Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby Part I: Gas Station Robbery, Home Burglary Arrest

Recent criminal activity reported in Levittown and Massapequa.

The following information is taken directly from the Nassau County Police Department's incident reports. None of the defendants have been convicted of a crime.

Levittown 

  • A window was broken on a car on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown on March 23. 
  • Tires were slashed on a car on Stonecutter Road in Levittown on March 24. 
  • A pocketbook was stolen from a car at Stop and Shop on Hempstead Turnpike on March 25. 
  • Bathing suits were stolen from Target on Hempstead Turnpike on March 26. 
  • A car parked on Squirrel Lane was found fully covered in colored Post-it notes on Marh 28. For more on this story, click  here
  • The Exxon station at 3285 Hempstead Turnpike was robbed in the early morning hours of March 29 with the suspect displaying a handgun and stole an unknown amount of money, plus packages of cigars and cigarettes. For more details, click here

Massapequa

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  • Copper was reported stolen from a construction site at the former Nautilus Diner on 5523 Merrick Road on March 19. 
  • A woman reported on March 22 that her pocketbook was stolen while shopping at Kohl's on 5300 Sunrise Highway. 
  • State Police arrested a man on March 23 after he allegedly drove drunk the wrong way on the Southern State Parkway near the Bethpage Parkway exit. For more details, click here. 
  • An Oakland Gardens man was arrested on March 29 after police said he broke into a home on Grand Street. For more details, click here. 


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