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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