Crimes Nearby, Pt. II: Schools on Lockout, Car Stolen

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

    •    On Feb. 19 between 6-10 p.m., a complainant parked at Applebee’s on Sunrise Highway said his window had been broken, and his cell phone, cash and other miscellaneous items had been stolen.
    •    Sometime between Nov. 1, 2012 and Feb. 24, unknown suspect(s) placed dirt in the fuel tanks at the Newbridge Road Park maintenance garage, which rendered them inoperable.
    •    Sometime between 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 19 and 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 20, a vehicle parked at Little Ceasar’s Pizza on Merrick Road was scratched by an unknown suspect.

Massapequa

    •    On Feb. 23, a woman's pocketbook was stolen from a cart at Babies R us on Sunrise Highway. The theft occurred between 6:10 p.m. and 7 p.m.
    •    On Feb. 25, a car was stolen from the parking lot of the CVS at 20 Broadway in Massapequa. The owner had parked it there between 8:25 a.m. and 4 p.m. and discovered it was missing when he returned.
    •    A police search on Feb. 28 prompted the Massapequa School District to initiate lockout procedures in four schools. For more details, click here.

Merrick

    •    Sometime between 9 p.m. on Feb. 20 and 10 a.m. on Feb. 21, an unknown person removed electronics from the victim’s vehicle, which was parked in his driveway on Cheryl Road.
    •    On Feb. 22 at 12:17 a.m., an unknown person removed a GPS from victim's vehicle on Whaleneck Drive in Merrick. The larceny was discovered by the reporting officer while canvassing the area for a suspicious person.
    •    On Feb. 21, between 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., long scratches found on car while parked on Benson Lane in Merrick.

Seaford

    •    On Feb. 23, Jaclyn Lino, 19, of Farmingdale was arrested on the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway at Exit 3 and charged with driving while intoxicated as well as three vehicle and traffic law violations.
    •    A man on Nimrod Street in Seaford reported to police on Feb. 25 that he discovered a footprint entering his home from an interior car door and in the upstairs bedroom. No loss of items was reported.

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