Crime & Safety

Crime Watch: Assault in Parking Lot, Purse Snatching

Recent police activity as reported by the RVCPD.

The following information was supplied by the Rockville Centre Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.

Arrests

  • On March 21 at 7:10 p.m., Diana Rosinsky, 61, of Rockville Centre, was arrested for aggravated harassment in the second degree following an investigation by police personnel at the Rockville Centre Pharmacy, located at 30 Hempstead Ave. in Rockville Centre.
  • On March 22 at 5:41 a.m., Frederick Alcantar, 39, of Brooklyn was arrested for aggravated unlicensed operation in the second degree and vehicle and traffic law violations following an investigation by police personnel in Municipal Parking Field No. 1 in Rockville Centre.
  • On March 23 at 10:51 p.m., Thomas Taliento, 42, of Staten Island, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and a vehicle and traffic law violation following an investigation by police personnel in the vicinity of Sunrise Highway and N. Centre Avenue in Rockville Centre.

Robbery

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  • On March 22 at 8:04 p.m., a complainant from East Rockaway reported that an unknown male grabbed her and stole a pocketbook while in the vicinity of Riverside Drive and S. Village Avenue in Rockville Centre.

Burglary

  • On March 20 at 8:52 a.m., a complainant from N. Village Avenue in Rockville Centre reported that sometime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on March 19, unknown person(s) entered her apartment by unknown means and stole assorted jewelry valued at $1,000.
  • On March 20 at 6:19 p.m., a complainant from Merrick Road in Rockville Centre reported that sometime between 12:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., unknown person(s) damaged the door to her apartment, entered without permission and ransacked the apartment. There was an undetermined loss at the time of report.

Assault

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  • On March 24 at 2:15 p.m., a complainant from North Massapequa reported that two unknown persons assaulted him while in the rear of 22 N. Park Ave. in Rockville Centre. The assault resulted in an abrasion to the victim's left eye.


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