Weekly Rundown: Valley Stream Crimes

From the Nassau County Fifth Precinct Reports:

Two Valley Stream homes -- one on W. Wheeler Avenue and another on S. Montague Street -- were burglarized on Aug. 22 and Aug. 25, respectively.

Valley Van Conversions, located on W. Merrick Road in Valley Stream, was burglarized on Aug. 27.

Three cars were stolen while parked in Valley Stream -- on Wood Lane, N. Grove Street and W. Merrick Road -- between Aug. 18 and Aug. 26.

Tires and rims were also stolen from South Shore Honda on W. Merrick Road in Valley Stream between Aug. 22 and Aug. 23.

An unknown suspect removed a bicycle from the yard of a Valley Stream home on Carroll Avenue on Aug. 20.

One tire and one rim were reported missing from a car parked in the driveway of home on Ethel Street in Valley Stream on Aug. 22.

An iPod and USC was stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked in Valley Stream between Aug. 25 and 26.

An unknown suspect broke the windshield of a station wagon parked on the corner of Cochran Place and Debois Avenue in Valley Stream on Aug. 27 and stole a bicycle.

NYS Senator Charged In Valley Stream Charity Corruption Investigation

New York State Senator Shirley Huntley turned herself in at the Nassau County Courthouse today to face charges that she funneled taxpayer money to a phony charity and then tried to cover it up.

 

Four people, including the senator, her legislative aid and her niece were all charged with various felony counts today, for creating what Attorney General Eric Schneiderman calls a sham charity in 2006, the Parents Workshop in Valley Stream Long Island, run out of a house in a residential neighborhood, where he contends no charitable work was ever done, but nearly $30,000 of taxpayer money was used to line their pockets.

Street Robbery in Valley Stream Breaks Teen's Nose and Steals iPad.

According to Nassau County Police a robbery occurred on Sunday Aug. 26, 2012 at 12:08 a.m. on North Central Avenue in Valley Stream.  According to detectives, the male victim, 18 years of age, was walking on North Central Avenue when he was approached by a male black suspect, approximately 19 years old, 5’11’, wearing a black sweat shirt, jeans, and riding a bicycle.

The suspect stopped in front of the victim, blocked his victim's path and then punched him in the face, breaking his nose, police said. He took the victim's iPad and fled northbound on North Central Avenue. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injury.

Nassau PD Fifth Precinct Report

Two Valley Stream homes -- one on Nottingham Avenue, and one on Fir Street -- were burglarized between Aug. 15 and 16.

 

Gun Violence: Queens Leaders Call For Increased Patrols To Curb Surging Problem in Southeast Queens.

Amid a surge in shootings and murder this year, Queens leaders Friday called for more cops to bring peace to the borough's troubled Southeast.

"Right now the police department is down by about 7,000 police officers," state Assemblywoman Barbara Clark (D) said at a press conference Friday. "The precincts we have are understaffed and we need more police presence in our communities."

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown endorsed the call for more police to patrol Sutheast Queens -- an area where shootings have increased 22 percent in the last year, three times the rise seen by the city as a whole. Murders have also risen here, increasing 28 percent even as they fell almost 18 percent citywide.

Last week, a police officer was shot twice in the leg during a pursuit in Southeast Queens. Three men were killed by an AK-47 in Springfield Gardens a month earlier when someone fired more than 60 rounds in their Jeep.

According to Clark and other officials, increasing police presence in these areas could decrease the number of guns on the street and the inevitable shootings that follow. An additional precinct in the area could help too, Clark said.

"The 105th precinct is huge," she said. That precinct stretches roughly nine miles from the Glen Oaks section of Queens in the North to the edge of JFK airport. If there's an emergency at the Five Towns shopping center in the South, Clark said, police have to travel from the precinct in Queens Village -- almost a 20 minute car ride.

"The distance by itself is too much," she said.

Arrest on counterfeiting in Valley Stream

 Brooklyn man suspected of using counterfeit money to purchase an expensive camera was arrested Saturday evening in Valley Stream, Nassau County police said.

Police said Raymond Lewis, 46, is suspected of offered nine counterfeit $100 bills to purchase a Nikon digital camera and accessories for $864.58 about 7 p.m. at Sears in the Green Acres Mall.

Store authorities called police after suspecting the bills were forgeries.

After Lewis was arrested, officers found he had another $100 bill that is also suspected of being a forgery, police said.

Lewis was charged with 10 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument. He was scheduled to be arraigned on Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead.

Cops: Man robs Valley Stream gold exchange

A woman working at a gold exchange in Valley Stream was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon by a man who police said took her pocketbook, as well as cash and debit cards.

The armed robbery took place at the Best Gold Exchange on North Central Avenue at about 4:20 p.m., Nassau County Police said.

Police said the robber carried a small, black handgun.

The stolen pocketbook contained jewelry, as well as cash and the debit cards. The victim, identified only as a 48-year-old woman, was not injured in the robbery.

Police said the robber fled the scene on foot.


According to Nassau County Police detectives, an unknown man entered Best Gold Exchange at 49 N. Central Ave. at 4:20 p.m. on Aug. 15 and confronted the employee, a 48-year-old woman. He pointed the gun at her and demanded her money.

The woman gave the robber her pocketbook, which contained jewelry, cash, debit cards and sunglasses. He then left the store and fled north on Central Avenue. The woman was not hurt.

The suspects is described as a black male with a thin build wearing a blue shirt and black pants. He was armed with a small black handgun. Anyone with information is asked to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

Man Accused in Valley Stream Burger King Stabbing

The 26-year-old victim had stab wounds to his neck, hands and leg but is expected to survive

A Long Island man has been arrested on an attempted murder charge following a fight at a fast food restaurant.
    

Nassau County police say officers responded to a Burger King in Valley Stream on Sunday August 12, 2012 in response a fight there. They found a 26-year-old man nearby with stab wounds to his neck, hands and leg.

He was taken to a hospital in stable condition.

    

Police say 24-year-old Charles J. Miller Jr. was arrested after struggling with officers.

He was charged with second-degree attempted murder, possession of a dangerous weapon and resisting arrest.