Crime & Safety
Crimes Nearby Part I: Woman Attempts to Fill Forged Prescription, Merrick DWI Arrest
Recent criminal activity reported in southeast Nassau County communities.
Written by Andrew Coen
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.
Merrick
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Brendan Gahn, 34, of Merrick was arrested at George Court and Shore Drive and charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an incident on June 25.
On June 26, items were removed from an unlocked car parked on North Hewlett Avenue.
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Sometime between June 26 and June 27, an unknown suspect stole a GPS from a vehicle that was parked in a driveway on Illona Lane. No damage to the vehicle was reported.
On June 29, a backpack, pocketbook, USC and other miscellaneous items were stolen from car that was parked in the Gap parking lot on Merrick Road.
Salomon Samaniego, 30 of Jamaica was arrested in Merrick and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and three violations of the vehicle and traffic law.
East Meadow
- A Queens woman left her young children in the car and attempted to fill a forged prescription for Percocet atWalgreens on 2474 Hempstead Turnpike during the afternoon of July 3, according to police. For further details, click here.
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