Crimes Nearby: Driver Punches Skateboarder

The following information was supplied by the Nassau County Police Department, Rockville Centre Police Department and Garden City Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate guilt.

Arrests

• On May 23, while on patrol on Rockaway Avenue, a Garden City police officer discovered a one-vehicle crash had occurred at South Gate and the vehicle was now on its side. The driver, a 24-year-old male from Garden City, was removed from the vehicle and subsequently arrested for DWI and possession of a switchblade knife. He was also treated at a local hospital for minor injuries.
• On May 23, a Garden City police officer arrested a 26-year-old female from Patchogue for aggravated unlicensed operation and not wearing a seatbelt. The subject had 21 outstanding driver's license suspensions.
• On May 24, Garden City detectives and Nassau County probation officers arrested a 20-year-old male at his Cathedral Avenue residence for possession of marijuana and for an open Hempstead traffic warrant.
• On May 27, a Garden City police officer stopped a vehicle on Clinton Road for several aggressive driving violations (speeding, unsafe lane change, and driving on the wrong side of the road). In addition to the aggressive driving violations, the driver, a 33-year-old male from Copiague, was arrested for DWI (.09 percent blood alcohol content), felony aggravated unlicensed operation due to a prior DWI suspension and uninsured operation.
• On May 27, a Garden City police officer arrested a 46-year-old female from Hicksville on Franklin Avenue after committing the theft of a thermometer and over-the-counter medication valued at $70 from CVS.

• On May 13 at 11:10 a.m., a complainant from Lincoln Court in Rockville Centre reported that sometime between 6 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., an unknown person(s) entered a locked room at her apartment on and stole $500, DVDs, tools and clothing.

• On May 18 at 10:47 p.m., a complainant from Rockville Centre reported that while skateboarding on Hendrickson Avenue in Rockville Centre, an unknown male operating a black Jeep Cherokee motor vehicle punched him in the face causing no injury.