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Seen 'Em? Search On For Pair Of East Garden City Thieves Seen 'Em? Search On For Pair Of East Garden City Thieves
Seen 'Em? Search On For Pair Of East Garden City Thieves Police are on the lookout for two people who robbed both a Long Island department store and a restaurant. The back-to-back robberies occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 31 in East Garden City, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 5:30 p.m., a man and woman walked into the Macy’s located at 630 Old Country Road, at the Roosevelt Field Mall. As they began to grab items, concealing them, two of the store’s loss prevention officers confronted the pair. A struggle followed, with the woman allegedly becoming combative, pushing and kicking the officer before the two suspects ran, fleeing we…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Woman Robbed In East Garden City Parking Lot Near Mall: Police Woman Robbed In East Garden City Parking Lot Near Mall: Police
Woman Robbed In East Garden City Parking Lot Near Mall: Police Police are searching for a robber who robbed a woman in broad daylight near a busy mall on Long Island, making off with her purse and more, police said. It happened on Monday, Jan. 29 in East Garden City, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 4 p.m. on that day, a 53-year-old woman was in the parking lot of 600 Old Country Road, near the Roosevelt Field Mall. She had just gotten out of her car when the robber struck, grabbing the purse off of her shoulder and breaking the strap before fleeing the scene. Police said the suspect drove off in an older model gray BMW, driving sou…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Public Lewdness: 27-Year-Old Accused Of Exposing Himself, Chasing Women At Roosevelt Field Mall Public Lewdness: 27-Year-Old Accused Of Exposing Himself, Chasing Women At Roosevelt Field Mall
Public Lewdness: 27-Year-Old Accused Of Exposing Himself, Chasing Women At Roosevelt Field Mall A man is facing multiple charges after police say he exposed himself and chased women at a store in a mall on Long Island, where he had been banned from entering. Officers responded to Kate Spade located in the Roosevelt Field Mall on Old Country Road in East Garden City at around 10:20 a.m. Saturday, April 8.  Two female victims, ages 19 and 42, were approached by a man who began exposing himself and then proceeded to chase the victims, causing them to lock themselves in the stock room, Nassau County Police said.  The subject made several attempts to gain entry into the stock ro…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Shots Fired At Store Leads To Lockdown At Roosevelt Field Mall Shots Fired At Store Leads To Lockdown At Roosevelt Field Mall
Shots Fired At Store Leads To Lockdown At Roosevelt Field Mall Shoppers at a Long Island mall were placed in lockdown after shots were fired just outside the building in a garage area. The incident took place around 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, at the Roosevelt Field Mall in East Garden City. Two men were outside of Nordstrom located at 630 Old Country Road when one pulled out a handgun and fired three shots at two people who were leaving the store, said the Nassau County Police. The victims, a man, and a woman ran back into the store and left the scene prior to police arrival, police said. Earlier Story: LI Trio Nabbed, Handguns Recover…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Busted On Weapons Charges In Nassau After Fleeing From Officers, Crashing, Police Say Two Busted On Weapons Charges In Nassau After Fleeing From Officers, Crashing, Police Say
Two Busted On Weapons Charges In Nassau After Fleeing From Officers, Crashing, Police Say Two men are facing charges after refusing to comply with officers attempting to pull them over for a traffic violation on Long Island and then attempting to flee on foot, police said. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department attempted to pull over a black Mercedes on Zeckendorf Boulevard after it failed to signal while making a right-hand turn onto Ring Road in East Garden City shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6. Police said that the officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the driver - later identified as Rosedale resident Johnny Ortiz, age 23 - refused to stop be…

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by Zak Failla
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Shoplifter Bites, Punches Nordstrom Employees At Nassau Mall, Police Say Shoplifter Bites, Punches Nordstrom Employees At Nassau Mall, Police Say
Shoplifter Bites, Punches Nordstrom Employees At Nassau Mall, Police Say A shoplifter at Nordstroms inside the Roosevelt Field Mall on Long Island did all she could to avoid being apprehended, punching and biting an employee who attempted to stop her, police said. In Nassau County, officers responded to the East Garden City mall shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16, where there was a report of a robbery in progress at Nordstrom on Old Country Road. Upon arrival, police said that officers were told that a 22-year-old employee noticed Hempstead resident Shatara Coney Edwards, age 36, attempting to exit the store with unpaid items. Police said that when the …

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by Zak Failla
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Police Search For Man Who Stole Bottles Of Perfume From LI Store, Threatened Clerk With Knife Police Search For Man Who Stole Bottles Of Perfume From LI Store, Threatened Clerk With Knife
Police Search For Man Who Stole Bottles Of Perfume From LI Store, Threatened Clerk With Knife Police are searching for a man who allegedly stuffed perfume bottles into his bag at a Long Island store and then threatened a store security guard before fleeing. The incident took place around 5:38 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, at the Nordstrom Rack located at 1040 Old Country Road in East Garden City, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, the man entered the store and walked to the fragrance counter where he began to load assorted perfumes into his personal bag. Store security approached the man to discuss the theft and the man displayed a knife, police said. The man fled the st…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed For Exposing Himself To Women, Toddlers At Nassau Old Navy Man Nabbed For Exposing Himself To Women, Toddlers At Nassau Old Navy
Man Nabbed For Exposing Himself To Women, Toddlers At Nassau Old Navy A man wanted for allegedly exposing himself to two women who were accompanied by toddlers at an Old Navy on Long Island has been arrested and is now also facing charges for several other unrelated incidents, police say. Nassau County Police announced the arrest of 47-year-old Hempstead resident Charles McClendon on Saturday, Jan. 11. The Old Navy incident happened on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 3:20 p.m. in East Garden City when a 33-year-old woman and a 35-year-old woman, both accompanied by their young children, allegedly witnessed McClendon expose his genitals. During the investigation of …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Security Guard At Long Island Neiman Marcus Sprayed With Mace During Robbery Security Guard At Long Island Neiman Marcus Sprayed With Mace During Robbery
Security Guard At Long Island Neiman Marcus Sprayed With Mace During Robbery A security guard at Neiman Marcus in East Garden City was sprayed in the face with mace during an elaborate caper to steal handbags, Nassau County Police said. Nassau County Police detectives are investigating a robbery that took place shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28 at the Neiman Marcus location on Old Country Road in East Garden City. Police said that four African-American women and a man were caught by security surveillance cameras entering the store’s handbag department. The man then used a pair of bolt cutters to cut the security wires that were holding the handbags to the s…

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by Zak Failla