Crimes Nearby: Deliveryman Robbed, Driver Escapes Car Explosion

The following information was supplied by the Nassau County, Rockville Centre and Lynbrook police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.

A Chinese food deliveryman was robbed shortly after midnight on Friday in Lakeview by three unidentified perpetrators who are still on the loose, police say.

The 27-year-old victim was delivering an order to a home on Clinton Avenue around 12:30 a.m. on June 24. The perpetrators stole an unknown amount of cash, a wallet and cell phone — and they took the food order too.

— Tara Conry

A black sports car burst into flames outside the Lantern Diner in West Hempstead Saturday morning — only moments after the driver escaped.

The man had seen smoke coming from under the hood of his car, so he pulled over near Greenway Street South and evacuated just in the nick of time.

Local firefighters were on the scene quickly to extinguish the blaze, but a portion of Hempstead Turnpike was shut down in both directions for a short time.

No one was injured.

— Lou Minutoli

Arrests

• Anthony R. David, 29, of Malverne, was arrested on June 12 and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest during a disturbance in front of the Vibe Lounge at 60 N. Park Ave.
• Lindsay Gartner, 21, of Malverne, was arrested on June 14 and charged with driving while intoxicated and one vehicle and traffic law violation on Sunrise Highway near Hewlett Avenue in Merrick.
• Christopher Limberis, 18, of Valley Stream, was arrested on June 14 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana on Horton Avenue in Lynbrook.
• Wesley Irby, 28, of Great Neck, was arrested on June 15 and charged with possession of marijuana in the fourth degree on Merrick Road at Taft Avenue in Lynbrook.
• Billy Gibson, 42, of Franklin Square, was arrested on June 15 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle on Blake Avenue at Merrick Road in Lynbrook. Police said the defendant had 24 suspensions on his license as well as two open arrest warrants.
• Irish C. Brooks, 59, of Far Rockaway, was arrested on June 15 and charged with DWI at the intersection of Route 878 and Mott Avenue in Inwood.
• Juan C. Escarate, 29, of Inwood, was arrested on June 19 and charged with DWI on Sheridan Boulevard in Inwood.