Crime & Safety

Crime Report: Man Arrested at School, Bias Graffiti Found

The following arrest information was supplied by the Nassau County Police Department; it does not indicate a conviction.

  • Bias graffiti was found on the outside walls of Martin Avenue Elementary School sometime between Sept. 28 and 30. 
  • Eduardo Cruz, 37, of Brooklyn was sentenced on Oct. 2 to 25 years in prison for his role in a violent 2011 home invasion in North Bellmore.
  • Two women were arrested for performing unlicensed massages at a Merrick Road spa. 
  • A homeless man from Hempstead was arrested on Oct. 2 at Grand Avenue Middle School, after he robbed and stabbed a man in Freeport.

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