The Garden City Crime Report

Officers responded to a reported traffic light malfunction on Old Country Road and Clinton Road on July 26.

A wallet was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in a Tremont Street driveway on July 27.

A watch was reported stolen from a locker at the Garden City Country Club on July 27.

Officers investigated a criminal mischief where a white substance was found on a vehicle parked on Seventh Street on July 27.

Officers responded to reports of tree limbs down on Clinton, Osborne and Wyatt Roads on July 27.

On July 27, an employee of a pest control company was issued an appearance ticket for soliciting door to door without a permit on Kingsbury Road.

Officers responded to a domestic incident at a Garden City home on July 28 where a 62-year-old man from Garden City was arrested for choking his girlfriend and threatening her with a knife. He was charged with menacing and criminal obstruction of breathing.

Officers responded to an auto accident on Old Country Road on July 28 where a vehicle struck a light pole. The driver of the vehicle, a 61-year-old man from Floral Park, was transported to a local hospital for minor chest pains. Upon investigation, the man was arrested for aggravated unlicensed operation (19 license suspensions), uninsured operation and possession of a controlled substance (Tetrahydrocannabinol).

Officers responded to a Garden City home on July 29 where the owner said numerous items were stolen over the past several months. Upon further investigation, a 28-year-old man from Garden City who is related to the victim, was arrested for the thefts. He was charged with petty on July larceny and criminal possession of a controlled substance (heroin).

Loose change was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in a Fifth Street driveway on July 30. Other vehicles in the area were reportedly entered with no loss reported.

Officers are investigating a report of three subjects throwing rocks at a parked vehicle in Field 6E on July 30, damaging the windshield and paint. The subjects are described as white teenage males, two of whom were carrying backpacks.

A Sears employee was arrested on July 30 for attempting to ship property she stole from the store to her residence. The subject, a 28-year-old woman from Brooklyn, was charged with attempted petty larceny.

Three automatic fire extinguisher system valves were stolen from the parking garage of 1225 Franklin Ave. on July 31.

Officers investigated a two-vehicle accident on Old Country Road on July 31 where one of the vehicles, a gray sedan, reportedly left the scene without stopping.

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