Crimes Nearby: Check Fraud, Stolen Merchandise and Assault

The following arrest information was supplied by several local police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate convictions.

Westbury

Police closed Old Country Road and Irving Avenue for 15 minutes on February 6 for an investigation.

Over $1,000 in cash was stolen in front of a dry cleaners at 199 Westbury Avenue on February 7. Perpetrators fled in an unknown direction. It was unknown if a weapon was used in the robbery.

A motor vehicle accident occurred at Glen Cove Road and I U Willets Road on February 8.

A Port Washington man was accused February 1 of knowingly depositing invalid checks and then withdrawing the proceeds.  

New York State Police say Antonio Raimo, 42, of Port Washington opened a bank account with  in Port Washington. After opening the new account, Raimo deposited two checks totaling $5,800, police say. Soon after, Raimo made withdrawals for all of the funds, according to police. Both checks later came back cancelled due to insufficient funds, authorities said. 

Raimo is charged with third degree grand larceny and was arraigned in Nassau County First District Court in Hempstead on February 1.

A Garden City man was arrested on charges of stealing over $200,000 in merchandise while working as a clerk at the  in the Roosevelt Field Store and selling it on eBay.

A 31-year-old Garden City man was  in connection with several vehicle break-ins that occurred at ,  and a village parking lot. At each of these incidents, a window to a parked vehicle was broken and pocketbooks and other items of value were stolen. The detectives were also able to recover some of the stolen property at the subject’s residence.

An officer was conducting traffic enforcement on Tannerspond Road on February 5 when he stopped a vehicle for passing a Stop sign at Newmarket Road. The driver, a female 16-year-old from Mineola, was issued an appearance ticket for the possession of two alcohol beverages. In addition she was issued traffic tickets for the Stop sign violation, no seatbelt and uninsured operation. 

A 45-year-old West Hempstead man was arrested on February 1 in Lakeview by Rockville Centre Police. He was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree unlawful fleeing of a police officer, reckless endangerment, driving while intoxicated, failure to yield to a police vehicle, reckless driving, unlicensed operator, and failure to maintain lane, following a police investigation that began at Lakeview Avenue and Hempstead Avenue in Rockville Centre.