Crime & Safety

Cops: iPhone Box Scam, Graffiti At Church

Here are recent incidents reported in the Mineola area, according to Nassau County Police.

Petty Larceny

Saturday, July 21

A 47-year-old Cambria Heights, Queens man was arrested for shoplifting from Fox's Designer Clothing, located on Main Street in Mineola.

Thursday, Aug. 2

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Someone stole assorted property from a storage area on Birchwood Court in Mineola.

Sunday, Aug. 5

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Someone stole a table from a Town of North Hempstead building, located on Wentworth Avenue in Albertson.

Tuesday, Aug. 7

A man sold someone an empty iPhone box for $100 cash on Mineola Boulevard and Jackson Avenue in Mineola.

Larceny From Cars

Thursday, Aug. 2

Someone stole assorted items from an unlocked vehicle on Bethel Road and Dorset Avenue in Albertson.

Criminal Mischief

Sunday, Aug. 5

Someone destroyed two lamp posts at a Cushing Avenue residence in Williston Park.

Making Graffiti

Thursday, Aug. 2

Someone spray painted the Gerald J. Wilkoff Inc. building on Main Street.

Sunday, Aug. 5

Someone spray painted the wall of First Presbyterian Church, located on First Street in Mineola.

Criminal Mischief to Cars

Wednesday, Aug. 8

Someone shattered the passenger side window of a vehicle on Lincoln Avenue and Horton Highway in Mineola.

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