New Hyde Park and Mineola came to assist them in "manually" evacuating the building, going door-to-door on each floor, instructing the employees to move outside, Garden City Fire Chief Charles Cavarra told Patch. As the occupants cleared the building, firefighters searched for the odor and stood by hose lines in front of the office…
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Two cars collide in Garden City Sunday morning.
A two-car crash on New Hyde Park Road left one person injured Sunday morning. A small sedan collided with a minivan, sending it into a sign post and the minivan onto a nearby front lawn of a home on Yale Street. Village police and Nassau County EMS were on the scene to assist the injured.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
See what crimes and other incidents were reported this week in Garden City.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Garden City police department. It does not indicate a conviction. May 2: A laptop computer was removed from an unlocked vehicle parked behind an Old Country Road business. May 2: An employee’s wallet was stolen from an office located in Garden City Plaza. May 3: A cell phone was removed from an employee’s desk in the Garden City High School Library. May 3: Six commercial vehicles were inspected at a safety checkpoint on New Hyde Park Road. Forty tickets were issued to the drivers of these vehicles for various traffic and safety violations. May 4: Garden City Detectives arrested a a 29-year-old woman from Rosedale for identity theft for two incidents that occurred in April where the …
Monday, May 7, 2012
A weekly rundown of arrests and incidents reported in communities neighboring Garden City.
The following information was supplied by the Nassau County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Teens Robbed at Gunpoint in Lakeview Two teenage boys were reportedly robbed at gunpoint Thursday night by a group of men while they were walking to a bus stop in Lakeview. According to police, the robbery occurred near Tanglewood Road around 10 p.m. The two victims, ages 14 and 17, apparently had their jewelry, sneakers and cell phones taken by a group of four or five unknown men. 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. There were no injuries reported. Cops…
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Be safe when grilling on your barbecue by following these tips.
Spring is here, and that means so are the outdoor activities, gatherings, and barbecues. As the warm weather approaches, many tend to begin moving their evening dinner preparation from the kitchen to their outdoor barbecue's. But before you do, make sure to understand some basic tips for being safe this summer when it comes to your outdoor cooking plans. Typical barbecue grills use three main sources of fuel: Charcoal, Propane, and Natural Gas. Despite Natural Gas becoming more common each year, Propane Gas fuels the majority of barbecue grills. There are some notable differences between Propane and Natural Gas. Propane burns at a higher temperature than natural gas and is stored as a liquid and utilized as a vapor. Propane is heavier than…
Thursday, May 3, 2012
See what crimes and other incidents were reported this week in Garden City.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Garden City police department. It does not indicate a conviction. Apri 25: Two employees’ wallets, containing cash and credit cards, were stolen from the work area of a Franklin Avenue business. April 25: Garden City detectives arrested a student for posting a bomb threat in the Middle School on April 20. The student, a juvenile, was charged with felony falsely reporting of an incident. The matter will be adjudicated by the Family Court of Nassau County. The investigation is continuing in regards to the bomb threat at the same location on April 23, as well as other possible suspects. April 25: During a Commercial Vehicle Inspection on Clinton Road, nine vehicles were inspected, and two …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Firefighters and police respond to accident on Nassau Boulevard.
A pregnant woman was pinned in her car Wednesday evening after her vehicle collided with another on Nassau Boulevard in Garden City Park. The accident occurred around 6 p.m. and Garden City Park firefighters were on the scene quickly. They were able to extracate the woman from her car within 15 minutes. She did not suffer any serious injuries, according to Nassau County Police officers, who also responded to the crash. She was transported to the hospital though, along with two children, who were passengers in the other vehicle. Cops say the kids were in stable condition and did not appear to be injured. Police could not release specific details about the crash, but they suspected that one of the drivers may have run the traffic light at …
Monday, April 30, 2012
A rundown of the week's major crime stories from communities neighboring Garden City.
The following information was supplied by the Nassau County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Man, Two Teens Robbed at Gunpoint in West Hempstead Three co-workers were robbed at gunpoint as they were returning home from work and parking their van on Birch Street in West Hempstead late Saturday night. According to detectives, two black men approached a 28-year-old man and his co-workers, ages 17 and 18, near the Hempstead Gardens Long Island Rail Road Station and demanded their money. Police stated that the suspects displayed a small black pistol and and an automatic machine gun and ordered the victims to the ground. They then allegedly stole money and a cell phone. The first …
Kathy Coley
10:27 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Casey Falconer was not piloting the plane that crashed on May 9. Patrick Sheridan was the pilot. Our condolences to the Falconer and Sheridan families. more ›