Man Robbed St. Joseph's Church Twice: Garden City Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending March 16.

March 10

• Police investigated two reports of victims’ identities being used to open auto insurance policies without their knowledge or consent.
• Graffiti was found on the north side of the Tanners Pond Road bridge.
• A victim reports a credit card was opened in his name without his permission or knowledge.
• A victim reports there was an unauthorized online money transaction against his debit card account.

March 11

• Police received a report of someone filing a false tax return by using the identity of another person.

March 12

• Upon investigation, Garden City detectives arrested a 47-year-old man for entering a St. Joseph’s Church storeroom on March 11 and stealing an iPad and money, and for entering the same location on March 12 and attempting to remove money from a collection box. He was charged with burglary, criminal mischief and attempted larceny.
• Officers investigated a road rage incident on Stewart Avenue at Nassau Boulevard where a man reportedly exited his car and then threatened two female occupants of another vehicle after throwing a bottle at them.
• Officers investigated a report of a person’s identity being used to open multiple unauthorized credit card accounts.

March 13

• Officers investigated three reports of thefts from vehicles in the Garden Street, Willow Street and College Place area.
• A bike was reported stolen from a Garden Street residence and later recovered on College Place.
• A 40-year-old driver was arrested on Stewart Avenue for driving with a suspended license due to a prior DWI, defective headlamps and an outstanding Nassau County warrant for assault.
• Upon investigation of a November 19, 2020 incident, Garden City detectives arrested a 23-year-old man for unauthorized use of a car, criminal possession of stolen property and leaving the scene of an accident. The man stole a vehicle in Queens, drove to Garden City, crashed into another vehicle and then fled the scene.

March 14

• A 20-year-old man was arrested for driving with a suspended license on Clinton Road at Chestnut Street, as well as excessive speed, possession of a forged registration, unregistered vehicle and uninsured vehicle.
• Officers were assigned to traffic and safety details for a protest on Franklin Avenue and 15th Street.

March 15

• Officers responded to Nassau Boulevard and South Avenue for a malfunctioning traffic signal.
• A victim reported her identity was used to open multiple unauthorized bank accounts.
• A 32-year-old driver was charged with driving on Cathedral Avenue with a forged registration, unregistered vehicle, uninsured vehicle, improper plates, loud exhaust system and tinted windows.
• A victim’s identity was used to open an unauthorized credit card account.

March 16

• Officers arrested a 50-year-old woman for failing to pay for a multi-day stay at the Garden City Hotel. She was charged with theft of services and criminal possession of a controlled substance (cocaine).
• A sanitation company was cited for the operation of a truck on Old Country Road with multiple weight violations, leaking hydraulic fluid and a loose winch cable.