Multiple Dangerous Drivers Taken Off The Road: Garden City Police

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

Aug. 25

• A man was seen on surveillance cameras entering a rear yard of a home on Chester Street and taking a bicycle.

Aug. 26

• A driver who passed a red traffic light on Cherry Valley Avenue at Stewart Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and a suspended registration.
• A vehicle was stopped for speeding on Rockaway Avenue and 6th Street that resulted in the arrest of the 24-year-old driver for an outstanding Nassau County warrant for assault, criminal mischief, and criminal contempt. He was also charged with excessive speed and uninsured operation.

Aug. 27

• Items were stolen from a vehicle parked on Adams Street.
• Officers responded to Westbury Road where a vehicle with a trailer backed into and damaged a village light pole.
• A driver was charged with driving on 7th Street with a suspended license and suspended registration.
• Officers investigated a report of a truck leaving the scene after striking and damaging a NICE Bus on Franklin Avenue.

Aug. 28

• Police and firefighters responded to a Garden City home for a possible fire. Upon arrival, firefighters rendered the area safe by disconnecting a sparking electrical wire.

Aug. 29

• Officers responded to Cambridge Avenue where a vehicle crashed into a fence owned by the Cherry Valley Country Club. The 23-year-old driver was arrested for DWI.
• Police investigated a report of a vehicle leaving the scene after striking and damaging another vehicle parked in Parking Field 8.
• Police and firefighters responded to an Adelphi University dorm for a fire alarm. It was determined the alarm was activated by steam from a shower.
• An unlicensed driver was charged with excessive speed on Rockaway Avenue at 4th Street.

Aug. 30

• Officers responded to a residence to investigate a domestic incident resulting in the arrest of a 44-year-old male for assaulting a family member. The victim was transported to a hospital for a cut on their head.
• As a result of a suspicious person investigation on Brompton Road, Officers arrested a 44-year-old male for trespassing on residential property.
• Police and firefighters responded to Old Country Road for a report of a vehicle fire. Upon arrival the vehicle was emitting smoke due to a fluid leak and was not on fire.
• Police and firefighters responded to a residence for a gas leak. Firefighters discovered a faulty oven hose and rendered the area safe.
• An unlicensed driver was charged with excessive speed and passing a stop sign on South Avenue.
• Police investigated an illegal monetary transfer from a victim’s bank account to an unauthorized account.

Aug. 31

• An officer patrolling Clinton Road discovered a damaged street pole in the vicinity of Avalon Road.
• Police investigated a report of a victim’s personal information being used to open an authorized credit card account.
• A driver on Rockaway Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.
• A driver on Washington Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.
• Multiple dents and scratches were found on a vehicle parked in Community Park.
• A motorist on Cherry Valley Avenue was charged with multiple aggressive driver violations (speeding, unsafe passing, and unsafe lane usage).