Crime & Safety
Crime Nearby: Pit Bull Attack, Drug Bust and Stolen Jewelry
Recent criminal activity reported in southeast Nassau County communities.

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
Bellmore
- A Bellmore man was arrested on July 21 after he allegedly had his Pit Bull attack a woman.
- On July 11, two teens were arrested after they allegedly stole the tires and rims off of a car in North Merrick.
- Two people from Merrick were arrested and charged in Florida for possession of drugs which included hallucinogens and marijuana, according to an article in The Leader Herald.
- A Uniondale man was arrested Monday night after allegedly trying to obtain drugs with a fraudulent prescription at a Wantagh CVS. Click this link for more.
- A Wantagh man was nabbed by police Tuesday and charged with committing two recent burglaries in the Massapequa area.
- Sometime between 4:30 p.m. on July 14 and 6:30 a.m. on July 15, unknown suspect(s) stole tools from the back of complainant’s unlocked work van, which was at Rosebud Cottage.
- On July 11, assorted jewelry was stolen on Border Street in Hicksville.
- On July 14, cellphones were stolen from Wireless Products in Hicksville.
- On July 14, a wallet was stolen from Cantiague Park.
- On July 15, a cell phone was stolen on Kuhl Avenue.
- On July 15, 6 foot extension poles were stolen on Morgan Street.
For more recent crimes in Hicksville, read more here.
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