Multiple Dangerous Drivers Arrested: Garden City Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending Oct. 19.

Oct. 13

• Two drivers on Rockaway Avenue were charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed in a school zone.
• Officers investigated a report of a man punching another man in the face on the platform of the Garden City Railroad Station. The subject fled the scene. No injuries were reported.
• A resident said someone tried to used his identity without authorization to purchase a vehicle.
• A truck driver was charged with disregarding bridge clearance signs after crashing into the Cherry Valley Avenue Trestle.

Oct. 14

• A New Jersey company was charged with operating a truck on Commercial Avenue while 30,000 pounds overweight.
• A driver on Commercial Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation, speeding and aggressive driving violations.
• Items were reported stolen from a package delivered to a Euston Road residence.
• Police investigated a report of a vehicle leaving the scene after colliding into another vehicle on the Adelphi University campus.

Oct. 15

• Officers investigated a report of a vehicle leaving the scene after colliding into a vehicle parked at a local golf club.
• A driver on Rockaway Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.
• A company was charged with the operation of a truck on New Hyde Park Road with defective brakes, a defective suspension and a loose chassis.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.
• Officers located a suspicious cooler bag on a Washington Avenue sidewalk. Upon investigation, the item was determined to be rubbish and was disposed of.
• Officers responded to the intersection of Washington Avenue and Stewart Avenue where two motorcycles collided with a SUV. The driver of one of the motorcycles was transported to a local hospital with multiple injuries. Both motorcycle operators were charged with unregistered and uninsured operation.

Oct. 16

• A driver on Main Street said she was in a collision with another vehicle that fled the scene on Franklin Avenue.
• Police and firefighters responded to a fire alarm at an Adelphi University dorm and determined the cause to be shower steam.
• Officers responded to 7th Street for a report of a handbag theft. Upon investigation, it was determined the handbag was accidentally left in another vehicle and not stolen.

Oct. 17

• As a result of a traffic investigation on Whitehall Boulevard, officers arrested a 52-year-old man for an outstanding Nassau County warrant for resisting arrest, driving with a suspended license, improper license plates and unsafe turn.
• As a result of a domestic incident investigation, officers arrested a 72-year-old man for harassing another family member and prohibiting her from calling 911.
• Police and firefighters responded to a residence for a carbon monoxide alarm activation and determined the cause to be a faulty alarm.

Oct. 18

• Police investigated an identity theft report where unauthorized credit card accounts were opened in a resident’s name. In addition, there was an attempt to change the resident’s mailing address with the US Postal Service.
• Police and firefighters responded to a residence for a fire alarm activation and determined the cause to be construction dust.
• A driver in the vicinity of Garden City High School was charged with driving with a suspended license, suspended registration and excessive speed in a school zone.
• A driver on Wetherill Road was charged with unlicensed operation, excessive speed and inadequate muffler.

Oct. 19

• A man was seen on surveillance cameras walking up an Avalon Road driveway checking cars.
• A woman was seen on surveillance cameras removing a tip jar containing $20 from a 7th Street restaurant.
• A resident reported his identity was used without authorization to open a credit card account.
• A driver on Oxford Boulevard was charged with driving with a suspended license, tinted windows and improper plates.
• Officers investigated a report of a vehicle leaving the scene after striking a postal vehicle on Merillon Avenue.