Crime & Safety

Lynbrook PD: $7K Grand Larceny at Capri, Serious Phone Scam

A weekly rundown of arrests and case reports from the Lynbrook Police Department.

The following information was supplied by the Lynbrook Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate guilt.

Arrests

  • On March 11 at 8 p.m., Alexander P. Hartmann, 49, of Long Beach, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated gamily offense and two counts of criminal contempt on Lyon Place. 
  • On March 13 at 11:15 p.m., Tara A. Lyles, 19, of Jamaica, was arrested and charged with prostitution in Room 135 of the Lynbrook Capri Motor Inn, located at 5 Freer St.
  • On March 14 at 12:15 p.m., Dashawn Singleton, 29, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation on Sunrise Highway.
  • On March 14 at 12:43 a.m., Allen P. Nist, 22, of Allentown, Pa., was arrested and charged with DWI and failure to signal turn on Broadway.
  • On March 14 at 7:33 p.m., Heidi L. Biesbrock, 23, of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with prostitution in Room 156 of the Lynbrook Capri Motor Inn, located at 5 Freer St.
  • On March 16 at 9:30 p.m., Lamarr A. Talley, 40, of Uniondale, was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation, two counts of suspended registration, speeding and unlicensed operation on Peninsula Boulevard.
  • On March 16 at 11:32 p.m., Victor C. Jackson, 24, of Rockville Centre, was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation, uninsured motor vehicle, unregistered motor vehicle and no tail lights on Merrick Road.
  • On March 18 at 1:27 p.m., Eric P. Debarra, 30, of Uniondale, was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation and speeding on Peninsula Boulevard.

Case Reports

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  • Grand Larceny: At 10:20 p.m. on March 12, a complainant reported that after checking out of Room 112 of the Lynbrook Capri Motor Inn and leaving the motel, they noticed that they had left some jewelry in the room. The complainant responded back to the Lynbrook Capri Motor Inn to find that the room had been cleaned but their jewelry was gone. The jewelry is listed as a gold men’s bracelet valued at $3,000, a Tag Huer men’s watch valued at $2,500 and a men’s white gold diamond ring valued at $1,400. The total value of the property is $6,900.
  • Grand Larceny: At 10 a.m. on March 14, a complainant reported that an unknown person(s) removed a cardboard box containing 125 Hewlett Packard computer random-access memory modules. The box was on the loading dock of their place of business awaiting pick up by Fed-Ex. The total value of the stolen property is $10,000. 
  • Grand Larceny: At 5:20 p.m. on March 15, a complainant reported being a victim of a phone scam. The complainant said they received a phone call on March 13 at 11:30 a.m. at their residence from a “Mr. King” of “Winner’s International Corporation.” Mr. King stated that the complainant had won a sweepstakes and that the grand prize was $250 million. Mr. King advised them that there was an $800 processing fee for the prize. Mr. King advised them to respond to Walgreens to purchase “MoneyPak” cards and that he would call back for the numbers from the cards to pay the fee. The complainant went to Walgreens, purchased the cards and then gave Mr. King the numbers from the cards. On March 15 Mr. King called back and stated that the “IRS” had stopped the sweepstakes payment until a payment of $3,500 was made. The complainant again responded to Walgreens and purchased the “Moneypak” cards and gave the numbers to Mr. King. The complainant, after speaking with family members, realized that they were a victim of a scam. The total amount of the loss was $4,300. 


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