Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: School Bomb Threat, Son Arrested for Destroying Mom's Stuff

A rundown of the week's top crimes stories in communities neighboring Malverne-West Hemsptead.

The following information was supplied by the Nassau County and Rockville Centre police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.

Bomb Threat at Garden City Middle School

Garden City Middle School went into  after a bomb threat note was found on the campus. The building and surrounding grounds was checked and no items were located. Nassau County Canine Officers assisted with the search. A student  following the false threat.

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Two Busted for Identity Theft

Police arrested two alleged identity thieves on Sunday after they allegedly used stolen information from multiple victims to purchase goods at the Green Acres Mall, according to detectives.

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Yalanda Harvey, 39, of Manhattan, and Tommie Friday, 55, of Queens, allegedly used multiple fraudulent identifications along with the personal identity information of multiple victims to establish or access credit accounts and make numerous purchases at Kohl’s, Macy’s and Victoria’s Secret at the mall, police said.

The pair is charged with first-degree identity theft and three counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree. Additionally, Harvey is charged with second-degree forgery. 

An East Rockaway man was arrested Saturday night after being observed by the Narcotics Vice Bureau selling cocaine near Ocean Avenue, police reported.

Thomas Guilz, 30, is charged with second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Cops: Man Destroys Mother’s Possessions

A man was arrested on Friday after he allegedly destroyed furnishings and valuables in his mother’s Valley Stream home and then barricaded himself in the attic, police said.

At noon, the 58-year-old female victim saw her son, Dukens Joseph, 38, destroying things in their Viola Street home. She left the home and reported the situatin to a Fifth Precinct patrol officer.

Police responded to the house at 1:30 p.m. and determined that Joseph had barricaded himself in the attic. The Emergency Service Unit, along with the Bureau of Special Operations and Hostage Negotiators, responded to the scene. 

At 4:15 p.m., a tactical arrest team was able to place the defendant under arrest. He was transported to an area hospital where he is being held for evaluation.  No injuries are reported at this time.

Joseph is charged with second-degree criminal mischief and resisting arrest.

A woman allegedly assaulted police officers while attempting to escape custody in Rockville Centre late Wednesday night.

According to detectives, police were alerted to a suspicious car on Atkinson Road when they found Camille Baez, 29, of Bellmore, as the driver with what appeared to be 19 Oxycodone pills in plain view in the center console. Police said Baez did not provide a prescription for the medication.

Additionally, while officers were running a computer check on the vehicle, it was revealed the car was stolen on April 24 from  in Mineola.

The defendant was placed under arrest, but after she was transported to the Rockville Centre Police Department, she attempted to escape custody and injured an officer in the process. The officer was transported to a local hospital and was treated and released for a sprained left middle finger.

Nassau Police are investigating a burglary that occurred on April 22 at a  Wireless dealer in Lynbrook.

According to police, a male suspect threw a brick through the front door of the store to gain entry. He allegedly stole several cell phones and then fled the scene on foot. He was last seen traveling eastbound on Sunrise Highway on foot and into an underground parking garage.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding this crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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