The Garden City Crime Report

• On Jan. 31, a 25-year-old woman from Levittown was arrested for leaving the scene of an auto accident which occurred at Garden City Plaza earlier in the day.
• Officers responded to a two-vehicle property damage accident on Franklin Avenue at Seventh Street on Jan. 31. One of the vehicles reportedly left the scene without exchanging information.

• On Feb. 1, loose change was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a St. Paul’s Place residence, loose change and jewelry were reported stolen from a vehicle parked at an Oxford Boulevard residence and purse was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Nassau Boulevard residence.

• A resident reported on Feb. 2 that someone opened an unauthorized credit card in her name and subsequently used the card to make a purchase exceeding $1,700.
• A resident reported an unauthorized charge exceeding $550 against her credit card on Feb. 2.

• Officers arrested a 21-year-old man from Hempstead on Feb. 3 after he was observed inside a fenced in area of a Commercial Avenue business. Upon investigation, it was determined the man was responsible for the theft of two GPS devices from a work truck at that location on Jan. 26. He was charged with petty larceny, criminal trespass and possession of marijuana.

• An unknown vehicle left the scene after striking and knocking down a street light pole on Stewart Avenue in the vicinity of the middle school on Feb. 4. Officers safeguarded the area due to exposed electrical wires until the area was rendered safe.
• Officers and Garden City firefighters responded to Adams Street for a report of sparking power lines on Feb. 5.
• Two packages delivered to the front porch of a Pine Street home were reported stolen on Feb. 5.

• Unlocked vehicles were entered on Whitehall Boulevard and Brompton Road during the overnight hours on Feb. 6. There is no reported loss at this time.
• A commercial vehicle inspection was conducted on New Hyde Park Road on Feb. 6. Nine vehicles were inspected and 45 tickets were issued for various traffic and safety violations, including 12 overweight violations, two over-dimension violations and a loose cargo violation. One driver, a 61-year-old man from New Jersey, was charged with driving with a suspended license.

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