Woman Tried To Use Stolen ID To Get Credit Card: Garden City Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending June 14.

June 8

• A Garden City business reported three company checks were stolen, forged, and cashed for a loss exceeding $46,000.
• An elderly victim received a scam phone call from a person who stated her daughter was arrested and would need $20,000 to post bail. The victim contacted her daughter and verified she was not arrested.
• A driver on Clinton Road and Stewart Avenue was charged with excessive speed and improper license plates.
• A driver on Clinton Road and Poplar Street was charged with driving with improper plates and unregistered operation.
• Officers responded to South Avenue for a fallen tree limb blocking the roadway.

June 9

• Officers arrested a 37-year-old woman on Vassar Street for DWI, obstructing traffic, and unsafe lane use.
• An officer responded to Cathedral Avenue for a fallen tree limb blocking the roadway.
• Officers responded to Cherry Valley Avenue where a truck struck the overpass. The driver was charged with disregarding bridge clearance signs.
• Police issued an appearance ticket to a company for soliciting on Cherry Valley Avenue.
• A driver on Greenridge Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and passing a stop sign at Clinch Avenue.
• A driver on Clinton Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation, speeding, and using a cell phone while driving.

June 10

• Officers arrested a 36-year-old woman for attempting to open a fraudulent credit card account at a local bank by using a forged driver’s license. Upon arrest, she was also found to be in possession of numerous fraudulent licenses and credit cards. She was charged with eight counts of possession of forged documents, identity theft, and criminal impersonation.
• A vehicle was reported stolen from a Tremont Street driveway. The vehicle was tracked to a Newark location.
• A driver on Clinton road was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed.
• Two drivers were charged with passing stopped school buses on Rockaway Avenue.
• Officers were assigned to traffic and safety details for the Belmont Fair on 7th Street. During the event, officers reunited two lost children with their families.

June 11

• Firefighters, police and the Water Department responded to a report of a water leak inside a Garde City home. Firefighters and Water Department staff rendered the home safe by turning off the power and water supplies.
• Officers were assigned to traffic and safety details for a large demonstration and march on Old Country Road and Franklin Avenue.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended registration and tinted windows. Another driver on Clinton Road was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed.

June 12

• Upon investigation of a suspicious circumstance on Kingsbury Road, officers arrested a 34-year-old man for Aggravated DWI (more than .018 blood alcohol content) and driving with two driver license suspensions.
• Firefighters and police responded to a 7th Street restaurant a fire alarm where firefighters determined the cause was a broken sprinkler pipe. They responded back after two employees stated they were suffering headaches and lightheadedness, possibly due to a gas odor. They were tended to by ambulance personnel. The Fire Marshal responded to the scene and the premise was closed until the building issues could be corrected.
• Officers investigated a report of a suspicious backpack in the vicinity of the Stewart School. Upon investigation, the backpack contained personal items and belonged to a student.
• A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed.

June 13

• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended registration and using a cell phone while driving.
• A resident reported she received a scam phone call stating her daughter was arrested for an accident and needed money for bail. The resident hung up and called her daughter to verify she was okay and not arrested.
• Officers responded to a sewage issue on Mulberry Avenue.
• A driver on New Hyde Park Road was charged with excessive speed and fraudulent license plates.

June 14

• A vehicle was reported stolen from a Newmarket Road driveway.
• A 32-year-old driver was arrested on Clinton Road and Meadow Street for driving with a revoked license, seven license suspensions, and fraudulent license plates.
• A 25-year-old driver was arrested on Clinton Road and Kingsbury Road for driving with a revoked license, eight license suspensions, and excessive speed.
• A gray vehicle reportedly left the scene after being in a collision with another vehicle on Nassau Boulevard.