Crimes Nearby, Pt. II: Student Approached by Stranger, Attempted Burglary

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.

Long Beach

• Lauren K. Powers, 29, of Levittown was arrested and charged with an active probation warrant at Long Beach Police Department headquarters on May 23. 

• On May 17 at 4 a.m., a man noticed that an unknown suspect was trying to steal his bike rack off of his car, which was parked on South St. Marks Avenue in Bellmore, and the suspect was unsuccessful.

• A Mepham High School student was approached by a stranger while walking home from school on May 20, according to an email to parents from Principal Michael Harrington. Click here for more.
  

• The intended victim of a gunpoint robbery on May 20 in the parking lot of Chase Bank at 1090 Hicksville Road as able to scare away the thief, police said. For further details, click here.
• A tire was punctured in the CVS parking lot on 20 Broadway on May 20.

• Sometime between 12:20 a.m. and 7:40 a.m. on May 15, three tires and rims were stolen from a Hondra Accord that was parked on Cynthia Lane in Merrick.
• A Merrick woman was charged on May 17 with grand larceny for allegedly stealing more than $90,000 from the Roosevelt-based waterproofing company where she worked as comptroller. Click this link for more.
• Sometime between 9 p.m. on May 16 and 1 p.m. on May 17, a power washer was stolen from a shed on Frederick Avenue.
• On May 16, at 9:26 a.m., a man reported that his chainsaw on Shore Drive was missing.

• A motor and other miscellaneous items were reported missing off a boat at Adler Court on May 6.
• An attempted burglary was reported on May 16 at Ricky and Luis Auto Inc. on 570 Hicksville Road.