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GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending April 5.
March 30
- Items were reported stolen from a vehicle parked in a Lee Road driveway.
- Officers responded to multiple railroad gate malfunctions at various crossings along the Hempstead LIRR line.
- A truck driver on St. James Street South was charged with driving with a suspended license and driving in a No Commercial Vehicle zone.
- A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended registration and excessive speed.
- A driver on Clinch Avenue at Greenridge Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and passing a stop sign.
March 31
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- Firefighters and police responded to Adelphi University for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be aerosol spray.
- A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended registration and excessively tinted windows.
- Officers arrested a driver for leaving the scene after being involved in a two-vehicle-crash on Clinton Road which resulted in an injury to an occupant of the other vehicle.
April 1
- A contractor was charged with operating power lawn maintenance equipment before 8 a.m.
- A light pole in front of a Franklin Avenue restaurant was found knocked over by unknown means.
- A driver on Rockaway Avenue was charged with out of class operation, suspended registration and excessive speed in a school zone.
April 2
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- Officers were assigned to traffic and safety details for the St. Joseph’s 5K Run/Walk for Tomorrow’s Hope.
- Firefighters and police responded to a restaurant for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be construction.
- A driver on Clinton Road was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed.
April 3
- Officers investigated two vehicle thefts. The first vehicle was reported stolen from a Pine Street residence. It was tracked to a Brooklyn location and recovered. The second vehicle was reported stolen from a Fifth Street residence. It was tracked to a Mount Vernon location and recovered. The investigations are ongoing.
- Loose change was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in a Poplar Street driveway. Other vehicles in the vicinity were rummaged through with no loss reported.
- A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with fraudulent license plates, excessive speed, and unlicensed operation.
- Officers arrested a 19-year-old driver on New Hyde Park Road for eight driver license suspensions, tinted windows, and defective brakes.
April 4
- A business reported three of its checks were stolen, altered and cashed for $79,000.
- Multiple unauthorized charges totaling $5,600 were reportedly made against a resident’s credit card account.
- A driver on Rockaway Avenue was charged with driving with fraudulent license plates and unregistered operation.
- Officers and firefighters responded to Adelphi University for a fire alarm and discovered it was activated by hairspray.
- A driver on Rainbow Place was charged with suspended license, suspended registration, and tinted windows.
April 5
- A resident’s identity was stolen and used in an attempt to take out a car loan and purchase car insurance.
- A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.
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