Crime & Safety
Crimes Nearby Part I: Brooklyn Man Arrested For Burglary, Property Damaged
Recent criminal activity reported in southeast Nassau County communities.
Bellmore
Sometime between 5 p.m. on Aug. 7 and 9 a.m. on Aug. 8, glue was poured into door locks on Bellmore Avenue.
Before 9 a.m. on Aug. 11, a front window at the Bellmore Playhouse was broken.
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At 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 2, a woman left her wallet on a counter at 7-Eleven on Merrick Road. When she returned 15 minutes later, it was missing.
Sometime between 9-9:15 p.m. on Aug. 3, a cell phone was stolen while the victim was playing basketball at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore.
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At 2:49 p.m. on Aug. 4, Dennis Gilroy, 47, of Massapequa, was arrested at the Bellmore LIRR Station and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Merrick
A Brooklyn man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly stole jewelry from a home in Merrick, cops said. For more on this story, click here.
Two men were arrested in Merrick Tuesday afternoon after allegedly being found with 21 glassine envelopes of heroin. For more, click this link.
On Aug. 5, between 9:15 a.m. and 10:15 a.m., a vehicle parked at Synergy Fitness Center on Merrick Avenue had its window broken, and items were stolen.
At 5:25 p.m. on Aug. 3, Vincent Scuderi, 44, of  Island Park, was arrested at the intersection of Hewlett Avenue and Narwood Avenue and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and two violations of the vehicle and traffic law.
Sometime between 10 p.m. on Aug. 7 and 7 p.m. on Aug. 8, electronics were stolen from a boat at the Blue Water Yacht Club.
At 2:38 p.m. on Aug. 12, Steven Small, 51, of Merrick, was arrested on Merrick Road and charged with driving while intoxicated.
Wantagh
Sometime between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on July 29, a complainant said that while she was at the bank or Iavarone Brothers, an unknown suspect stole her wallet from her purse.
Sometime between 5 p.m. on July 30 and 8 a.m. on July 31, a duffel bag and electronics were stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Tulip Lane in Wantagh.
Also on Tulip Lane in Wantagh, between 11:30 p.m. on July 30 and 8:30 a.m. on July 31, another unlocked vehicle was broken into, with cash and sunglasses being stolen.
Sometime between 10 p.m. on July 30 and 8:30 a.m. on July 31, an unlocked vehicle on Mark Allen Drive in Wantagh was broken into, and a tote bag was stolen.
Sometime between 11 p.m. on July 30 and 5:15 a.m. on July 31, an unlocked vehicle on Harvest Road in Wantagh was broken into, with a GPS and keys being taken.
Also on Harvest Road, between 9:30 p.m. on July 30 and 11 a.m. on July 31, a phone charger was stolen from an unlocked vehicle.
Sometime between 10 p.m. on July 30 and 10 a.m. on July 31, a chainsaw was stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Heather Lane in Wantagh.
Also on Heather Lane, on July 31, before 8:45 a.m., gym items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle.
Sometime before 8 a.m. on July 31, an unlocked vehicle was broken into on Daffodil Lane in Wantagh, and a GPS was stolen.
Between 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on July 25, a bicycle was stolen from a driveway on Harvest Road in Wantagh.
Between July 30 and July 31, there were three complaints of unknown suspect(s) putting glue into front door locks at businesses on Wantagh Avenue in Wantagh.
On Aug. 11, at 3:37 a.m., Jessica Caso, 22, of Wantagh, was arrested on Riverside Drive and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated.
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