Friday, September 3, 2021
Vol. 81, No. 36
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SERVING BETHPAGE, OLD BETHPAGE, AND PLAINVIEW
Postal inspectors make arrests for mail theft Nassau County Police and United States Postal Inspectors arrested two men for allegedly stealing mail from the West John Street Post Office on Monday, August 30 at 4 a.m.. According to Nassau County Police detectives, the Second Squad was assisting the United States Postal Inspectors investigation regarding larcenies of mail from their Hicksville location. During their investigation two male suspects arrived at the post office located at 185 West John Street in a 2016 Grey BMW. One subject allegedly entered the building and used a stolen United States Postal Service issued master key to remove the contents of the mail boxes. Police say they entered the building and attempted to place the subject in custody. They say he began to violently resist and used a sharp object to cut a postal inspector on his face and body. After a brief struggle the defendant, Romy Fabre, 26, of Queens was taken into custody. Detectives and postal inspectors then approached the BMW, and after complying with verbal commands, Jahki Hawkins, 22, of the Bronx, was taken into custody without See page 20 The Bethpage Newsgram is published every Friday by Litmor Publishing Corp. Periodical Postage paid at Hicksville, N.Y. 11801 Telephone 931-0012 - USPS 3467-68. Postmaster: Send Address Change to: The Bethpage Newsgram, 821 Franklin Ave., Suite 208, Garden City, N.Y. 11530 • Meg Norris Publisher
CHILD ID EVENT
Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray (right) greeted MaryAnn, Carmela and Angelo Napoli of Levittown as they took advantage of the town’s Child Safety I.D. Program on August 9, at Blue Grass Pool in Levittown. Residents may visit the town’s Child Safety I.D. Program at scheduled locations throughout the town, or make an appointment to visit the Town Clerk’s Office at Hempstead Town Hall to complete their ID kit. Fingerprinting and photographing services are provided free of charge by specially trained Town Clerk Office staff. The identification kit includes space to record medical information, dental records and other personal information for the child. Parents can also affix several strands of the child’s hair to maintain a DNA sample. In addition, the kit provides many safety tips to help your child become aware of signs that could indicate possible danger.
Hicksville man charged in scam of 86 year-old A Hicksville the victim of an man has been elder scam. charged with P o l i c e a l l e g e d l y say that on scamming an Wednesday, elderly woman August 25, out of $86,000 in a the victim scam. was contacted According to once again by Nassau County an unknown Police detectives, subject and on Friday, July instructed 9, an 87-year-old to withdraw Westbury woman an additional Romano George received a letter $5000. She through US mail was informed claiming she had won the that an individual would Publishers Clearing House come to her residence to Sweepstakes. The female pick up the money. The victim contacted the phone victim then called police number listed on the and detectives coordinated mailer and was instructed an awaited arrival of to withdraw cash from her the potential subject. At bank on multiple dates, 6:00 p.m., Romano George, totaling in the amount of 28, of Hicksville, arrived $86,000. According to police, at the victim’s home and a scammer explained to the officers who converged on victim that the money was the scene placed George to pay for fees and taxes under arrest without related to the sweepstakes incident. win. The victim was Police believe that further instructed that George was one of the individuals would come to individuals who had been her home to pick up the to the victim’s home on two cash, and she complied with prior occasions to collect these demands. The victim cash from her. He has did not receive a prize and been charged with Grand called police to file a report Larceny 3rd Degree. when she realized she was
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