Crimes Nearby: Failing to Pay Wages, Theft And More

Locust Valley

A Locust Valley electric company pleaded guilty Thursday for failing to pay six employees the state-required prevailing wage they were entitled for various projects including one in the Village of Garden City.

Anker’s Electric Service, Inc. pleaded guilty to misdemeanor failing to pay wages to its employees, which includes restitution in the amount of $149,557 and almost $16,000 in fines.

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said that between 2008 and 2011, Anker’s Electric underpaid six employees on various electrical maintenance and repair contracts with the Town of North Hempstead and the Village of Garden City, and on the installation of new outdoor lighting stanchions at Wantagh Park, Eisenhower Park in East Meadow and Nickerson Beach Park in Lido Beach. Rice said that due to the fact that these were public works projects, Anker’s Electric was obligated under Article 8 of the Labor Law to pay its employees in accordance with the prevailing wage rate of pay. Instead, the company underpaid six employees by as much as $17 per hour and a total of nearly $150,000.

A 41-year-old Mineola man was arrested on December 15 for the theft of a $995 men’s coat from .

A 28-year-old Mineola man was arrested on December 18 for attempted grand larceny. He was observed going through his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle at her residence, looking for gifts he had purchased for her. He attempted to flee the area but was apprehended at the Merillon Avenue train station.

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An Old Country Road branch was one of three Nassau Citibanks that two men are accused of skimming, according to Garden City police.

Garden City police told Patch that the Citibank located at 114 Old Country Road was targeted by Stefanita T. Macau, 27, and Teodora A. Paslan, 32. The men, who have no known address, allegedly attached electronic skimming devices to bank debit and credit cards. Police allege that they stole more than $17,000 from customer bank accounts using the devices. Two village residents were victims of this scam at the Old Country Road branch, Garden City police said.

The two men face multiple counts of grand larceny and were arraigned Tuesday in First District Court in Hempstead. The other Nassau Citibanks targeted, according to Garden City police, are located at at 3375 Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown and 670 Merrick Avenue in East Meadow.

Nassau County Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a pair of suspects who lured an elderly West Hempstead man outside of his home late Friday morning and then stole cash and other items from his residence

Plainview

An overnight nurse from East Rockaway allegedly stole rectal syringes containing Diazapam and got high while charged with protecting developmentally disabled adults, Nassau County detectives said Friday.

Theresa Pawlowski, 57, of East Rockaway, is charged with reckless endangerment and grand larceny in connection with the theft of numerous rectal suppository syringes containing Diastat, a Diazapam gel from locked cabinets.

Pawlowski was employed as a registered nurse at the AHRC on 980 Washington Ave. in Plainview. The center cares for adults with mentally disabled persons.

Second Squad detectives arrested Pawlowski on Thursday after surrendering herself at the Second Precinct. She is charged with felony counts of reckless endangerment, grand larceny, drug possession and endangering the welfare of disabled persons.

Lynbrook

A Brooklyn man has been arrested for operating a loan-modification company that allegedly stole $11,000 from a Lynbrook woman.

Nassau's Crimes Against Property Squad arrested Ryan Visda, 30, of 2629 E. 29 Road, and charged him with grand larceny 3rd degree, possession of a forged instrument 2nd degree and falsifying business records.

Police said that Visda operated a loan company known as National Recovery Processing, and claimed to modify the victims existing home loan, but never submitted any paper work to any legitimate banking agency pertaining to the mortgage.

Visda then continued to collect checks from the victim and deposit them in his personal business account, police said.

Police said anyone who thinks they might be a victim of National Recovery Processing should contact the Crimes Against Property Squad.