Crime Watch in Malverne & W.H.

Vehicular Assault

Police arrested 24-year-old Charles Eid, of West Hempstead, last week for vehicular assault after a pedestrian was struck and seriously injured.

According to police, Eid was operating a 2010 Jeep SUV while under the influence of drugs when he rear-ended another vehicle stopped at a red light, pushing it forward into an intersection where a 50-year-old pedestrian was crossing.

The incident occurred around 10 a.m. on July 26 at the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Rintin Street in Franklin Square.

The pedestrian suffered severe head trauma, and was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. Eid was also transported for evaluation, complaining of neck and back pain.

Eid was arrested and charged with second-degree vehicular assault and a DWAI drugs misdemeanor. He was arraigned on July 28 at First District Court in Hempstead and bail was set at $20,000 bond, $10,000 cash. Eid was due back in court on Aug. 6.

Robbery

• Two 17-year-old men were robbed in West Hempstead on July 27 at 12:15 a.m., according to detectives. Police said the victims were walking on Hempstead Avenue when they were approached by two men between the ages of 18 and 20. One of the men produced a silver revolver and threatened the victims until they handed over their wallets and cell phones. Police said both perpetrators were described as black men, the gunman clad in a red hoodie and his accomplice in a black hoodie. Both men escaped on foot with the stolen items heading eastbound on Locust Avenue.

• Another pedestrian was robbed in West Hempstead while walking along Adams Avenue on Aug. 1 between 12:45 and 1 a.m., investigators said. Police said the perpetrator made off with a cell phone, iPod and $600 belonging to the victim.

Burglary — Residence

Police reported that an unoccupied residence on Dogwood Avenue in West Hempstead was burglarized between 8 p.m. on July 29 and 1 p.m. on July 30. Copper piping was reported missing.

Grand Larceny

A West Hempstead man told police that several items were stolen from his shed on July 27 at 12:30 a.m. According to police, the victim awoke in his Maple Street home to noises outside and noticed that the motion light was going off. From his window the man said he observed two white men wheeling away the snow-blower that had been in his garage. The victim alleged that at the time of the theft, he saw two black men walking toward a white van that was parked across the street from his house. The men made a U-turn on Maple Street and may have picked up the two white men who were leaving the scene with the stolen property. The victim discovered that a pressure washer, framing gun and air compressor, along with three bicycles, were also missing.