The Garden City Crime Report

On March 14, an officer stopped a vehicle for passing a stop sign on Tanners Pond Road. Upon investigation, the driver, a 37-year-old man from Hempstead, was arrested for driving with a suspended license due to a prior DWI, an outstanding Nassau County DWI warrant, improper license plates, passing a stop sign, unregistered car and uninsured operation.

Officers arrested a 31-year-old woman from Bay Shore on March 15 for the theft of merchandise valued at $500 from Lord & Taylor.

Officers responded to the Cathedral Avenue Railroad Crossing due to malfunctioning gates on March 15.

Officers impounded a vehicle in Parking Field 12 on March 15; it was declared a scofflaw by the Garden City Court due to unpaid/unanswered parking tickets.

As a result of a traffic investigation on Magnolia Avenue on March 15, officers arrested a 25-year-old man from Hempstead for driving with two license suspensions and driving without a court-ordered interlock device as a result of a previous DWI arrest.

Upon investigation, Officers arrested a 26-year-old man from Atlantic Beach on March 15 on Bayberry Avenue for the possession of several glassine bags of heroin and cocaine. He was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Officers conducted a traffic investigation on Washington Avenue on March 16 resulting in the arrest of a 25-year-old man from Mineola for driving with nine license suspensions, two equipment violations and uninsured operation.

Garden City detectives arrested a 26-year-old man from Valley Stream on March 17 for acting in consort with another person previously arrested on March 11 for the theft of three checks from a Garden City law firm and cashing them in for a total loss of $4,700. He was charged with grand larceny.

A check in the amount of $1,700 was reported stolen from a Seventh Street business office on March 17.

Officers arrested a 42-year-old man from Brooklyn on Franklin Avenue and Fifth Street for felony DWI (previously arrested for DWI), possession of marijuana, unsafe lane usage and impeding traffic on March 18.

Officers investigated a criminal mischief report in Parking Field 6E on March 18 where the windshield, hood, roof and two tires of a vehicle were found damaged.

Upon investigation on March 19, Garden City detectives arrested a home health care worker for using the credit cards of an elderly male she was caring for to make multiple purchases exceeding $10,000. The subject, a 33-year-old woman from the Bronx, was charged with four counts of identity theft, four counts of forgery and four counts of possession of stolen property. On March 20, the detectives arrested another health care worker for using the victim’s credit card to make a purchase totaling $900. The subject, a 23-year-old woman from Deer Park, was charged with identity theft and grand larceny.

An officer stopped a vehicle for passing a stop sign on Edgemere Road on March 19. Upon investigation, the driver, an 18-year-old man from Elmont, was charged with driving with switched plates, passing a stop sign, unregistered vehicle and uninsured operation. In addition, the vehicle was impounded.

Officers arrested a 58-year-old man from Brooklyn at TD Bank on March 20 for attempting to withdraw $4,000 from another person’s account using a forged driver’s license and withdrawal slip. He was charged with forgery, identity theft and attempted grand larceny.

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