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 April 26.

April 20

• A vehicle was reported stolen from an Adams Street driveway. It appears the keys were left in the vehicle.
• Loose money was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in a Roosevelt Street driveway.
• A driver on 1st Street was charged with driving with a suspended license and expired inspection.
• Two bicycles on Franklin Avenue and one bicycle at the high school were reported stolen.
• A driver was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident that occurred on Clinton Road earlier in the day.

April 21

• An unknown vehicle struck and damaged a railroad gate at the Franklin Avenue railroad crossing.
• A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with fraudulent plates, unregistered vehicle, and uninsured operation.

April 22

• Officers investigated a report of illegal transactions made against a victim’s bank accounts.
• A driver on 2nd Street was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.
• A driver on Rockaway Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended registration and excessive speed.

April 23

• Officers responded to Manor Road for a report of illegal dumping and found wood pallets and tires discarded in the area of the railroad tracks. The investigation is ongoing.
• A driver on 3rd Street was charged with driving with a suspended license and a suspended vehicle registration.

April 24

• Graffiti written in chalk was found on a Franklin Avenue tree.
• Officers investigated a report of two people rummaging through a vehicle parked at a Stewart Avenue residence. The subjects left the area in a white SUV. There was no loss reported.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and a suspended vehicle registration.

April 25

• Property was removed from a vehicle parked in a Weyford Terrace driveway.
• The IRS notified a family that there was an attempt to file an illegal tax return using their identities.
• Firefighters and police responded to a 7th Street restaurant for an alarm and determined the cause to be excess kitchen smoke.
• A vehicle reportedly left the scene after striking and damaging another vehicle at a Franklin Avenue gas station.
• A driver on Rockaway Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and speeding in a school zone.
• A 21-year-old driver on Clinton Road was arrested for driving with a revoked license related to a prior DWI.

April 26

• Three tires on a vehicle parked in Parking Field 9W were found slashed.
• A person’s identity was used to make an unauthorized online purchase.
• Firefighters and police responded to a 7th Street restaurant for an alarm and determined the cause to be oven smoke.
• Firefighters and police responded to 5th Street for a smell of smoke and determined the cause to be ongoing construction.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with fraudulent license plates and unregistered operation.