Hempstead-Oyster Bay police report
Reports from county or village police, June 20-26
A tire on a vehicle parked on Belmill Road was punctured June 22.
The lock at a fenced Central Avenue construction site was discovered cut June 21 and several metal utility ramps were removed and later sold to Two Brothers Scrap Metal on Sarah Drive, police said.
A 1996 Jeep Cherokee was discovered stolen from a driveway on Eisenhower Place on June 21.
Several vehicles at Broadway Mall were damaged June 22; items stolen included GPS units and a pocketbook.
A wallet, passport and an iPod were stolen from a vehicle at Ikea June 22.
The steering column on a vehicle parked on Bethpage Road was discovered damaged June 25.
A 2000 Mercedes on Clearview Lane was damaged June 21.
A catalytic converter was stolen from a 2010 Toyota 4Runner parked in a Long Island Rail Road lot at Sunrise Highway and Broadway June 23.
Three vehicles on Pennsylvania Avenue were damaged by BB pellets June 26.
Two handbags were stolen from vehicles parked in a lot at Pathmark on Carmans Road on June 26.
A rear window screen was cut June 22 to gain entry into a Westwood Road South residence, and jewelry and two laptop computers were stolen.
Theft from two vehicles parked on Atlantic Avenue were discovered June 23. Items stolen included GPS navigation units and a wallet.
Two residences were discovered vandalized June 24. Unknown persons spray-painted the word "waste" on the garage door of an Alexander Avenue residence and a fence at a Camp Avenue residence.
A Lincoln Boulevard residence was burglarized June 25. Entry was gained through an unlocked garage entrance; the garage door had been left open. Jewelry and Russian currency were stolen.
A catalytic converter was stolen June 23 from a 2004 Toyota Tundra pickup parked in a Long Island Rail Road lot at Wantagh and Railroad avenues.
An evergreen shrub was stolen from a Stanford Court yard June 24.
A catalytic converter was stolen June 24 from a 2002 Toyota SUV parked in a Long Island Rail Road lot on Railroad Avenue.
A hair-cutting chair was discovered stolen June 24 from Orly's Treehouse on Shames Drive.
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Three to four youths were allegedly observed throwing eggs at a rear building of The Water Club on Beech Street June 26.
A Harvard Place residence was broken into June 20, and jewelry and money were stolen.
A GPS navigation system and an E-ZPass were stolen June 20 from a vehicle parked on Ocean Point Avenue.
A package of underwear was stolen June 20 from a vehicle parked on Buckingham Court.
A Hempstead man, 38, was arrested June 24 at Roquette Avenue and Arcade Place. He was charged with grand larceny and accused of taking $18 in a bogus drug sale, false personation and violation of parole.
A Cedar Street residence was burglarized June 26. An air-conditioning unit was removed from a side window to gain entry, and jewelry and $660 were stolen.
A GPS navigation system and a laptop were stolen June 20 from a vehicle parked on Flint Lane.
A pocketbook was stolen June 22 from a shopping cart at Whole Foods Market on North Broadway.
Two Far Rockaway men, 47 and 51, were arrested June 20 at CVS Pharmacy on Atlantic Avenue and charged with shoplifting. They were captured as they were allegedly fleeing in a vehicle with several boxes of stolen merchandise.
Unknown fluid was poured onto a 2009 Hyundai parked on Hull Street June 20, causing damage to the vehicle.
A residence on Argyle Avenue was burglarized June 21. Entry was gained through an unlocked rear window, and jewelry and laptops were stolen.
A 2003 Dodge minivan parked in a Braxton Street driveway was discovered stolen June 25.
A 2006 Suzuki motorcycle was stolen from the rear of a house on Front Street on June 24.
The window on a vehicle parked on Syosset Woodbury Road was damaged June 26.
Compiled by Mary Beth Foley
and Sabrina Monroe
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