Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby Part II: Restaurant Manager Punched, Ammunition Brought to School

Recent criminal activity reported in Bellmore, Merrick and East Meadow.

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.

Bellmore

  • On May 8, between 8:15 a.m. and 2:40 p.m., a vehicle's window was broken while it was parked on Bellmore Avenue.
  • Sometime between 8 p.m. on May 9 and 8 a.m. on May 10, a vehicle's tires were slashed while parked on Davenport Place in North Bellmore.
  • On May 11, at 12:25 a.m., Wayne Alcus, 44, of Copiague, was arrested at Antoinette's Restaurant on 2701 Merrick Road., and charged with assault after he punched the manager.
East Meadow
  • Items were removed from an unlocked vehicle that was parked on Sheila Court on May 8.
  • On May 10, a vehicle parked on Front Street was keyed.
Merrick
  • Police were called to Camp Avenue School on May 13 after a student brought three ammunition shells in to show to friends, according to North Merrick Superintendent David Feller. For more details, click here.
  • New York State Police identified on May 16 a man who was found dead in a wooded area on the west side of the Meadowbrook Parkway in Freeport near the Merrick border last week. For more details, click here.


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