Crime & Safety
Car Thieves Ditch Vehicle, Get Away From Cops: Nassau Police
Police said officers stopped the theft of a car from a Hempstead dealership in the early morning hours, but the thieves fled.
HEMPSTEAD, NY — Nassau County police stopped a car theft in progress on Jan. 13, but the thieves got away.
Officers were on patrol on Franklin Avenue in Mineola, near the intersection of Old Country Road, at 3:54 a.m. when they saw two car heading north on Franklin Avenue with no license plates, police said.
The officers activated their lights and pulled over the two cars — a 2019 Chrysler 300 and a dark-colored sedan. Police said the driver of the Chrysler got out of the car, ran into the sedan, and they all drove off east on Old Country Road.
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The Chrysler was found to have been stolen from Seamless Auto Store, located at 189 North Franklin St. in Hempstead earlier.
Police say the investigation is ongoing.
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