.
Feedback

Crimes Nearby Part 2: Chinese Delivery Robberies, Tires Stolen

Recent criminal activity reported in southeast Nassau County communities.

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.

Merrick

  • A Roosevelt woman was arrested on March 11 after she allegedly tried to open a bank account in Merrick with fake money and a phony license, police said. Click here for more in that story.
  • A man allegedly stole a bottle of vodka from Merrick Wines & Spirits on the morning of March 14. According to Joseph Pascual, the store's owner, after the man entered the store around 11:08 a.m. via the back door, he went straight to the vodka section. For more details on story, click here.
  • Four tires and rims were stolen off a car that was parked on Gildersleeve Street in Merrick in the early morning hours of March 11. For more details on this incident, click here.
  • The Merrick American Legion Post #1282 is seeking the community's help in identifying the person(s) responsible for damaging their property at 160 West Merrick Rd. sometime between late on March 7 evening and early March 8. Click here for the details.
  • Sometime between 11 p.m. on March 4 and 7 a.m. on March 5, items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle that was parked on Howes Street in North Merrick.
  • On March 5, between 2 a.m. and 6:51 p.m., an unknown suspect stole papers from the complainant’s unlocked vehicle, which was parked on Lansdowne Avenue in Merrick.
  • Sometime between 5:30 p.m. on March 7 and 7 a.m. on March 8, credit cards and personal papers were stolen from an unlocked vehicle that was parked on Lansdowne Place in Merrick.
  • Sometime between 11 p.m. on March 7 and 8 a.m. on March 8, an unknown suspect removed electronics and cash from a complainant’s vehicle on Birch Drive. No damage to the vehicle was reported, police said.
  • Sometime between 11 p.m. on March 7 and 9:30 a.m. on March 8, an unknown suspect removed jewelry from a complainant’s unlocked vehicle, which was also parked on Birch Drive.

Uniondale

  • A Uniondale man was arrested on March 15 for for his involvement in a string of Chinese delivery robberies in Uniondale.

Newsletter & Alerts

Get the best stories each day and important breaking news

Subscribe

Not from East Meadow Patch? Find your Local Patch »

Loading comments ...
Note Article
Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
Sara Rietbroek May 15, 2013 at 10:18 pm
Not sure why that happened. May have been a technical error.
JACK COLLINS May 15, 2013 at 06:45 pm
Did I really need this anouncement 22 times?
Tyson Marion May 13, 2013 at 01:45 pm
If can get in and out without a problem I would not. I would rather ask them to move their carRead More back. It's not worth making a life long enemy.
paul May 11, 2013 at 11:20 pm
Yes my answer was serious.... I gave you different comments regarding your question. The pics youRead More provided is how I based my answer.... Point was did it create an issue for you and does it occur all the time. If it was a one time incident as small as it was you decide?
det2659 May 11, 2013 at 10:51 pm
Are you serious Paul? Look at the photos. A yes or no...period. If I were present I'd have saidRead More "You're blocking the driveway".