Person Tried To Steal Car From Garden City Driveway: Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending May 10.

May 4

• Officers responded to a St. Paul’s Place residence for a report of a person attempting to steal a vehicle from the driveway. The person ran from the scene after being confronted by the homeowner and fled in a white SUV.
• A Brook Street resident saw a man, wearing a light blue shirt and dark pants, enter his rear yard, steal a bicycle and flee the scene through Custer Park.
• A truck driver was arrested on Washington Road for having an outstanding Nassau County warrant for possession of stolen property as well as an unsecured load.
• A wallet was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at the Garden City Country Club.
• Officers responded to Cherry Valley Avenue where a truck struck the train overpass. The driver was charged with disregarding bridge clearance signs.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with multiple license suspensions, unregistered vehicle, and improper plates.

May 5

• Officers investigated a report of a $26,500 fraudulent check being cashed against a Garden City business account.
• A driver on Merillon Avenue was charged with suspended license, suspended registration, and defective head lamps.
• A driver on Meadow Street was charged with unlicensed operation and passing a Stop sign.
• A garbage pail was reported lost/stolen from a Chestnut Street yard.

May 6

• As a result of a suspicious circumstance investigation in Parking Field 9E, officers arrested a 45-year-old woman for aggravated DWI (more than .18 percent blood alcohol content).
• Officers responded to a report of malfunctioning gates at the Stewart Manor railroad crossing.
• A driver in Parking Field 7S was charged with driving with a suspended license, suspended registration, and improper license plates.

May 7

• Officers responded to Old Country Road for a two-vehicle crash where one of the vehicles left the scene. The two occupants of the vehicle remaining at the scene were injured. Upon a search of the area, officers located the other driver on County Seat Drive and arrested him for leaving the scene of an accident with injury.
• Firefighters and police responded to a St. Paul’s Crescent residence for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be burnt food.

May 8

• A silver sedan left the scene after being involved in a crash with another vehicle on Old Country Road.
• Officers responded to Rockaway Avenue at Stewart Avenue for a report of a malfunctioning traffic light.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.
• A driver on Rockaway Avenue was charged with multiple aggressive driving violations (excessive speed, following too closely, and unsafe lane usage).

May 9

• Garden City detectives arrested a 20-year-old driver for leaving the scene of an accident with another vehicle, which occurred on May 7. The incident occurred at the intersection of Cathedral and Cherry Valley avenues.
• An employee reported the theft of a pair of Apple ear pods from the Adelphi University Computer Lounge. With assistance from Adelphi Public Safety, Garden City detectives arrested a 23-year-old woman on May 10. She was charged with petty larceny.

May 10

• Catalytic converters were reported stolen from two vans parked at the school administration building.
• A driver on New Hyde Park Road was charged with unlicensed operation and excess speed in a school zone.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended registration and excessive speed.
• Police are investigating a report by a security officer who observed four people trespassing inside school buses parked at a Railroad Avenue bus depot.