Crime & Safety
Police: Unattended Pocketbooks Stolen
Nassau County Police report on grand larcenies and criminal mischief in the region.

Nassau County Police reported the following information.
Petit Larceny
- March 27: Olive Garden, Massapequa; bicycle stolen.
- March 28: Sunrise Mall, Massapequa; coffee table stolen.
- March 30: Chase Bank Building No. 2, Hickville; $150 stolen from wallet.
- April 1: Grand Avenue Elementary School, Baldwin; Apple iPad stolen from classroom.
- March 29: XSport Fitness, East Garden City; iPhone stolen.
- March 31: Best Buy, Valley Stream; Samsung Galaxy S6 stolen from display holder.
- March 29: Bolla, East Meadow; unattended sunglasses stolen.
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Grand Larceny
- March 25: Front Street, East Meadow; generator stolen from backyard.
- March 27: Westbury Avenue, Carle Place; wallet lost between Penn Station and home.
- March 29: Trader Joe’s, East Garden City; pocketbook stolen from unattended shopping cart.
- March 29: Marshall’s, Westbury; unattended pocketbook stolen.
- March 29: McDonald’s, West Hempstead; unattended pocketbook stolen.
- March 31: Walmart parking lot, Valley Stream; pocketbook stolen from shopping cart while victim was loading trunk.
- April 1: XSport Fitness, East Garden City; items stolen out of unattended wallet.
Criminal Mischief
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- March 30: Abington Place, East Meadow; “SAV” painted on a fence.
- March 25: Covert Avenue, Stewart Manor; wooden fence damaged on side of business.
- March 28: Weidner Avenue, Oceanside; front window broken.
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