Crime Watch: Man with Stun Gun Robs Patrons at Best Western

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

Arrest

• A 29-year-old Rockville Centre man was arrested on Oct. 7 at 9:13 p.m. for second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and a VTL violation following an investigation by police personnel in the vicinity of Municipal Parking Field #7.

Robbery

• Complainants from Point Breeze Place, Far Rockaway, Nameoke Street, Far Rockaway, and 104th Avenue, Queens Village, reported to police on Oct. 11 at 2:37 a.m. that they were robbed of personal property by a man with a stun gun while in room 227 of the Best Western Hotel, located at 173 Sunrise Highway. The unknown man fled northbound on North Centre Avenue in a grey 2002 Nissan Altima motor vehicle operated by a second man and the subject vehicle was subsequently located and impounded on Old Mill Court.

Burglary

• A complainant from Heyward Lane reported to police on Oct. 11 that sometime between 6 and 10:30 p.m., an unknown person(s) entered the residence through a front entry skylight, ransacked two bedrooms, and apparently exited through unsecured rear patio doors. Stolen proceeds at the time of report included $15,500 in assorted jewelry.

Fire

• A complainant from Brooklyn reported to police on Oct. 8 at 8:05 p.m. that there was a fire in the engine compartment of his 2000 Honda motor vehicle while in the vicinity of Lincoln Avenue and Woodland Avenue. Rockville Centre Fire Department personnel extinguished the fire.

• A complainant from Bedford Avenue reported to police on Oct. 12 at 7:59 p.m. that there was a fire on an outside light of a neighbor’s home. The fire was extinguished by RVCFD personnel.

Property Lost

• A complainant from Grand Avenue reported to police on Oct. 12 at 5:20 p.m. that assorted credit cards and personal paperwork were lost in the vicinity of his residence.