Woman Ran Over Another Person's Foot, Drove Away: Garden City PD

Garden City NY

21 November, 2021

10:04 AM

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GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending Nov. 16. Nov. 10 A commercial van struck the Chestnut Street overpass. The driver was charged with disregarding bridge clearance signs.Police investigated a larceny report where a check placed in the mail inside the Garden City Post Office was intercepted, altered and cashed by an unknown person.Officers investigated a report of a vehicle leaving the scene after colliding into another vehicle on Cherry Valley Avenue. Nov. 11 Garden City detectives arrested a 69-year-old woman for leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury. On Nov. 8, the woman allegedly drove her vehicle over the foot of a female pedestrian in Parking Field 6E and left the scene without exchanging information.Firefighters and officers responded to a residence for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be a faulty detector.Officers responded to two traffic light outages, one on Clinton Road and the other on Hilton Avenue.Officers were assigned to traffic and safety details for a Veterans Day ceremony held on 7th Street.A driver on Cherry Valley Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license, defective brake lights, and excessively tinted windows.A driver on Hilton Avenue was charged with multiple aggressive driving violations including passing a red traffic light. Nov. 12 A package was reported stolen from the front porch of an Avalon Road residence.Officers investigated a report of a man entering a Franklin Avenue office without permission and removing a credit card from a drawer.A driver on 3rd Street was charged with driving without a license, fraudulent license plates and uninsured operation. Nov. 13 Officers responded to the Nassau Boulevard railroad station crossing for malfunctioning railroad gates.As a result of strong winds, officers and firefighters responded to Hilton Avenue where a tree fell onto a house, damaging the roof, windows and gutters. No injuries were reported.Police and firefighters responded to Adelphi University for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be burnt food.A driver was charged with driving on Clinton Road while unlicensed and passing a red traffic signal light. Nov. 14 Officers investigated a report of a vehicle leaving the scene on Clinton Road after colliding into another vehicle.A resident reported an unauthorized monetary transfer was made from her bank account to another person's account.A person said a check placed in the mail inside the Garden City Post Office was intercepted, altered and cashed by an unknown person.Police and firefighters responded to a Ring Road Restaurant for a fire alarm and determined the cause was cleaning chemicals. Nov. 15 Officers responded to a Cambridge Avenue residence after police received a phone call stating there was a burglary in progress. Officers determined no burglary occurred and all was in order; the call is being investigated as a filing a false report swatting incident. A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with driving while unlicensed and operating a mobile device. Officers and firefighters responded to the Nassau Boulevard railroad station for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be construction in the area. Nov. 16 Officers investigated a report of a SUV leaving the scene after colliding into another vehicle on Nassau Boulevard.Officers and firefighters responded to a bank for a smoke condition. Upon investigation, the cause was apparently due to an issue with the HVAC system. For safety reasons, the system was shut down by the fire fighters.Officers assisted firefighters who responded to an Old Country Road building and safely removed three people from a malfunctioning elevator.A driver of a commercial vehicle on Stewart Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and defective brakes.