Driver With 9 License Suspensions Arrested: Garden City Police

Garden City NY

16 January, 2022

10:03 AM

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GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending Jan. 11. Jan. 5 As a result of icy conditions, officers responded to several auto accidents and medical incidents throughout the village.A driver on Meadow Street was charged with driving with a suspended license and passing a stop sign.Officers arrested a motorist on Ring Road for driving with nine license suspensions and unsafe turning.A 36-year-old man was arrested for trespassing inside the taxi stand at the Garden City LIRR Station and damaging property within. Jan. 6 A driver on New Hyde Park Road was charged with fraudulent license plates and unregistered operation.A driver on Clinton Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and using a cell phone. Jan. 7 Officers responded to 15 snowstorm-related calls which included auto accidents, medical injury reports, hazardous conditions, alarms and disabled vehicles.A truck struck the Cherry Valley overpass. Officers charged the driver with disobeying bridge clearance signs and unlicensed operation.A check placed in the mail at the Garden City Post Office was reportedly stolen, forged and cashed by an unknown person.Garden City detectives arrested a 58-year-old man for attempting to cash a forged $2,100 check in another person's name at a Garden City bank. He was charged with identity theft, possession of a forged instrument, and grand larceny.A driver was charged with driving on Clinton Road with a suspended license and fraudulent license plates.A 28-year-old man was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident that occurred on Cherry Valley Avenue on Dec. 17. A driver on Meadow Street was charged with unlicensed operation and using a cell phone. Jan. 8 A vehicle was reported stolen from a Carteret Place driveway. Garden City detectives traced the vehicle to a location in Newark. The investigation is ongoing.Police and firefighters responded to Kellum Place where black smoke was emanating from a building. Upon investigation, the cause was determined to be ongoing boiler work. Jan. 9 Officers investigated a report of a truck leaving the scene after striking and damaging an electronic pedestrian walk sign on Washington Avenue at Old Country Road.Police and firefighters responded to a residence for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be excess smoke from the fireplace. Firefighters rendered the residence safe by providing ventilation. Jan. 10 A vehicle was reported stolen from a Devereux Place driveway. It was found abandoned on the Long Island Expressway. The investigation is ongoing. A vehicle was reportedly damaged while parked in Parking Field 7S.Officers responded to a traffic light outage on Nassau Boulevard and Stewart Avenue.A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.Police and firefighters responded to Franklin Avenue for an odor of gas inside a building. Firefighters rendered the area safe after determining the cause was a malfunctioning boiler.Police and firefighters responded to 7th Street for a report of smoke inside a building. Upon investigation, firefighters determined the cause to be ongoing boiler maintenance. Jan. 11 A Garden City Plaza business reported someone cashed a fraudulent check in the company's name for $11,500. Money was reported stolen from a vehicle parked on Wellington Road. Multiple fraudulent credit cards were reportedly opened using a resident's identity. A driver on Meadow Street was charged with driving with a suspended license and suspended registration. A man was seen on surveillance cameras walking in the rear yard of a 10th Street residence at 3:40 a.m.