Thefts rock West Hempstead, police seek suspect in Lakeview robbery

Detectives with the Nassau County Police Department’s 5th Precinct reported the following crimes in West Hempstead and Lakeview:

• Burglary of a home on Greenwood Court in West Hempstead between 8 p.m. Aug. 16 and 10 p.m. Aug. 17.
• Between noon on Aug. 13 and 7 a.m. on Aug. 15, unknown suspect(s) broke the door to the shed of a home located on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead and stole scrap metal.
• Unknown suspects stole a GPS from a car parked on Edgewood Road in Lakeview between 7 p.m. on Aug. 7 and 10 a.m. on Aug. 8.
• An umbrella and tires and rims were stolen from a car parked on Poplar Street in West Hempstead between 2 p.m. on Aug. 18 and 11 a.m. on Aug. 19.
• Assorted bills were stolen from a car parked on Buckingham Road in West Hempstead between midnight and 7:15 a.m. on Aug. 21.
• A GPS, wallet and personal papers were stolen from a car parked on Spruce Street in West Hempstead between 7 p.m. and midnight on Aug. 20.
• Unknown suspect(s) broke the rear window of a car parked on Junard Boulevard in West Hempstead between 11:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. on Aug. 16.

Detectives with the Fifth Squad are seeking information about a robbery that occurred in Lakeview on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 11:35 p.m.

Two men approached a 21-year-old man from behind while he was walking on Woodfield Road in the vicinity of Canandaigua Avenue at that time. One of the suspects made a motion to his waistband, as if he had a weapon, and then pulled off the victim’s gold chain, which had a medallion. The suspects then took the victim’s wallet and iPhone and fled on foot in an unknown direction.

No injuries were reported.

Detectives ask anyone with information regarding this crime to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS (8477). All callers will remain anonymous.