Crime & Safety

This Week In Rockville Centre: Turf Fire, Playground Graffiti, Police Say

The Rockville Centre Police Department released its weekly report Monday, detailing incidents and arrests made in the village.

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — The Rockville Centre Police Department released its weekly report Monday, detailing arrests and incidents that took place in the village over the prior week.

The items listed in the report are as follows:

On June 8 at 12:22 p.m., 29-year-old West Babylon resident Bianca Bonilla-Almendares was arrested after she was found driving with a suspended license on North Long Beach Road, police said. Bonilla-Almendares is charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and traffic offenses, police said.

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On June 8 at 6:30 p.m., a Grand Avenue woman said someone had used her credit card information in an attempt to fraudulently purchase Starbucks gift cards, police said.

On June 8 at 9:08 p.m., a Lynbrook woman said “several youths” were shooting a gel gun near Lister Field, police said.

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On June 9 at 9:27 a.m., a Temple B’nai Shalom staff member said crude graffiti had been drawn on the temple’s playground in chalk, police said.

On June 10 at 10:19 a.m., a Rockville Centre School District employee reported that someone had set a fire on the field turf at Hewlitt Elementary School, police said.

On June 10 at 11:32 a.m., a Baldwin woman said someone had altered and cashed a check she had mailed, police said.

On June 10 at 10:55 p.m., a Washington Street resident said they had received several threatening calls and texts from an unknown number, police said.

On June 14 at 1:23 p.m., 38-year-old Cedarhurst resident Celeste Corzo was arrested and charged with DWI after a car crash at the intersection of Merrick Road and Lincoln Avenue, police said.

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