Valley Stream bank robbed

 

 

 

Nassau police are searching for a man who robbed a Valley Stream bank on Friday afternoon, making off with a bag filled with cash.

The suspect walked into the JP Morgan Chase Bank, located at 270 North Central Ave., shortly after 4 p.m. carrying a yellow bag and demanded money from a teller, police said. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect fled on foot.

 There were nine employees and one customer in the bank at the time of the robbery. None were injured. A police department spokeswoman said the suspect did not produce a weapon.

The suspect is described as between 24- and 28-years-old, roughly 5-foot-10, about 180 pounds, clean shaven with a medium build and dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray pants and a white baseball cap.

Anyone with information about the robbery is encouraged to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

Kidnapping/Robbery/Possession of a Weapon

At 11:00 p.m. on Oct. 4, a complainant reports that while standing outside of the Express Food Mart, located at 1710 Rockaway Ave., Hewlett, NY 11557, he allegedly observed Malik A. Crowl, 23, “aka Seymour”, of Inwood, with whom he had a prior altercation. The victim, who was in fear of Malik, asked one of his friends to call the police.

Malik Crowl allegedly approached the victim and while acting in concert with Randy U. Scott, 19, of Inwood,, Stamey Holland, 20, of Inwood, and Kortney Kahn, 19, of Long Beach, forced the victim into their car. During this incident, Scott reportedly produced a handgun and pointed it at the victim.

The victim was placed in the rear seat of a BMW, with N.C. registration BCV-8587, which left westbound on Rockaway into Valley Stream. Upon arrival of the Lynbrook Police, a radio notification was given to the Nassau County Police advising of the vehicle’s description and last known direction of travel.

While in the vehicle, the victim was allegedly assaulted and robbed by Scott, Holland and Kahn while Crowl drove the vehicle. The vehicle was then observed by Nassau County Police and stopped at Mill Road and Roosevelt Avenue in Valley Stream at which time the suspects were placed under arrest. A Colt 9MM handgun was recovered on Roosevelt Avenue, where it had been throw out of the passenger window of the BMW

Valley Stream finds new home for skate park

When plans for the Valley Stream Skate Park were announced in 2011, both the skateboarding community and village officials were happy with the new endeavor. Now, more than a year later, neither group is pleased with the current setup, and there are plans to move the park from the hockey rink in front of the Long Island Rail Road station to Hendrickson Park.

The equipment used at the skate park is portable, and will be moved to the concrete area in between the miniature golf course and the pool at Hendrickson Park — though village officials don’t yet know when.

Some complain that the concrete surface would be a little rougher than the hockey rink.

Valley Stream family homeless after fire

A family of five was displaced when a fire tore through their Viola Street home early Sunday morning. It took nearly 100 firefighters from eight departments about two hours to bring the blaze under control.

The fire broke out at about 5:45 a.m. on Oct. 7 in the basement and quickly spread through the house and beyond. James Ervolino, second assistant chief of the Valley Stream Fire Department who commanded the scene, said the flames appeard to have broken through a basement window and set a car on fire in the driveway. The flames then spread to the fence, then to the garage. “It was a fast moving fire, there’s no doubt about that,” said Ervolino, who was on scene within four minutes of the initial call.

The fire also spread to the first floor and attic of the house, and left a path of charred beams and possessions behind. Ervolino said part of the first floor collapsed into the basement. “I’m pretty sure the house is a total loss,” he said. “It was definitely a well-involved fire.”

There are no fire hydrants on the short dead-end street off Liberty Boulevard, Ervolino said, and firefighters had to stretch hoses about 800 feet from the nearest hydrant on Merrick Road.

Two robberies within minutes in Valley Stream

Nassau County Police are investigating a pair of robberies within six minutes of each other on Thursday evening in Valley Stream.

The first robbery occurred on Oct. 4 at 5:50 p.m. on Rose Avenue. A 15-year-old male was walking down the street when he was approached by an unknown man. The robber threatened to beat the victim if he did not hand over his iPod. The teen complied and the robber fled northbound on Mary Street.

The suspect is described as a black male, 6-foot-2. No injuries were reported.

The second robbery occurred at 5:56 p.m. on Boden Avenue. There, a 14-year-old male was walking down the street when an unknown man approached him from behind and grabbed his iPhone. The victim ran after being threatened by the robber.

The suspect is described as a black male, 6-foot-4. He fled southbound on Boden Avenue. The victim was not injured.

Anyone with information about either robbery is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-TIPS.