Crime & Safety

Massapequa Crime Report: Supermarket Scam

Oct. 15 to Oct. 22

The following information was supplied by the Nassau County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.

Petty Larceny

On  Oct. 17, a bike was stolen from the Carmans Road BOCES school, police said. The theft occurred between noon and 3 p.m.

On Oct. 15, two people scammed a cashier at the Waldbaums on Hicksville Road in North Massapequa, police said. At 7:40 p.m. man and a woman convinced a cashier to remove the cash drawer from a register. While the man distracted the cashier, the woman  reached into the draw and took, $500. The male suspect is described as being about 30-years-old with dark hair and eyes. He's 5-foot-6 with a thin build. The female suspect is described as being about 60-years-old with silver and black hair and Wrinkled face. A similar crime took place earlier at the Pathmark on Merrick Road in Seaford, and similar crimes have been taking place throughout Long Island, police said.


Grand Larceny

On Oct. 17,  a Massapequa resident was bilked out of $1,790 by somebody he met on Craigslist, police said.

 DWI

On Oct. 20, a West Sayville woman was arrested on Unqua Road and charged with DWI.


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