Crimes Nearby: Deception Burglaries, Prescription Forgery And More

 have issued composite sketches of two unknown women wanted in connection with a series of deception burglaries that are preying on elderly homeowners throughout the county.

Cops are asking for the public's help in identifying the two women, one of whom was described as having a "bulging," or "wandering," eye.

The pair, which are believed to be working as a team, are wanted in connection with a series of residential  that began in December and have continued through January.

Valley Stream

Three men have been arrested after they presented forged prescriptions to a CVS pharmacy in Valley Stream and Lynbrook Friday, according to police.

Detectives said that Kwame Lake, 19, of Hempstead, presented a forged prescription at the CVS Pharmacy located at 44 N. Central Ave. in Valley Stream, calling for Promethazine with Codeine. Subsequent to investigation, the vehicle which was operated by the defendant was located with occupants Kason Parker, 21, and Marlon Douglas, 21, both of Hempstead. 

The vehicle description had been provided by the Lynbrook Police Department following an investigation of a forged prescription which had been presented to the CVS in Lynbrook, by a male operating the vehicle at the drive thru, police said. Search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 10 blank prescriptions belonging to an unnamed doctor, three forged prescriptions written for Promethazine with Codeine and five bottles containing more than two ounces of Promethazine with Codeine, a narcotic preparation. Lake, Parker and Douglas are each being charged with second-degree possession of a forged instrument and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Lake is being charged with an additional count of second-degree possession of a forged instrument.

Garden City

A carjacking Wednesday night in front of  at  left a 21-year-old with stab wounds to his face, head and hand, according to Nassau County Third Squad detectives. Damien Armella, 31, was charged with attempted murder, first degree, two counts of robbery, first degree, two counts of assault, first degree, robbery, second degree, and possession of a dangerous weapon, fourth degree. Armella, of Lynbrook, was apprehended with the assistance of the New York State Police and the Suffolk County Police Department.

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On Jan. 20, Garden City detectives arrested a 20-year-old Westbury man for a 2009 burglary on Russell Road. The arrest was based on evidence gathered during the lengthy investigation, which included matches on DNA initially collected at the scene of the crime.

As a result of an investigation conducted in the vicinity of Franklin Avenue, Garden City detectives arrested a male 16-year-old from Garden City for two counts of selling marijuana on Jan. 21.

Glen Cove

A Glen Cove man has been sentenced to the maximum 2 1/3 to 7 years for the crash that claimed the life of a 19-year-old motorcyclist.

, 37, was convicted by a jury last October of second-degree vehicular manslaughter and misdemeanor counts of driving while ability impaired by a combination of drugs and alcohol, reckless endangerment, and reckless driving.

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said that about 2:30 a.m. on May 1, 2010, Uribe was driving his Nissan SUV north on Glen Cove Road when he crashed into a tree at the corner of Midwood Cross in East Hills. A taxi and a motorcycle driving north on Glen Cove Road crashed into Uribe’s SUV.

The motorcyclist, Pietro Gaudesi of Glen Head, was thrown from his vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The taxi driver and one his passengers, as well as Uribe, suffered minor injuries.