Woman Ran Over Another Person's Foot, Drove Away: Garden City PD

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending Nov. 16.

Nov. 10

• A commercial van struck the Chestnut Street overpass. The driver was charged with disregarding bridge clearance signs.
• Police investigated a larceny report where a check placed in the mail inside the Garden City Post Office was intercepted, altered and cashed by an unknown person.
• Officers investigated a report of a vehicle leaving the scene after colliding into another vehicle on Cherry Valley Avenue.

Nov. 11

• Garden City detectives arrested a 69-year-old woman for leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury. On Nov. 8, the woman allegedly drove her vehicle over the foot of a female pedestrian in Parking Field 6E and left the scene without exchanging information.
• Firefighters and officers responded to a residence for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be a faulty detector.
• Officers responded to two traffic light outages, one on Clinton Road and the other on Hilton Avenue.
• Officers were assigned to traffic and safety details for a Veterans Day ceremony held on 7th Street.
• A driver on Cherry Valley Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license, defective brake lights, and excessively tinted windows.
• A driver on Hilton Avenue was charged with multiple aggressive driving violations including passing a red traffic light.

Nov. 12

• A package was reported stolen from the front porch of an Avalon Road residence.
• Officers investigated a report of a man entering a Franklin Avenue office without permission and removing a credit card from a drawer.
• A driver on 3rd Street was charged with driving without a license, fraudulent license plates and uninsured operation.

Nov. 13

• Officers responded to the Nassau Boulevard railroad station crossing for malfunctioning railroad gates.
• As a result of strong winds, officers and firefighters responded to Hilton Avenue where a tree fell onto a house, damaging the roof, windows and gutters. No injuries were reported.
• Police and firefighters responded to Adelphi University for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be burnt food.
• A driver was charged with driving on Clinton Road while unlicensed and passing a red traffic signal light.

Nov. 14

• Officers investigated a report of a vehicle leaving the scene on Clinton Road after colliding into another vehicle.
• A resident reported an unauthorized monetary transfer was made from her bank account to another person’s account.
• A person said a check placed in the mail inside the Garden City Post Office was intercepted, altered and cashed by an unknown person.
• Police and firefighters responded to a Ring Road Restaurant for a fire alarm and determined the cause was cleaning chemicals.

Nov. 15

• Officers responded to a Cambridge Avenue residence after police received a phone call stating there was a burglary in progress. Officers determined no burglary occurred and all was in order; the call is being investigated as a filing a false report swatting incident.
• A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with driving while unlicensed and operating a mobile device.
• Officers and firefighters responded to the Nassau Boulevard railroad station for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be construction in the area.

Nov. 16

• Officers investigated a report of a SUV leaving the scene after colliding into another vehicle on Nassau Boulevard.
• Officers and firefighters responded to a bank for a smoke condition. Upon investigation, the cause was apparently due to an issue with the HVAC system. For safety reasons, the system was shut down by the fire fighters.
• Officers assisted firefighters who responded to an Old Country Road building and safely removed three people from a malfunctioning elevator.
• A driver of a commercial vehicle on Stewart Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and defective brakes.