Crimes Nearby: Car Set on Fire, 'Hot Dog Stripper' Released

The following information was supplied by the Nassau County, Lynbrook, Long Beach and Rockville Centre police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.

Two men allegedly broke into a new convertible at a Lynbrook car dealership early Friday morning, but fled after they set off the car's alarm. According to police, the pair returned an hour later and set fire to the same car.

Police are reporting that two white men wearing hooded jackets entered  on Sunrise Highway and broke into a 2012 Audi S5 convertible. After setting fire to the car just an hour later, the subjects fled in a waiting vehicle driven by an unknown third subject. The vehicle was last seen heading eastbound on Sunrise Highway, according to police.

The  responded with five trucks and 50 firefighters to extinguish the fire. There was no damage to any other vehicles and no injuries reported.

Detectives request that anyone with information about this crime or any below should contact the Nassau Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All calls are confidential and all callers will remain anonymous.

Perpetrator Steals Phone, Knocks Over Man

A teen on a bicycle stole a man’s iPhone Thursday at Green Acres Mall and then knocked over the victim’s father when he attempted to get the phone back, police said.

At 7:56 p.m., the 57-year-old man and his 20-year-old son were walking near the parking garage on the south side of the mall when an unknown black male subject approached them from behind on a silver-colored BMX-style bicycle and took the phone, according to police. The father chased after the subject, but the subject knocked him to the ground, causing him to sustain lacerations to his face. The son was uninjured. The father was transported to a local area hospital for treatment of his injuries.

The subject is described to be about 16 to 17 years old and about 5 foot 7 inches, wearing a navy blue hooded sweatshirt, dark jeans and a baseball cap with a New York Yankees logo.      

Two students from the Farmingdale State College aviation program — one from Long Beach — were killed in a plane crash Wednesday night in Pennsylvania.

The dead were identified Thursday as Patrick Sheridan, 34, of Long Beach, the pilot, and Casey Falconer, 19, of Garden City Park.

A third student, Evan Kisseloff, 21, of Oceanside, survived.

Pennsylvania State Police say the crash occurred near Spring Hill Airport in Wayne County at about 10:35 p.m. Wednesday.

Steve Price, coordinator of the Wayne County Emergency Management Agency, told The Citizen's Voice, that the plane, a Mooney M20J single-engine model, appeared to have run into trees during take off.

A 20-year-old man was struck by a car while trying to cross Sunrise Highway in Lynbrook early Thursday morning.

According to the Lynbrook Police Department, around 1 a.m., the pedestrian was attempting to cross Sunrise Highway, from the south side to the north side, approximately 100 fest west of Atlantic Avenue when he was struck by a 2005 Nissan.

The Nissan, operated by a 43-year-old Laurelton woman, was traveling westbound on Sunrise Highway at the time of the accident, police said.

The pedestrian was transported to South Nassau Community Hospital where he recovering from his injuries, police said. The operator of the Nissan was not injured and no tickets were issued.

Catherina Scalia, the East Rockaway woman accused of using her hot dog truck to solicit sex from an undercover police officer, returned to her normal place of business Wednesday morning.

Scalia was arrested and charged with prostitution on May 3 after detectives became aware that she was allegedly using a hot dog vending truck, located on Sunrise Highway in Baldwin, to solicit customers for sexual conduct.

CNN reported Tuesday that Scalia had pleaded guilty to the prostitution charge.

Shortly after being released on bail Tuesday, Scalia's first words when leaving the jail were, "I'm here! I'm sexy and I know it everybody!"

Scalia will be sentenced to seven days in jail on June 18, according to Newsday.

Officers from the Lynbrook Police Department saved the life of a 66-year-old man Tuesday afternoon at Pearsall's Station after the man went into cardiac arrest.

According to police, at 2:09 p.m. the Lynbrook Police Department received a 911 call from Pearsall's Station located at 479 Sunrise Highway. The caller reported that a male had just fallen inside the restaurant.

Officers Frank Menna, Tony Zee and Patrick Baginski were assigned to respond, police said. Upon arrival, Menna found Frank Cove, 66, of Lynbrook, lying on the floor by the bar in cardiac arrest.

As Menna started CPR on the aided by giving chest compressions, Zee arrived and started to give Cove breath resuscitation, police said. An A.E.D. (automated external defibrillator) was applied to the aided at which time a shock was delivered to Cove, causing his heart to start beating on its own.

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