Multiple Dangerous Drivers Arrested: Garden City Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending Feb. 1.

Jan. 26

• Officers investigated a report of a white sedan leaving the scene after crashing into another vehicle on Stewart Avenue.
• A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and using a portable electronic device.
• Police and firefighters responded to the St. Paul’s Field House for a smoke condition and determined the cause to be construction work in the area.
• A driver was charged with driving on 11th Street while unlicensed and having suspended license privileges.
• A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed.

Jan. 27

• The front bumper of a vehicle parked in Parking Field 7N was found damaged by unknown means.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed.
• Police and firefighters responded to Adelphi University for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be excess oven smoke.

Jan. 28

• A man was seen in a Transverse Road driveway checking car door handles. He left the scene pushing a bicycle.
• A driver on Cathedral Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation, excessive speed, and improper license plates.
• Police and firefighters responded to a residence for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be construction.
• A driver on New Hyde Park Road was charged with fraudulent license plates and unregistered operation.
• A resident reported a check placed in the mail was intercepted, altered, and cashed by an unknown person.

Jan. 29

• As a result of the winter storm, officers responded to 30 storm-related calls including auto accidents, medical emergencies, burglary alarms, fire calls, disabled vehicles, hazardous conditions, and a traffic light malfunction.
• Officers assisted a driver who accidentally drove his vehicle into a large snowbank in Garden City Plaza.

Jan. 30

• A resident reported unauthorized charges was made against her credit card account.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with unlicensed operation and defective tail lights.
• A bicycle was reported stolen from the rear yard of a Butler Place residence.

Jan. 31

• A driver was charged with driving on Stewart Avenue with a suspended license, suspended registration, and speeding in a school zone.

Feb. 1

• Someone reportedly used a person’s identity to open fraudulent credit card accounts.
• Someone reported used a person’s identity to open a fraudulent bank account.
• A driver was charged with driving on Clinton Road with a suspended license and excessive speed.
• Officers were assigned to traffic and safety details for demonstrations on Clinton Road and Franklin Avenue.