Crimes Nearby: Lynbrook Home Burglarized, $9K Stolen

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

Crimes in Lynbrook

Arrests

• Oct. 26 - At 12:30 a.m., Catherine Haynes, 29, of Lynbrook, was arrested and charged with DWI on Broadway.
• Oct. 26 - At 4:15 a.m., Estefanie Baca, 33, of Maspeth, was arrested and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and operating a motor vehicle without a rear protection device (bumper) on Merrick Road.
• Oct. 26 - At 1:10 p.m., Libardo Pizarro, 58, of North Bergen, NJ, was arrested and charged with petty larceny and possession of burglar’s tools at 400 Sunrise Highway.
• Oct. 28 - At 5:55 a.m., Donald P. Holupka, 22, of Lynbrook, was arrested and charged with violation of probation (warrant) on Yale Place.

Case Reports

• Burglary - On Oct. 28 between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., a rear window at a Waterview Place home was pried open and assorted electronic equipment, valued at $4,080, 15 pairs of sneakers valued at $4,500 and $470 in money, was stolen from the home. The total loss was $9,050.

• Lost Property - On Oct. 20 at 2 p.m., six NYS In-Transit license plates were stolen from 855 Sunrise Highway. The loss occurred sometime between 08/29/08 to 10/20/11.

• Criminal Mischief - On Oct. 21 between 4:15 a.m. and 5:45 p.m., a 1998 Ford Mustang was scratched with an unknown object while parked on Hollywood Ave. The value of the damage was $400.

• Identity Theft - At an unknown date, the complainant reports that an unknown person opened a cell phone account with five separate phone lines in their name without permission. The phone lines incurred a bill of $1,652. 

• Criminal Mischief - Between 11:06 p.m. on Oct. 24 and 7:10 a.m. on Oct. 25, a 2011 Chevrolet Cavalier was scratched with an unknown object and the driver's door lock was damaged while the car was parked at 8 Freer St. The value of the damage is $275.

• Criminal Mischief - On Oct. 25 at 9:35 a.m. the complainant reported that between Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 unknown persons damaged the rear tire on their 2009 Chrysler Town and Country car. A large pumpkn was also found on their front lawn on Holmes Place. The value of the damage is $165.

• Petty Larceny - On Oct. 25 at 11:15 a.m. reports that a middle aged white male, 6'0" tall, thin build, short gray hair, wearing blue jeans, blue bottom down shirt and a black winter coat, stole 13 items from the at 400 Sunrise Highway. The total amount of the items is $88.67. 

• Petty Larceny - On Oct. 27 between 5:15 a.m. and 9 p.m., a 24" Redline men's bicycle was stolen from the LIRR station. The bicycle was secured to the staircase located at Broadway and Saperstein Plaza.

Crimes in Elmont, Lakeview, Malverne, West Hempstead and Valley Stream

Burglaries

• Two homes in Lakeview were burglarized. The first incident occurred on Colonia Road on Oct. 27 and the second on Derrick Adkins Lane on Oct. 31.
• There was also an attempted burglary at a home on Pinebrook Court in Lakeview on Nov. 1.
• An Elmont home located on Miriam Parkway was burglarized on Nov. 1.

Grand Larcenies

• A vehicle parked in the driveway of a home on N. Waldinger Street in Valley Stream was stolen on Oct. 27.
• A car parked on Circle Drive East in Elmont was stolen on Oct. 28.
• Copper was stolen from a home on Arlington Avenue in Valley Stream on Oct. 31.
• Valuables were stolen from a car parked on Lakeview Avenue in Lakeview on Oct. 26.
• Four manhole covers were stolen from locations on Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead on Oct. 30.

Petit Larceny

• Items were stolen from a shed located on Cohill Road in Valley Stream on Nov. 1. The victim had heard a loud noise in the backyard and looked outside to find a person near the shed carrying a bag.

Larcenies

• Several items were stolen from cars parked in Lakeview. The first incident occurred on Hopatcong Avenue on Oct. 31 and the second on Iris Place on Nov. 1.
• Both the driver and passenger side-view mirrors were stolen off of a car parked on Holland Avenue in Elmont between Oct. 30 and Nov. 1.

Criminal Mischief

• The window of a vehicle parked on Ostego Road in Lakeview on Oct. 26 was smashed.
• A worker at a business located on Franklin Avenue in Franklin Square discovered a hole in the front glass window of the store when he came to work on Oct. 28.
• The back windshield of a car parked on William Street in West Hempstead was damaged on Oct. 29.
• The rear glass window of a car parked on Claflin Boulevard in Franklin Square between Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 was broken by an unknown person.
• An unknown suspect kicked in the front door of a home located on 240th Street in Elmont on Nov. 2, breaking the glass. The person then ran away.
• The right rear window of a car parked on Baylis Avenue in Elmont between Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 was broken.