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Crime Nearby: Lifeguards Busted for Drugs, Unlicensed Massages

Recent criminal activity reported in southeast Nassau County communities.

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The following information is taken directly from the Nassau County Police Department's incident reports. None of the defendants have been convicted of a crime.

Bellmore

  • Two women from Queens were arrested after they allegedly performed unlicensed massages on undercover officers in Bellmore, police said. For more on this story, click here.

  • Sometime between 11 p.m. July 30 and 7:30 a.m. July 31, a bike was stolen from a detached garage on Grand Avenue.

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  • Sometime between 6 p.m. July 28 and 9 p.m. July 31, another bike was stolen from an unlocked, detached garage on Grand Avenue.

  • At 9:15 p.m. July 29, a vehicle’s window was broken while it was parked on Grand Avenue.

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    Merrick

    • A Merrick man was arrested at his residence Thursday afternoon after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of sports memorabilia from a Westbury store back in July. Click here for more.

  • Sometime between July 25 at 8:30 p.m. and July 26 at 8:30 a.m., a GPS and camera were stolen from a vehicle on Camp Avenue.

  • Sometime between 7 p.m. July 30 and 4:15 a.m. July 31, a vehicle was keyed on Merrick Avenue, and a smiley face was carved onto the hood of the vehicle, cops said.

  • At 3:30 a.m. Aug. 3, a vehicle’s window and driver’s side front window were broken on Alfred Road East in Merrick.

    • Wantagh

    • Nassau cops are seeking the community's help in identifying those responsible for the murder of a 27-year-old Roosevelt man at Mill Pond Park on Aug. 4. For more on this, click here.

    • Three lifeguards were arrested for drug possession Tuesday at Jones Beach State Park, according to New York State Parks Police. Click here for further details on the arrest.

    • On July 31 at 2:30 a.m., a vehicle on Simon Place was broken into, but nothing was stolen.

    Levittown

    • Sometime between July 29 and Aug. 1, license plates were stolen from a car on Center and Grove Lane.

    • On Aug. 1 at 11:15 p.m., a subject threw an unknown object at a vehicle on Hempstead Turnpike and Gardiners Avenue.

    • Sometime between July 30 at 4:30 p.m. and July 31 at 8 a.m., stilts, nail guns, a screw gun and plumbing box with tools was stolen on N. Newbridge Road.

    • On Aug. 5,  Officer Touhy of the Garden City Police Department arrested a 46-year-old male from Levittown for the theft of nine cans of baby formula from CVS.

  • Sometime between 1 and 2:45 p.m. Aug. 6, a Samsung TV, a Macbook and an iPad were stolen on N. Newbridge Road.

  • Sometime between 6 and 7:20 p.m. Aug. 5, a credit card and cash was stolen from a car on Campus Lane and Chimney Lane.

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