Thursday, October 1, 2026
Arrests
Frederick Preston, 37, of Long Beach was arrested and charged with criminal possession of crack cocaine with the intent to sell on Long Beach Boulevard on May 18.
Phyllis Strickland, 37, of Far Rockaway was arrested and charged with grand larceny at Five Guys Burgers and Fries on Park Avenue on May 18.
DWI
Michael Pechlivandies, 29, of Livingston, NJ, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Lido Boulevard in Lido Beach on May 23.
Jack Barra, 51, of Long Beach was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, driving without an ignition interlock device and leaving the scene of an accident on East Beech Street on May 29.
Credit card theft
The owner of a Citgo gas station in Point Lookout was notified by American Express that a suspect has been double charging customers on their credit cards on April 10.
Criminal mischief
The hatchback window of a 2008 Nissan was damaged by an unknown person on Regent Drive in Long Beach on May 19.
