Crime & Safety

Cops: Dog Injured in Burglary

11 burglaries reported during the holiday week in Farmingdale and nearby, police report.

A dog was injured in a Hicksville break-in, according to Nassau County Police.

Farmingdale, Bethpage, Levittown, Massapequa, Hicksville, Jericho, Westbury, and Oyster Bay communities reported residential and commercial burglaries, cops reported.

In Hicksville, an Acre Lane home was burglarized July 5, cops said. A dog was injured in the incident, but nothing was taken, police reported. The break-in was reported between 8:15 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

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The Second Precinct reported the following burglaries:

  • June 28: Burglary; Hazelwood Road, Jericho; assorted jewelry stolen.
  • July 1: Burglary; Franklin Place, Farmingdale; subjects assaulted victims and ransacked a bedroom but stole nothing.
  • July 2: Burglary; Broadway, Bethpage; DVDs, XBox controllers taken.
  • July 3: Burglary; North Newbridge, Levittown; assorted jewelry stolen.
  • July 4: Burglary; East Drive, North Massapequa; sliding door screens cut, nothing taken.
  • July 4: Burglary; Broadway, Hicksville; rear unlocked door entered, cash taken.
  • July 5: Burglary; Acre Lane, Hicksville; front door broken, dog injured, nothing taken.
  • July 6: Burglary; South Street, Oyster Bay; cash taken from register.
  • July 7: Burglary; Harnat Court, Hicksville; ransacked room, 36-inch and 55-inch televisions taken, rear bedroom window entered.
  • July 7: Burglary; Hickory Lane, Levittown; opened first floor window, nothing taken.
  • July 8: Burglary; Cantiague Lane, Westbury; forced entry, nothing taken.

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