Someone cashed four forged checks, which appeared to be drawn on a Merrick resident’s bank account, between Jan. 24 and 26 at a New York Community Bank in Ridgewood, Queens, according to Nassau County police officials. The Merokean lost more than $3,700, authorities said.
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6/3/15
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Two individuals stole a pocketbook at 6:30 p.m. on April 21 inside the Home Goods store at 1644 Merrick Road, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
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6/3/15
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A repair worker last week discovered three “skimming” devices attached to gas pumps at the Gulf station at Merrick Avenue and Sunrise Highway, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
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6/3/15
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Nassau County Police recently charged Zafar Furhad, 44, of Bellmore, with depositing three fraudulent checks into his Capital One Bank account and later withdrawing $26,000 that was not his, according to officials.
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5/28/15
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It’s hard to see so many people in so much pain, especially when they’re mourning one of our neighbors. It’s even harder when they’re mourning the death of someone so young, who had his whole life ahead of him.
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5/14/15
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A man stole a wallet containing credit and debit cards and $400 at 7:48 a.m. on Dec. 29 at the Gulf gas station at Sunrise Highway and Merrick Avenue in Merrick, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officials released surveillance camera images of the suspect last weekend.
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3/13/15
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A notification that Parents for Megan’s Law, a Long Island not-for-profit organization, distributed on Feb. 2 falsely stated that a sex offender was living near Camp Avenue School in North Merrick, according to David Feller, superintendent of the North Merrick School District. The individual named in the notification is actually in prison, Feller reported.
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2/10/15
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On Monday, the Nassau County Police Department released a security-camera image of the man who, they say, robbed a TD Bank at 2260 Merrick Road two weeks earlier in Merrick.
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12/10/14
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Workers for Hogan Plumbing and Heating, Inc. struck a natural gas pipe last Friday afternoon behind Merrick Shopping Center, according to Don Hogan, the company’s owner. The Merrick Fire Department evacuated more than a dozen houses near the shopping center, and the Nassau County Police Department shut down a block of Merrick Road, but officials quickly determined that there was no danger.
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By Brian Racow
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11/28/14
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Intolerance seems like an uncomplicated issue: Most rational people would agree it has no place in civil society. Yet it persists . . .
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10/23/14
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