Multiple Dangerous Drivers Taken Off The Road: Garden City Police

Garden City NY

25 April, 2021

10:00 AM

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GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending April 20. April 14 A package was reported stolen from the front stoop of a Chelsea Road residence.A person's identity was used to file false unemployment claims.A driver on Cherry Valley Avenue and another driver on Cathedral Avenue were both charged with driving with suspended registrations.A driver was charged with driving on Rockaway Avenue with a suspended license and excessive speed in a school zone. April 15 The police department received a report of someone filing false unemployment claims using another person's identity.A person called a number thought to be Amazon customer service and was advised to download an app, which triggered numerous unsolicited calls. Amazon is investigating the issue. April 16 Lawn signs were reported stolen from a 1st Street residence.Officers investigated three reports of identities being stolen and used to file false unemployment claims.A driver was charged with driving on Cambridge Avenue with fraudulent registration documents, unregistered vehicle and switched license plates.Police and firefighters responded to a Franklin Avenue restaurant for a fire alarm. Upon investigation, the alarm was activated by excessive oven smoke. April 17 Upon investigation, officers arrested a 19-year-old woman for violating a court order to stay away from another person. She was charged with criminal contempt.Officers investigated a two-vehicle crash on Stewart Avenue where one of the vehicles, a red sedan, reportedly left the scene without exchanging information.A driver was charged with driving on Cambridge Avenue with a suspended license and passing a stop sign. April 18 Officers investigated a report of criminal mischief to a vehicle parked on Wickham Road.A vehicle parked at a 3rd Street home was reportedly entered. No items were taken from the vehicle. April 19 The passenger window to a vehicle parked in a private Franklin Avenue lot was found damaged.A person's identity was used to open an unauthorized insurance policy. Another person's identity was used to open unauthorized credit card accounts.A vehicle was reportedly entered on Poplar Street. No items were taken from the vehicle. April 20 Park passes were reported stolen from a vehicle parked on Westbury Road.A person's identity was used to open multiple unauthorized insurance policies.Garden City police assisted the Nassau County and Hempstead police in the investigation and arrest of a 31-year-old man who shot three people, killing one, at the Stop & Shop Store on Cherry Valley Avenue in West Hempstead.