Crimes Nearby, Pt. II: Selling Alcohol to Minors, 3-Year-Old Punched in Face

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 March 1, at 1:50 a.m., a rock was thrown through the window of Comic Book Depot, located at 2847 Jerusalem Ave., although nobody entered the building, and nothing was reported stolen
    •    Sometime between 4 p.m. on March 2 and 8 a.m. on March 3, the complainant, who lives on Clarendon Avenue in Bellmore, discovered a GPS missing from her unlocked vehicle that was parked in the driveway.
    •    A Bellmore man who works on a police gang unit in Brooklyn was arrested for allegedly punching his 3-year-old son in the face on March 2. For more on this story, click here.

Massapequa

    •    Numerous jackets were reported stolen from Sports Authority on Sunrise Highway on Feb. 27.
    •    A man entered his vehicle on N Pine Street in North Massapequa on March 1 and discovered it ransacked and his radio missing. No damage to the vehicle was reported.
    •    The American flag was discovered cut off a flag pole at Massapequa High School on March 1.
    •    A vehicle parked at the Massapequa train station had its window broken with a pocketbook, wallet, cell phone, cash and credit cards stolen on March 2.

Merrick

    •    On Feb. 27, between 7-8:15 p.m., a car that was parked at Xtreme Gym, which is located at the corner of South Hewlett Avenue and Merrick Road in Merrick, had its window broken. A pocketbook, credit cards and an unknown amount of cash was taken.
    •    Also on Feb. 27, between 7:30-8:15 p.m., another vehicle also had its window broken in the same parking lot. A pocketbook, credit cards and an unknown amount of money was taken as well.
    •    Sometime between 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 and 7:17 a.m. on Feb. 28, an unknown suspect shattered the front passenger window of a car on Byron Road in Merrick. The car had been locked. An iPad was stolen from the vehicle.
    •    Sometime between 4-8 a.m. on Feb. 28, someone shattered the passenger’s side window of the victim’s car, which was parked on Whaleneck Drive in Merrick. A laptop was stolen, along with accessories.
    •    New York State Police are investigating a fatal crash that took place on the Meadowbrook Parkway on March 4 along the Merrick-Freeport border around exit M7. Charges have been filed in connection to the incident.

Seaford
    •    The driver side mirror of a vehicle parked on Clark Street in Seaford was discovered broken on Feb. 26.
    •    A man on Ocean Avenue in Seaford reported that his mailbox was damaged on March 3. Several other residences in that ares also had their mailboxes damaged.

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