Officer Injured Arresting Thief: Garden City Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending Nov. 2

Oct. 27

• As a result of a domestic incident investigation, a 35-year-old man was arrested for stalking and harassing his ex-girlfriend.
• Officers arrested a 41-year-old man for contacting another family member in violation of an order of protection. He was charged with criminal contempt.
• A driver on Washington Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.
• Two drivers were charged with operating trucks in a no-commercial-vehicle zone on Stewart Avenue.
• Police and firefighters responded to Meadow Street for a transformer fire.
• An unknown vehicle left the scene after striking and damaging a vehicle parked on Hamilton Place.

Oct. 28

• Officers responded to a report of a man leaving the scene on a motorized bike after stealing multiple items from CVS. An officer stopped the man on Beech Street where he resisted arrest, causing the officer to suffer a back injury. The officer was able to place the 35-year-old man under arrest for larceny and resisting arrest.
• A driver on Franklin Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and headlamps not activated.
• Officers arrested a 62-year-old man for violating an order of protection by pushing another family member to the ground. He was charged with criminal contempt and harassment.
• A motorist on Stewart Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation, passing a red traffic light, and excessive speed.
• A 30-year-old woman was charged with leaving the scene of an Oct. 19 vehicle crash on Merillon Avenue.

Oct. 29

• Officers responded to St. James Street South for a traffic light malfunction.
• Officers responded to two reports of fallen tree limbs, one on Wyatt Road and the other on Cambridge Avenue.
• A driver on Clinton Road and Avalon Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.
• A driver on Clinton Road at St James Street South was charged with driving with a suspended registration and operating an electronic device.

Oct. 30

• A resident stated he received an email which appeared to be from his attorney directing him to send money to an escrow account to be held until he purchased a new home. The resident complied and wired the money. The attorney later stated he did not send the email, nor did he receive the escrow money.
• An officer found a streetlight lying on the ground in the Garden City rail road station.
• Officers responded to 11th Street for a traffic light malfunction.

Oct. 31

• Officers arrested a 32-year-old man on Meadow Street for driving with numerous license suspensions and impeding traffic.
• Officers arrested a 35-year-old woman for leaving the scene after crashing her vehicle into a Edgemere Road guiderail.
• Police investigated a report of numerous fraudulent charges made against a resident’s credit card account.
• Officers investigated a report of the theft of several items from four vehicles parked at a Ring Road restaurant. A passenger door window to each vehicle was found damaged.
• Syringes found on the ground in Parking Field 7N were safely removed by an Officer.
• Officers investigated a report of a green sedan colliding into the rear of another vehicle on Clinton Road, which left the scene without exchanging information. The driver of the vehicle that remained at the scene suffered a back injury.

Nov. 1

• Upon investigation of a two-vehicle accident on Washington Avenue, officers arrested one of the drivers, a 35-year-old man, for DWI.
• A motorcyclist on Stewart Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license, not wearing a helmet, and unregistered operation.
• Someone attempted to purchase an iPad online by using another person’s identity.
• A fallen tree limb struck and damaged a vehicle on Mulberry Road.
• Police and fire fighters responded to a residence for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be burnt food.