Multiple People Charged With DWI In Garden City: Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents in the village for the week ending Jan. 3.

Dec. 28

• A joint investigation by the Garden City police and the Nassau County Probation Department resulted in the arrest of a 51-year-old man for driving with a revoked license as a result of a previous DWI offense.
• A victim reported his identity was stolen and used to open an unauthorized utility account.
• A driver on Franklin Avenue was charged with driving with suspended registration privileges.
• Surveillance cameras saw a man in a Nassau Boulevard driveway. There was no reported loss.
• A driver on New Hyde Park Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and distracted driving (cell phone).
• Firefighters and police responded to a residence for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be construction dust.
• A vehicle reportedly left the scene after colliding into another vehicle on Franklin Avenue.

Dec. 29

• Subjects entered a 4th Street house and garage under construction and removed multiple construction items. A neighbor’s surveillance system showed two people walking through 4th Street yards at 1 a.m. The investigation is ongoing.
• Detectives arrested a 23-year-old man for cashing a fraudulent check for $5,000 against Garden City company’s account.
• Loose change was reported stolen from a vehicle parked on Willow Street.
• Christmas decorations were found damaged on the lawn of a Huntington Road residence.
• A driver on Rockaway Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.
• Officers investigated an attempted burglary that occurred at a Butler Place residence at approximately 5:20 p.m. Surveillance cameras showed four people wearing surgical masks running through the rear yard; one of the people apparently attempted to open a rear window but was unsuccessful. They then entered a red minivan which fled southbound on Butler Place. The investigation is ongoing.

Dec. 30

• Officers arrested a 24-year-old woman on Stewart Avenue and Coventry Place for DWI and unsafe lane use violations.
• A victim reports there were attempts to open unauthorized credit card accounts in her name without permission.
• Officers investigated a report of a truck leaving the scene after sideswiping a NICE Bus on New Hyde Park Road.
• A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended registration and inoperable headlights.
• A driver said he was exiting his vehicle on Franklin Avenue when a grey pickup truck struck his car door and proceeded to leave the scene without stopping.
• Firefighters and police responded to Chestnut Street for a report of a strong odor of natural gas. Firefighters detected high meter readings of natural gas in the area. National Grid was notified and responded to the scene and rendered the area safe.
• Firefighters and police responded to a Franklin Avenue restaurant for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be oven smoke.

Dec. 31

• Numerous fraudulent ATM withdrawals totaling $8,000 were made against a victim’s bank account.
• Firefighters and police responded to a 7th Street restaurant for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be cooking smoke.
• Officers investigated a road rage incident on Franklin Avenue.

Jan. 1

• Officers arrested a 30-year-old man on Washington Avenue for DWI, driving with a suspended license, and unsafe lane usage.
• A motorist was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed on Stewart Avenue.

Jan. 2

• A victim’s bicycle tires were reportedly slashed by an unknown person at the Nassau Boulevard Rail Road Station on Dec. 17.
• Surveillance cameras showed a man entering a vehicle parked in a Wetherill Road driveway at 2:30 a.m. The subject was seen two hours earlier walking through the rear yard of the same residence.
• A package was reported stolen from the front porch of a Nassau Boulevard residence.
• An officer was able to free a person locked inside a Franklin Avenue ATM vestibule.
• Firefighters and police responded to a 7th Street restaurant for a fire alarm and determined it was activated by cleaning products.

Jan. 3

• Surveillance cameras showed a person with a white ski mask walking up a John Street driveway entering a vehicle and removing an item from within. The person then fled the area in a SUV operated by another person.
• Kings Supermarket reported a man stole food items from the store on Dec. 23 and fled the scene on foot.