Garden City Man Violated Court Order: Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending March 24.

• Garden City firefighters assisted the Mineola Fire Department with a working commercial building fire in Mineola on March 16.
• Officers investigated a report of numerous checks in a resident’s name being forged and attempted to be cashed at different locations in Bethpage and Hempstead on March 17.
• A worker at a Garden City Plaza business said her coat containing debit cards was stolen from her locker on March 19.
• Officers and firefighters responded to a residential fire alarm on March 19. The cause of the alarm was determined to be burnt food.
• A West Hempstead company was charged with the operation of a truck on Franklin Avenue with a loose load, leaking containers and defective brakes on March 19.
• Officers investigated a report of a stolen vehicle from Vassar Parking Field on March 20.
• Graffiti was found on the rear of a stop sign on Somerset Avenue on March 21.
• On March 21, the Garden City Post Office reported all older model mailboxes in the village have been replaced with new tamper resistant boxes.
• Garden City detectives arrested a 65-year-old man from Garden City on March 22 for texting and calling another family member in violation of a court order. He was charged with criminal contempt.
• A resident reported on March 22 that someone opened multiple bank accounts using his personal information without authorization.
• A resident reported on March 23 that someone cashed a fraudulent/forged check in his name for $4,200.
• A truck traveling south struck the Cherry Valley train trestle on March 23. The top of the truck was sheared off and the contents consisting of Bounty Paper Towels were strewn over the roadway. The 66-year-old driver was charged with disregarding bridge clearance signs. There were no reported injuries.
• A resident reported on March 24 that someone cashed multiple fraudulent/forged checks using his bank account information.