The Garden City Crime Report

The rear fender of a vehicle parked in Clinton Parking Field was found damaged by unknown means on June 26.

A vehicle reportedly left the scene after being involved in an accident with another vehicle on Washington Avenue on June 26.

A suspect attempted to enter a vehicle parked at a Lefferts Road residence and apparently left the scene after activating the car alarm on June 26.

A pair of sunglasses was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Chelsea Road residence on June 27.

Officers arrested a 44-year-old man from New York City for the theft of six pairs of shoes, valued at $750, from Sears on June 27.

A package was reported stolen from the front porch of a Cathedral Avenue residence on June 28.

Officers investigated an identity theft on June 28 where an unknown person purchased a motorcycle using a resident’s personal information.

As a result of an early morning thunderstorm on June 28, officers responded to multiple reports of traffic light malfunctions and alarm activations throughout the village, as well as a tree struck by lightning on Nassau Boulevard.

Three shrubs were reported stolen from the property of a Hilton Avenue residence on June 29.

On June 29, money was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in a Whitehall Boulevard driveway, credit cards were reported stolen from a vehicle parked in a Clinch Avenue driveway and an electronic device was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in a Kensington Road driveway.

Officers responded to New Hyde Park Road and Cambridge Avenue on June 29 for a report of low hanging utility wires. Upon notification, Verizon responded to the scene and corrected the condition.

Officers investigated the theft of a fedora from a table inside the Garden City Library on June 30.

On June 30, a clerk at the Garden City Hotel said a man entered the lobby, reached over the front desk and demanded $50. When the employee refused, he then demanded all of her money. The clerk again refused and when security arrived, the man, who was in his 20s, wearing blue jeans and a Bulls jersey, fled the scene westbound on Seventh Street.

Officers and Garden City firefighters responded to a brush fire in the vicinity of the railroad tracks between Parking Field 6E and St. James Street South on July 1. The fire, considered suspicious at this time, was extinguished by the fire department. Garden City police, Nassau County Police Department Arson Squad and Nassau County Fire Marshals are investigating.

Officers responded to a serious vehicle crash on Clinton Road on July 2, where a vehicle traveling north veered into the southbound lanes and struck a tractor trailer, causing the rear wheels to detach from the trailer. The driver of the vehicle was transported to Winthrop Hospital for serious head injuries and the driver of the tractor trailer was transported to Winthrop Hospital for a back injury. The road remained closed until the trailer and cargo were removed from the scene.

Officers investigated a criminal mischief on July 2 where a rear tire of a vehicle parked on Supreme Court Drive was found damaged.

A vehicle was reported stolen from a Meadow Street driveway on July 3.

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