Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: ID Thieves at Large, McDonald's Hold-Up, DWI Busts

Crimes reported in Wantagh, Seaford, Massapequa and Farmingdale.

The following information is taken directly from the Nassau County Police Department's incident reports. None of the defendants have been convicted of a crime.

Wantagh

  • Police are seeking the public's help in catching ID thieves who struck in Wantagh in September. Click here for more.
  • On Dec. 3, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., the complainant reported that his back screen doors window pane was broken by what appears to be a small bb hole by unknown suspect(s) on Woodland Avenue.
Seaford
  • Sometime between 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 8 a.m. on Dec. 9, complainants reported that unknown suspect(s) stole tools from their vehicles while they were parked at Sunrise Pets.
Massapequa
  • A Massapequa man has been arrested after he allegedly held up a teenager outside a McDonald's on Jericho Turnpike in Syosset. Click here for more.
  • Sometime between 11:20 p.m. on Dec. 4 and midnight on Dec. 5, the complainant's backpack containing keys, a debit card and cell phone was stolen from the basketball court at XSport Fitness.
  • On Dec. 7 at 6 p.m., the complainant's pocketbook was stolen from a fitting room at Sunrise Mall.
  • Sometime between 8 p.m. on Dec. 2 and 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 3, unknown suspect(s) removed change from complainant's unlocked vehicle on Charles Avenue. Another vehicle parked at the same location was also rummaged through.
  • On Dec. 3 at 5:30 p.m., a Bayshore woman was arrested for shoplifting at Walmart and charged with petit larceny.
  • On Dec. 3 at 8:52 p.m., a Lindenhurst man was arrested for shoplifting at Sports Authority and charged with petit larceny.
  • On Dec. 4 at 1:30 p.m., a Copiague man was arrested at Walmart and charged with petit larceny.
  • On Dec. 4 at 6:40 p.m., an Amityville man was arrested at Walmart and charged with petit larceny.
  • On Dec. 5 at 1:40 p.m., a Uniondale woman was arrested for shoplifting at Kohl's and charged with petit larceny.
  • On Dec. 5 at 3:01 p.m., a Lindenhurst man was arrested at Walmart for shoplifting and charged with petit larceny.
  • On Dec. 1 at 12:01 a.m., the complainant reported that unknown suspects damaged his fence on Lincoln Avenue.
  • Sometime between Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 1 at 6 p.m., unknown suspect(s) broke the passenger window of complainant's vehicle and removed an iPod on West Orlando Street.
  • On Dec. 7 at 3:57 a.m., Steven Gus Ramirez, 21, of Baldwin, was arrested the intersection of Old Sunrise Highway and Sunrise Highway and charged with DWI.
Farmingdale
  • A Bayshore man was arrested Friday for allegedly driving drunk while two children were in his vehicle, cops said. Click here for more.


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