The Garden City Crime Report

On April 18, officers arrested a 35-year-old woman from Hempstead for the theft of merchandise valued at $990 from Lord & Taylor.

A Franklin Avenue business reported six fraudulent checks totaling $9,000 that were cashed against the company’s bank account on April 18.

A cell phone was reported stolen from a locker in the Adelphi University Recreation Center on April 19.

Officers responded to a traffic light malfunction at the intersection of Cherry Valley Avenue at Sixth Street on April 19.

Officers responded to Garden City High School on April 19 for a report of a possible threat towards the school. Officers were also assigned to other area schools. Officers, in coordination with school district staff, immediately enacted all safety precautions and secured each school. Upon investigation, the threat was determined to be non-credible.

Officers investigated a report of a missing 15-year-old male from a Meadow Street residence on April 21. The child returned home on April 23.

Officers were assigned to the Run for a Cure race, which began at Garden City High School, on April 21. The event occurred without incident.

Officers responded to Mint Restaurant on Ring Road on April 22 where a male victim said he was in the bathroom when a male acquaintance entered and started striking him with an unknown object several times, causing multiple lacerations to the victim’s face. The subject fled the scene and was subsequently arrested by Garden City detectives. The subject was charged with second-degree assault.

A handbag and other personal items were removed from a vehicle parked at an Osborne Road residence on April 23.

Detectives are investigating an identity theft where someone used a resident’s personal information to open two online accounts with charges exceeding $1,700 on April 23.

As a result of a traffic stop investigation on Washington Avenue on April 24, officers arrested a 33-year-old woman from Uniondale for aggravated unlicensed operation (11 license suspensions), uninspected vehicle and unreadable rear plate.

On April 24, a Brooklyn resident reported someone withdrew $700 using his account information without authorization from an ATM on Old Country Road.

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