Taxi Driver Attacked, Robbed By 3 Men: Garden City Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending June 28.

June 22

• Police investigated a report from Wellington Road where surveillance cameras show a man damaging a Ring camera on a front porch by placing gum over it.
• Two Garden City businesses report they received suspicious emails from previous clients.
• Officers responded to traffic light malfunctions on Nassau Boulevard and Oxford Boulevard.
• A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed.
• The police and water departments responded to Wellington Road for a water main break.

June 23

• An organization reported there were multiple fraudulent checks cashed against their bank account.
• The trunk and bumper on a vehicle parked in a Stewart Avenue parking field was found damaged.
• A driver on Franklin Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and a suspended registration.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended registration and unregistered vehicle.

June 24

• Officers responded to Newmarket Road where a construction company cut and damaged a gas line, causing a gas leak. National Grid, the fire department and the building department were notified and responded. Officers safeguarded the area until National Grid was able to shut down the gas supply to the residence. Officers charged the company with violating the village code for endangering the health and safety of the community.
• Officers responded to Cherry Valley Avenue where a truck struck the overpass. The driver was charged with disregarding height restriction signs.
• A 7th Street restaurant reported they received a $100 counterfeit bill as payment.
• Garden City detectives arrested a 33-year-old man for interacting with a former girlfriend in violation of a stay away court order. He was charged with criminal contempt.
• Officers were assigned to traffic and safety details for a large demonstration on Old Country Road.
• Officers responded to Chestnut Street where a vehicle struck the overpass. The driver was charged with disregarding bridge clearance signs.
• Firefighters and police responded to Parking Field 9E for smoke emanating from a vehicle. Firefighters determined the cause to be an electrical issue and rendered the vehicle safe.

June 25

• Graffiti was discovered on a utility box located on Whitehall Boulevard.
• Officers responded to Rockaway Avenue and 1st Street where a vehicle struck a tree. Upon arrival there were no occupants at the scene. The vehicle suffered significant damage and was impounded. Upon investigation, the driver, a 26-year-old man, was located and arrested. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended registration and excessive speed.
• Officers and paramedics responded to Stewart Avenue where two teenagers were injured by fireworks. They were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
• A driver on Harrison Street was charged with driving with a suspended registration and excessive speed.
• A driver on Cathedral Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed.

June 26

• At approximately 1 a.m., a taxi driver was dispatched to Avalon Road for a passenger pick-up. Upon arrival, three men entered the vehicle and began choking, hitting and threatening him with a gun. They then drove the victim in his vehicle to various ATM locations where they withdrew money from his bank account. They exited the vehicle in Hempstead and fled in another vehicle. The investigation by Garden City, Hempstead and Nassau County police is ongoing. NCPD reported a similar incident on June 24 in Garden City Park.
• Items were reported stolen between June 1-26 from a vehicle parked in Parking Field 2N.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.
• A driver on Cherry Valley Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and unsafe turning.

June 27

• Police are investigating reports of graffiti at various locations in the village, including the Denton Avenue overpass, Nassau Haven Park, Garden City School Bus Garage, Garden City Nursery School and Community Park.
• A motorcyclist on Cherry Valley Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed.
• Police received a report of a person’s identity being stolen to open fraudulent bank and credit card accounts.

June 28

• Officers responded to 11th Street and Hilton Avenue for a traffic light malfunction caused by a local power outage.
• Firefighters and police responded to a Stewart Avenue residence for a fire alarm and found the cause to be shower steam.
• A driver on Rockaway Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and passing a red traffic signal.
• A driver in Parking Field 9W was charged with driving with a suspended license and disregarding a traffic sign.