Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby, Part II: Bank Robber Sought

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.

Seaford

  • Those who went for a stroll Sunday at Seaman's Neck Park in Seaford were greeted with an unwelcomed surprise — graffiti. For more on this story, click here.

  • Before 1:14 p.m. on Aug. 14, an unknown male shoplifted at 7-Eleven, located at 4020 Sunrise Highway in Seaford.

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  • Sometime between 5 p.m. on Aug. 15 and 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 16, a front door window was broken on Iona Street in Seaford.

  • Sometime between 9 p.m. on Aug. 17 and 11 a.m. on Aug. 18, black spray paint was painted over the headlights of a vehicle on Marvin Lane in Seaford. Another complainant found black spray down the driver's side of their vehicle.

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    Massapequa

  • Sometime between 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 13 and 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 14, a GPS was stolen from an unlocked vehicle that was parked on Lake Court.

  • Sometime between 10 p.m. on Aug. 16 and 10 a.m. on Aug. 17, a GPS was stolen from an unlocked vehicle that was parked on North Central Avenue.

  • Sometime between 10 a.m. on Aug. 17 and 10 a.m. on Aug. 18, a camera was stolen from a vehicle parked on Pirates Cove.

  • Sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 12:45 a.m. on Aug. 19, Shayla Grayson of Amityville was arrested for shoplifting at J.C. Penney and charged with petit larceny.

  • Sometime between midnight and 9:45 p.m. on Aug. 15, a rear passenger window was broken on car that was parked on Alhambra Road.

  • Sometime between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Aug. 16, the front windshield and passenger side window of a car parked at the Massapequa LIRR Station were damaged.

  • On Aug. 17, at 2:54 p.m., Jesse Vanewyk, 32, of Massapequa, was arrested at the intersection of Carmans Road and Francine Avenue and charged with driving while ability impaired.

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