Man Tried To Use Fake IDs To Open Bank Accounts: Garden City Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending May 31.

May 25

• Officers responded to Cherry Valley Avenue where a cement truck struck the overpass, damaging the truck and causing hydraulic fluid to seep into a catch basin resulting in a hazardous condition. Garden City firefighters and Nassau County fire marshals responded to the scene and orchestrated a clean-up of the area under the guidance of the DEC. MTA personnel responded to the scene to survey damage to the structure. The truck driver was charged with disregarding bridge clearance signs.
• Items were reported stolen from a work truck parked in Parking Field 12.
• Items were reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Fenimore Road residence.
• A driver on Rockaway Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed.
• A driver on Cathedral Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and using a cell phone while driving.

May 26

• A driver in the vicinity of the high school was charged with unlicensed operation, speeding in a school zone, and passing a stopped school bus. Another driver in the same area was charged with unlicensed operation and passing a stop sign.
• Firefighters and police responded to a residence for a smoke condition and determined the cause was burnt food.
• A truck driver on Clinton Road was charged with unlicensed operation, defective tires, and not wearing a seatbelt.

May 27

• Officers investigated a report of a road rage on Franklin Avenue where a female driver pointed what appeared to be a gun at another driver. Upon investigation, it was determined the event occurred nearby in Hempstead. A search by both police departments did not find the driver
• Officers safeguarded fallen wires on Stewart Avenue. Firefighters responded to the scene and rendered the area safe.
• A package left on a Tullamore Road porch was stolen.
• An elderly resident was a victim of a computer scam. The victim received a notice on her computer of an outstanding bill and when she responded, she was directed to send a payment through her bank account. It appears someone then entered her account on the computer and zeroed out her balances. She was then directed to transfer money from her bank. An agent at the bank realized it was a scam and advised the victim to stop payment.
• The passenger-side window to a vehicle parked in Field 11 was damaged.

May 28

• Officers were assigned to the Memorial Day Observance Ceremony at the Rainbow Place 42nd Division Monument.
• Officers investigated a water line break on Euston Road. The Water Department was notified.

May 29

• Officers arrested a 33-year-old man driving on Washington Avenue for DWI and unsafe turn.
• Officers arrested a 42-year-old driver on Clinton Road for driving with a revoked license due to a prior DWI, a suspended license, and for not securing two children in proper child seats.
• A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.

May 31

• Officers arrested a 27-year-old driver on Old Country Road for DWI, excessive speed, passing a red traffic light and an altered/loud exhaust system.
• Officers were assigned to traffic and safety details for the Memorial Day Parade and ceremony.
• A vehicle was reported stolen from Kenwood Road and later located in Newark.
• Firefighters and police responded to Pell Terrace for sparking power lines. PSEG was notified to respond.

May 31

• Officers responded to a 7th Street bank where a person attempted to obtain a debit card by using a forged license. The person, a 59-year-old man, was arrested for possession of a forged instrument. Upon further investigation, the man was charged with two additional counts of possession of a forged instrument and grand larceny after it was determined he used forged documents at another branch to obtain a fraudulent debit card which was later used to make purchases totaling $12,000. It was also determined the subject was wanted on a New York State Parole Warrant.
• Officers assisted firefighters, who extinguished a car fire at a Stewart Avenue residence.
• Firefighters and police responded to Rockaway Avenue for a brush fire caused by a fallen power line. The area was safeguarded as firefighters extinguished the fire. The incident resulted in area power outages and traffic light malfunctions. PSEG responded to the scene and corrected the condition.
• Firefighters and police responded to a fire at the 555 Stewart Ave. construction site. Upon extinguishing the fire, firefighters determined that installation boards were accidentally set on fire by a welder. Fire marshals issued two appearance tickets to the construction company for violations of the Nassau County Fire Prevention Code.
• A silver sedan left the scene after striking and damaging a vehicle parked on the Adelphi University campus.