Man Charged With Beating Raccoon; Officers Save Overdose Victims

Gift cards were reported stolen from a car parked at a Tullamore Road home on Aug. 15. Two other vehicles in the area were entered with no reported loss.

As a result of a traffic investigation on Washington Avenue on Aug. 16, a 38-year-old woman from Hempstead was charged with driving while her license was suspended, suspended registration, unregistered vehicle and uninsured operation.

Officers investigated a criminal mischief on Andover Court on Aug. 17 where someone glued a fence gate shut with a sealant.

A wallet containing money and credit cards was reported stolen from a Garden City Plaza office on Aug. 17.

A laptop computer was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Wellington Road residence on Aug. 17.

Officers arrested a 26-year-old man from Queens on Aug. 18 for leaving the scene of an accident which occurred on Clinton Road earlier in the day. The man was also charged with unlicensed operation.

A laptop computer was reported stolen from a car parked at a Bayberry Avenue residence on Aug. 18. Loose change was also reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Weyford Terrace residence.

As a result of a joint investigation by Garden City Police detectives and New York Environment Conservation Officers regarding a report of a subject beating and killing a raccoon on Fifteenth Street on July 19, a 45-year-old man from Garden City was arrested for violation of New York State Environmental Conservation laws.

Officers arrested a 20-year-old man from Stewart Manor on Aug. 20 for damaging his girlfriend’s phone and other property at her Garden City home, and for calling her multiple times threatening to assault her and damage other property. He was charged with felony criminal mischief and aggravated harassment.

An employee’s wallet was reported stolen from an office inside a Franklin Avenue restaurant on Aug. 20.

Officers responded to a Garden City medical facility on Aug. 20 where two unresponsive men, ages 47 and 55, had apparently overdosed on heroin. Officers administered Naloxone to the men and they regained consciousness. Both males were then transported to a local hospital for further treatment.

Officers responded to a report of a traffic light malfunction on Cathedral Avenue at First Street on Aug. 21.

Officers safeguarded Cherry Valley Avenue on Aug. 21 after a large amount of glass was found in the roadway. Nassau County Department of Public Works responded to the scene and removed the glass.

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