Freon Leak Caused Garden City Supermarket Evacuation: Police

Garden City NY

30 May, 2022

10:03 AM

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GARDEN CITY, NY — The Garden City Police Department reported the following incidents for the week ending May 24. May 18 Officers assisted the fire department with a fire alarm at a local supermarket. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a Freon leak in the building. All occupants in the store were evacuated. The Nassau County Fire Marshal and HazMat Team responded to the scene and assisted firefighters in rendering the area safe. No injuries were reported.Officers are investigating an attempt to cash a fraudulent government check.A driver on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and an altered/loud muffler.A driver on Rockaway Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.Officers investigated a report of a person throwing rocks at a NICE bus on Old Country Road, damaging the windshield.May 19 An officer responded to 7th Street for a fallen tree limb blocking the sidewalk. The area was safeguarded until the branch was removed by the Parks Department. A driver was charged with multiple aggressive driving violations on 11th Street.A driver on Franklin Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation, excessive speed, and unsafe lane usage.Officers and NYU paramedics responded to Old Country Road for a confused elderly man. Upon their arrival, the man exhibited signs of confusion and elevated blood pressure. He was stabilized and transported to a local hospital. Officers notified NYPD and his family after determining he was a reported missing person from Brooklyn.May 20 Officers arrested a 40-year-old male for repeatedly punching a co-worker at a Stewart Avenue construction site. He was charged with assault. The victim suffered head and facial injuries.A Bayberry Road resident reported tires on two different vehicles parked at his residence were damaged. A white SUV left the scene after colliding into another vehicle on Franklin Avenue.Officers responded to Nassau Boulevard for a traffic light malfunction caused by a PSEG power outage.Firefighters and police responded to a Willow Street residence where high levels of carbon monoxide were detected. Firefighters rendered the area safe and vented the residence.A driver on Cathedral Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation, suspended registration and unsafe lane usage.A driver on Maxwell Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and passing a stop sign.May 21 Officers investigated a report of vandalism inside a Grove Park bathroom. Three parking tickets were issued for handicapped parking violations.May 22 While assigned to an accident investigation on Stewart Avenue at Clinton Road, an officer saw a vehicle pass the accident scene at a high rate of speed while driving erratically. The vehicle was stopped and upon investigation, the 37-year-old driver was arrested for DWI, excessive speed and unsafe lane usage.A driver on Stewart Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.Officers responded to Magnolia Avenue where a tree limb fell on and damaged a parked vehicle with two occupants. No injuries were reported.May 23 A catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle parked in the School District Administration Building Parking Field.A driver on Meadow Street was charged with driving with a suspended license and passing a Stop sign.Officers responded to a report of an explosion in the vicinity of St. James Street South. It was determined a person using an air compressor overfilled his truck tire causing it to burst. No injuries were reported.Firefighters and police responded to a Franklin Avenue building for a fire alarm and found the cause to be overcooked food.An officer assisted a family in the rescue of a rabbit that was stuck inside a window well. May 24 A person was seen by a witness walking up to and entering a vehicle parked in a 4th Street driveway. They then entered a black car on 4th Street and fled the area.Firefighters and police responded to Rockaway Avenue for a report of low hanging wires. Firefighters secured the area.A driver on Franklin Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and suspended registration.