Crimes Nearby, Pt. II: LIRR Thefts, Prostitution Arrests and American Legion Damaged

The following information is taken directly from the Nassau County Police Department's incident reports. None of the defendants have been convicted of a crime.

Bellmore

    • Sometime between 10 p.m. on March 6 and 7 a.m. on March 8, a business sign was damaged at Rite Stop, which is located at 1445 Newbridge Road in Bellmore.

Massapequa

    •    On March 2 A car was broken into at the Massapequa Long Island Rail Road Station (LIRR), police said. The thief broke through a window and stole a pocketbook, wallet and cell phone at about 2:10 p.m.

    •    On March 5, there were two more thefts at the Massapequa LIRR Station, police said. A catalytic converter was stolen from a parked vehicle between 2 a.m. and 6:50 p.m., while a battery was stolen from a car between 7 a.m. and 10:20 p.m.

•    On March 5, a car was broken into outside of Lucille Roberts on Sunrise Highway in Massapequa, police said. A window was broken and a pocketbook was stolen.

    •    Two Queens women were busted on March 13 for prostitution after illegally practicing massage therapy at Healthy Spa on 185 Jerusalem Ave. For more on story, click here.

Merrick

    •   A Roosevelt woman was arrested on March 11 after she allegedly tried to open a bank account in Merrick with fake money and a phony license, police said. Click here for more in that story.

·      A man allegedly stole a bottle of vodka from Merrick Wines & Spirits on the morning of March 14. According to Joseph Pascual, the store's owner, after the man entered the store around 11:08 a.m. via the back door, he went straight to the vodka section.

- Four tires and rims were stolen off a car that was parked on Gildersleeve Street in Merrick in the early morning hours of March 11.

- The Merrick American Legion Post #1282 is seeking the community's help in identifying the person(s) responsible for damaging their property at 160 West Merrick Rd. sometime between late on March 7 evening and early March 8.

- Sometime between 11 p.m. on March 4 and 7 a.m. on March 5, items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle that was parked on Howes Street in North Merrick.

- On March 5, between 2 a.m. and 6:51 p.m., an unknown suspect stole papers from the complainant’s unlocked vehicle, which was parked on Lansdowne Avenue in Merrick.

    •    Sometime between 5:30 p.m. on March 7 and 7 a.m. on March 8, credit cards and personal papers were stolen from an unlocked vehicle that was parked on Lansdowne Place in Merrick.

    •    Sometime between 11 p.m. on March 7 and 8 a.m. on March 8, an unknown suspect removed electronics and cash from a complainant’s vehicle on Birch Drive. No damage to the vehicle was reported, police said.

    •    Sometime between 11 p.m. on March 7 and 9:30 a.m. on March 8, an unknown suspect removed jewelry from a complainant’s unlocked vehicle, which was also parked on Birch Drive.

Seaford

    •    A woman reported that jewelry was discovered missing from her home on Ionia Street in Seaford on Feb. 6.
    •    A house on Hardland Road in Seaford was burglarized on March 5 with a pocketbook stolen. Entry into the home was gained through the front door.
    •    A woman on Wolkow Avenue in Seaford reported that she received a kidnapping scam phone call on March 5. The caller stated that her father was in an accident.
    •    A blue-colored 2003 Mercury Mountaineer was reported stolen from S Seamans Neck Road in Seaford on March 9.