Man Performed Lewd Acts In Public: The Garden City Crime Report

Money and other items were reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Jefferson Street residence on Feb. 28. Similar incidents were reported in Franklin Square.

As a result of a traffic stop investigation on Stewart Avenue and Clinch Avenue on Feb. 28, officers charged a 32-year-old man from Mineola for driving with a suspended license, excessive speed and passing a red traffic light.

A 49-year-old man from Roosevelt was charged with petty larceny after being arrested by officers for the theft of numerous medicines from CVS. He was also charged with possession of a controlled substance (crack-cocaine.)

Garden City detectives arrested a 43-year-old man from Garden City for the theft of $36,000 from another family member on March 2. He was charged with grand larceny. In addition, the man was charged with three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance (crack-cocaine, heroin and cocaine) and one count of possession of marijuana.

As a result of severe winter storm conditions on March 2, officers responded to numerous calls for service, including fallen trees and tree limbs, alarms, hazardous conditions, power lines down, sparking wires, power outages, traffic light malfunctions and railroad gate malfunctions. In addition, seven homes were damaged by fallen trees and tree limbs. Officers were assisted by the fire department, Department of Public Works and the Parks Department.

A tablet was reported stolen from a delivery box that was shipped to the Fed-Ex facility on Stewart Avenue on March 2.

A check mailed to a Garden City Plaza business was reported stolen on March 2. It was later determined the check was cashed at an out-of-state location.

Officers responded to a domestic incident report at the Garden City Hotel on March 3, resulting in the arrest of a 29-year-old man from Syosset for choking another family member and taking the phone away as the victim attempted to call the police. The man was charged with harassment, criminal obstruction of breathing and criminal mischief.

Officers responded to Hilton Avenue for a report of a two-vehicle accident where one of the drivers fled the scene on foot on March 3. The subject, a 19-year-old man from Queens, was located by officers in Parking Field 7N. He was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident, unlicensed operation and possession of marijuana. Upon further investigation, a passenger in the car, a 20-year-old woman from Queens, was charged with possession of marijuana.

Money was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in the Garden City Hotel parking field on March 3.

Money was reported stolen from a pocketbook left in the employee break room at a 7th Street business on March 3.

Upon investigation, Garden City detectives arrested a 23-year-old man from Elmont on March 4 for a Feb. 25 incident in Parking Field 8, where he drove his car up to a female victim and asked for directions while committing a lewd act. He was charged with public lewdness.

Officers investigated a report of a man attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill to pay for items at Dunkin Donuts on March 4.

While on patrol, an officer saw a vehicle engulfed by fire on Stewart Avenue at Wellington Road on March 5. The officer secured the scene until the fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries reported.

Officers arrested a 34-year-old from Queens on March 5 for the theft of merchandise valued at $228 from Lord & Taylor.

As a result of a power outage on March 6, officers responded to multiple traffic light malfunctions on Clinton Road.

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