Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Theft at Knifepoint, Order of Protection Violation and Locker Robberies

A look at crimes in the towns surrounding New Hyde Park.

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

New Hyde Park

A pedestrian was struck and sustained a serious trauma to the arm as part of a four-car accident at 180 Kamda Blvd. on September 11 at 3:03 p.m.

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A  in New Hyde Park at the intersection of Jericho Turnpike and Covert Avenue on the morning of September 12 at 8:56 a.m. According to reports, a white mini-van hit the bicyclist and then fled the scene, heading towards Second Avenue on Covert Avenue.

Mineola

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An aided person was transported to  on September 13 at 4:26 p.m. Police from the Fifth Precinct were reportedly investigating the unknown incident location.

The 21-year old victim of a motorcycle accident at an unknown location on September 13 at 10:06 p.m. was transported to Winthrop Hospital with a fractured leg.

Nassau Police are  who allegedly robbed the  on Jericho Turnpike Friday afternoon. According to detectives, an unknown male black subject, in his 30s, standing 5’6” to 5’8” tall, wearing a blacked hooded sweatshirt and baseball style cap with a Pittsburg Penguins logo, entered the Bank of America on Jericho Turnpike Friday afternoon at about 2:56 p.m. and passed a demand note to a bank teller.

Williston Park

A car struck a garage at 109 Harvard St. on September 11 at 8:41 p.m. The garage reportedly sustained heavy damage. The extent of injuries was unknown.

Roslyn

Multiple injuries were reported in a motor vehicle accident on Old Northern Boulevard and Mineola Avenue in Roslyn Estates on September 11 at 8:24 a.m. Eastbound lanes were reopened at 11:51 a.m.

An overturned auto was reported on the South Service Road of the westbound Long Island Expressway with injuries in Roslyn Heights. There was no entrapment reported.

A hazmat fire occurred on the eastbound side of the Long Island Expressway at exit 39 on September 13 at 6 p.m., causing massive delays. The Roslyn Fire Department responded to a Gershow junk car trailer which was leaking fuel with a fire.

Westbury

A multiple-motor vehicle accident occurred on Jericho Turnpike (Route 25) and Glen Cove Road in Old Westbury, causing all lanes to be blocked on September 12 at 4:36 p.m.

Hicksville

An entrapment with a pin in a motor vehicle accident occurred at Broadway and Old Country Road on September 12 at 10:43 p.m.

An overturned auto occurred at 395 North Newbridge Road on September 13 at 5:37 p.m. One person was aided at the scene by Nassau County Police ambulance.

Bethpage

A fire occurred at 1 Michael Drive in Old Bethpage on September 13 at 4:22 p.m. The Plainview Fire Department reported the blaze next to a 500-gallon oil tank which was part of a pool heater on fire.

Personal items were stolen from an unlocked locker at  on September 5 as well as a gym bag containing $200 in currency was stolen from a locker on September 7. The lock that was placed on the latter locker prior to the theft was found to be missing.

Garden City detectives arrested a male 53-year-old from New Hyde Park for criminal contempt on September 9. The subject had sent text messages to his ex-wife at her Garden City residence in violation of a Nassau Family Court order of protection.

A car overturned at Stewart Avenue and Clinton Road on September 14 at 4:11 p.m.

Malverne-West Hempstead

A motorcycle accident occurred in the westbound lanes on the Southern State Parkway at exit 18 on September 8 at 12:29 a.m. The motorcyclist experienced non-life threatening injuries. Two westbound lanes were closed.

Police are still searching for the suspect who  early in the morning of September 13. According to Nassau County detectives, around 2 a.m., a 49-year-old female employee was working at the 7-Eleven store located at 310 Hempstead Ave. when a black male suspect entered into the store and demanded money. The suspect also displayed a large knife.


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