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August 5, 2010, Police News

Crime Report

Thu, Aug 05, 2010

Police reports come from law enforcement agencies. Suspects are presumed innocent unless and until convicted in court.

  • Unknown person/s reportedly damaged the floodlights and buntings at Reinhardt School, South St. Marks Avenue, Bellmore, between July 19 and 21.
  • The rear window of a 2008 Toyota Rav4 parked on Clemons Street was smashed by unknown vandal(s) on July 30.
  • The window was smashed on a 2009 Nissan Maxima on Edleberry Lane on July 30. Video surveillance caught a man attempting to take the rims off of the vehicle. The man was scared off by the vehicle’s car alarm activating. The rims had previously stolen off of this vehicle.
  • A Nissan Maxima had its window smashed and glove box broken on Iris Lane on July 30 between 12:30 and 4 a.m.
  • The owner of a 2008 Acura on Sterling Street observed a perpetrator, who was known to her, slash its tires on July 29 at 4 a.m. First Squad detectives are investigating.
  • A laptop computer was stolen out of an unlocked 2010 Chevrolet on Mark Drive on July 27.
  • A 1999 Dodge Caravan engine caught on fire, as the owner was driving the vehicle, on Newbridge Road and Bennett Avenue on July 27 at 8:25 p.m. 
  • Grandma’s Candy Kitchen, Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, was burglarized on July 23. A rear window on the second floor was broken, and cash was stolen.
  • A man reports St. Markella Greek Orthodox Church, Jones Avenue North, Wantagh, is fenced in because of construction. When he arrived on July 23, the gate was ajar and the chain and lock were missing. He noticed empty beer cans in the back area. 
  • A man reports parking his vehicle across from the Wantagh train station at Sunrise Highway and Seaford Avenue, Wantagh, on July 24. When he returned he noticed his laptop computer and brief case missing.
  • A resident of East View Avenue, Wantagh, stated she heard her car horn honk on July 27, looked out the window and saw a white man with dark hair in her vehicle.  The victim called 911 and the suspect fled in unknown direction.  The victim noticed her sunglasses and cash missing from her vehicle.  
  • A resident of Montauk Avenue in Merrick reports a GPS navigation device and toys stolen from her unlocked 2007 Toyota while parked in the driveway on August 1.
  • A Rosebud Avenue resident reports a GPS, gym bag and DVDs stolen from her 2009 Toyota on August 1.
  • A 2007 Dodge Caravan on Clinton Avenue was stolen on July 28.© 
  • Damage was done to lawn fixtures in front of a residence on Gardenia Avenue on July 27.
  • A laptop computer, GPS system and an iPod were taken from an unlocked 2008 Chevy on Croydon Drive on July 24.
  • The tires and rims were taken off a 2006 Nissan from the Merrick railroad station parking lot on July 29.
  • Three vehicles had property stolen from them on Ava Road on July 26: 2001 Hyundai – a GPS; 2005 Jaguar – music CDs and cash; 2006 Ford – a GPS and DVD player. All vehicles were left unlocked.
  •  A camcorder, camera, GPS and two cell phones were stolen from a 2008 Chrysler on Richard Avenue on July 25
  • A report of Criminal Mischief was made at Curé of Ars Church on July 23. The complainant reports that while locking up the church for the night, he heard a loud crash and observed a white man, approximately 5’10”, 200 pounds, running northbound on Merrick Avenue. A piece of concrete with a T-shirt wrapped around it was thrown through the window.  On July 22, also at Curé of Ars Church, a report of vandalism was made to an exit sign near the Merrick Avenue parking lot.
  • Cards and Gifts, on Merrick Road, Merrick, was burglarized on July 22. A front glass door was broken; loss is unknown at this time.
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