Crimes Nearby: Smoke Detector Thefts, Stolen Payroll Checks and Domestic Dispute

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

A pair of New Hyde Park Firefighters, both father and son, were arrested for allegedly stealing 65 smoke detectors from a locked room inside the Headquarters.

Roslyn

The eastbound right and center lane of the Long Island Expressway at exit 36 was closed on July 18 due to a brushfire. The lane reopened at 3:28 p.m.

Westbury

The Westbury Fire District responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident with multiple injuries to 8 people on Hillside Avenue and Glen Cove Road on July 19 at 12:23 p.m. Nassau County Police Ambulance was on scene and requested assistance for additional ambulances from the Westbury Fire Department and Carle Place. Victims were transported to Winthrop University Hospital with trauma teams for 2 patients in serious but stable condition.

The westbound right lane of the Long Island Expressway between exits 39 and 40 was closed on July 19 at 5:02 p.m. due to a disabled motorist.

A gazebo fire occurred in Old Westbury at 27 Wheatley Road on July 19 at 11:33 p.m. The residence was not involved in the blaze.

Franklin Square

A Franklin Square man was arrested on July 15 at 2:12 a.m. for alleged criminal possession of a weapon. According to detectives, the 47 year old male victim was on his cell phone in front of 920 Hempstead Turnpike when he observed the defendant Michael Osborne, 37, pull out a black hand gun from his waistband and then point it towards eastbound Hempstead Turnpike. The defendant again pointed the handgun in the direction of the victim causing him to take cover behind a light pole. The victim notified the Fifth Precinct and requested assistance. The defendant was last seen entering the doorway of 906 Hempstead Turnpike. At 5:13 a.m. the defendant did exit the apartment and police placed the defendant under arrest without incident. A black Walther Starter Pistol was recovered. There were no injuries reported. Osborne is being charged with third degree criminal possession of a weapon and second degree menacing. He was arraigned on July 15 at First District Court in Hempstead.

Jericho

The rightlane of the westbound Long Island Expressway was closed at exit 42 in Jericho due to a car fire on July 17 from 3:41 p.m. to 4:11 p.m. 

Officers responded to the for a domestic dispute at a party on July 14. Upon arrival, officers arrested a male 29-year-old from Rockaway Park for punching his girlfriend in the face. He was charged with harassment.

Garden City detectives arrested a male 33-year-old from Deer Park on July 15, who, as a sales manager for Garden City Nissan, stole several company payroll checks, forged them and then cashed them at a bank in Garden City for a total amount of $8,596. He was placed under arrest at another Nissan dealer in Westbury for six counts of forgery and the larceny of the checks. He was also charged with possession of a controlled substance after he was to be in possession of two bags of alleged cocaine.

A vehicle parked on Henry Street in West Hempstead was stolen on July 15.

A GPS and other personal items were stolen from two vehicles parked in West Hempstead. The first incident occurred on Maxwell Street between July 2 and July 5 and the other on Henry Street on July 13. 

An unknown person broke into two cars parked on Munson Avenue in West Hempstead between July 12 and 13. One of the victim's wallets, which contained credit cards, was found by a neighbor up the block.

Items were stolen from a vehicle parked on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead on July 14.