Crime Report: Queens Teacher Arrested, Mob Bust

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced Wednesday that a New York City teacher with loan-sharking after he allegedly lent a third party $40,000 at an annual interest rate more than four times the legal limit.

According to Rice, Sean Harris, 36, of East Meadow, was arrested Tuesday night by members of the Nassau County Police Department’s DA Squad and charged with criminal usury in the second degree, a Class E felony. For the full story, click here.

More Crime News:

• Two East Meadow men were arrested on federal charges along with accused members and associates of the Gambino and Bonanno crime families after a racketeering and extortion fraud investigation involving strip clubs. For the full story, click
• Three weeks after he for allegedly assaulting a 6-year-old boy while working at (NUMC), Azoumana Ouattara has posted bail and returned to work, according to a report from CBS New York. To read the full story, click
• Sometime between 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Nov. 23, tires and rims were stolen from a business at 361 Newbridge Rd. in East Meadow.
• On Dec. 3, at 3 p.m., Kevin Tillery, of Hempstead, and Henry Olliver were busted for shoplifting at in East Meadow. Police say the suspects allegedly tried to steal $84 worth of merchandise from the store.
• On Dec. 4, after 3 a.m., a pocketbook was stolen from Canterbury Pub.
• Sometime after 3:15 p.m. on Nov. 28, a front door frame of a house was broken on Chester Drive.
• On Nov. 30, Nicholas Colantonio, 23, of Seaford was arrested at the in East Meadow and charged with petit larceny.

The following is a report from the East Meadow Citizens Patrol:

Just a warning to keep vigilant while we move around the Salisbury/Barnum neighborhood. The last attempted burglary that I am aware of happened a couple of days ago when the white work van, which has been seen on the blocks where some burglaries had occurred, surfaced and pulled into the driveway of one of our residents.

Another resident was on the ball and got the plate number. That was a very important piece to the puzzle. The guy knew he was made and took off. The police were happy that one of our neighbors did the right thing and called 911 with the information.  

I spoke with the Inspector of the third precinct last night and he assured me there are more.  Another white van truck was detained after he took scrap metal. People don't belong on private properties, therefore, if you see this action too, call it in.  

The police department has burglary units out there trying to get these guys.  They seem to know their way around our neighborhood too.

There was another incident that I heard of, regarding the attempted theft of some items from outside a home on Grand Boulevard. Again, a vigilant resident noticed odd behavior of the thieves and called the police.