Man Altered Checks, Stole $67,000 From Garden City Businesses: Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending April 19.

April 13

• A 40-year-old male was arrested for the theft of two business checks and for altering and cashing them for a loss of $67,000. He was charged with identity theft, forgery, and grand larceny.
• Officers arrested a 32-year-old woman on Rockaway Avenue and 1st Street for DWI and unsafe lane usage.
• Three checks were reportedly stolen, forged and cashed for a total loss of $12,700.
• Property was reported stolen from a vehicle parked on Commander Avenue.
• Officers investigated a report of an unauthorized cash withdrawal from a victim’s bank account.
• A man was seen on surveillance cameras checking car door handles on Cathedral Ave.
• A vehicle was reportedly damaged by unknown means while parked in Vassar Field.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and defective brake lights.
• A victim reported he received an alert on his computer screen advising his computer was locked and to download an app to correct the condition. The victim entered his personal information on the app and later determined it was a scam.

April 14

• Firefighters and Officers responded to a residence for a carbon monoxide alarm and determined the cause was faulty batteries.
• Three truck drivers were cited for driving in a No Commercial Vehicle Zone on St. James Street South.
• Officers investigated a report of a vehicle leaving the scene after sideswiping another vehicle on Old Country Road.
• Officers responded to Hilton Avenue for a railroad gate malfunction and determined the cause was ongoing track work.

April 15

• A witness alerted police of an apparently lost and confused elderly man. Upon investigation, officers identified the male and reunited him with his family.
• A driver on Meadow Street was charged with a suspended license, suspended registration, and improper license plates.
• A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.

April 16

• A person called police headquarters and stated he received a text message stating “Help” from a possible Garden City phone number. Detectives traced the number to a Massachusetts location and determined all was in order.
• The rear passenger window to a vehicle parked on Willow Street was found damaged.
• A driver on Hilton Avenue and 3rd Street was charged with unlicensed operation and passing a stop sign.
• A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and unsafe lane usage.

April 17

• Graffiti was found on a 7th Street building.
• Property was reported stolen from a vehicle parked on Salisbury Avenue.
• Officers were assigned to traffic and safety details for the Annual Vintage Car Event and Parade.
• Officers responded to a report of water flowing from a pipe on 6th Street onto the cathedral grounds as well as Cherry Valley Avenue. The water department responded to the scene and shutoff the water supply to the pipe.
• Firefighters and police responded to a residence for flooding in the basement. Upon arrival, firefighters found a leaking boiler pipe. They were able to shut off the water supply to the leaking pipe.

April 18

• Officers responded to a railroad gate malfunction at the Nassau Boulevard crossing.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and improper license plates.
• A tractor-trailer was stopped on Clinton Road for multiple violations. The driver was charged with driving with a suspended license, improper plates on the tractor and trailer, unregistered vehicle, and various equipment violations.

April 19

• At 6:30 a.m., an officer saw a vehicle stopped in the roadway on Rockaway Avenue. The driver was asleep at the wheel with the car running and the keys in the ignition. The driver was arrested for DWI.
• The rear bumper to a vehicle parked in an Adelphi University parking lot was found damaged by unknown means.
• Graffiti was found on traffic barriers and signs in the vicinity of Denton Road and Tanners Pond Road.
• A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.