The-Leader_1984-07-12

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THE
lEAIIER
i 0^ FREEPORT. NEW YORK. J U L Y H 1984
'49th YEAR. No. 11
PRICE /2O5* PERCOPY
Sudden Increase In Home Thefts
Rehab To Begin At
Baldwin Library
Hofldoy Weetr Produces
New Rash Of Village Crime
FREEPORT - The Fourth of July bglidty week appfrenUy gave
. burglars ot wDul4-be tjurglan a feeling of celebration as Uie number of
such crimes w)tbin the Village of Freeport seemed to have sharply
increased for the seven day period beglnning.Monday, July 2.
Sexepi) of the burglaries were in the northwest section of Freeport,
which tud experlenwd a rasli of
On Camera
FREEPORT - The next "Focus
on Freeport," one-iaif hour show
wfll.be aired on Cablevision's
Channel 22 on Monday, July 16 aV
9:30 pm, and again on Wednes­day,
July 18 at 10 pm.
The show win .featore two
major events being hosted by the
Village's waterfront this summer.
Freeport Chamlwr of Com­merce
Waterfront Division
Chairman Fratdt FineQ will be
discussing the Annual Gi^t
Canoe Raices which will have their
lOtii running on Sunday, July 22,
out of Waterfront Park. HeTl
be joined by Paul Eberest, a
volunteer Race Committee mem­ber
since the group's inception in
1974. A porUon of the 1983 Races,
taped by Cablevision, will be
shown.
.The second,'segment of tlie
show will highlight the. 1st Guy
Lombaido Smitii Bluefisb Tourna-rowh
Granf To Improve
Access For Handicapped
BALDWIN - Wori (a improve access to the handicapped is expected
to be.gjn shotUy at the Baldwin Public library.
The h"brary's Board of Trustees has announced that it lias contracted
with Plushnick/Tsue, an archlleclural firm, to proceed with the work of
removing barriers to the haniUcapped that exist at the library.
The work will be done with
Hempstead Town Department of
Planning and Economic Develop,
menl.
Included in. the planned con­struction
is the. installation of a
rest room on the main floor for
use by the handicapped, as well
as special parking fadlitjes and
interior alterations . to ease
mobility and the use of equipment
by the handicapped within the
a SSO.OOO grant provided by the
building.
•Work will begjn its soon as
si>ectfi^lJo.ns are completed and
bids have been received and
awarded.Nocompletion date has
yet been set, but — uys Library
Director Walter Haber — "the
work . is expected to proceed
without delay."
ttiera (his past Janusry.
Almost til of this past week's
inddent4 apparently also occur­red
while the occupants were at
home, usually asleep.
Some U burglaries or attempt­ed
biirglaries were reported dur­ing
the week beginning Monday,
July 2.
A Smith Street couple were '
asleep in their bedroom Wednes­day,
July 3, at 1 am, when — the
woman later told police — the
wife awole to obsen-e a wlitle
man, in. his early 20's, in the
room. She screamed and he ran
down the stairs. When (he couple
followed him down, (hey found.a
Parker pen on the.floor and the
screen pulled off the window. No
loss was determined at the time of
the police repprt. .-_:
About iin hour later, a SouUt
Brookside man heard his house
alarm sound. Checking, be found
a window op$n, the screen re­moved,
and the sliding glass door
open. . . . .
Another hoiir later, at about
3 am that same Tuesday, on
Lexington. Avenue, (tie house's
occupant heard a noise and taw. a
male you^. running from the
house. .Checking, the resident
found the front door open and a
side window screen cut. Ten dol­lars
was missing from a pocket-book.
On Wednesflay, July 4. at
about 11:1S pm, a Prince Avenue
couple were In their beditxim
when they observed a young male
black looking through the room's
door. The couple screamed and
(he suspect ran out. Upon invesU-gatlon,
a rear window was found
open.
The next day, Thursday, July 5,
two incidents were reported. In
the first, on Delaware Avenue, a
woman asleep in htt bedroom
awoke and noticed her pocket-book
was missing. Looking a-
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Three Burglary Arrests Made
ment tol>e run out ot tne town of
Hempstead Guy Lombardo FREEPORT - A I9-yearK>ld
Danello of the Smith organiza­tion
wiU discuss' preptfatlons
for tins nalipnally-recognized
lonraament which offen S^.OOO
in prtjss and a free public concert
by the Kingston Trio. Eleanor
Simpson, Executive Dtr^tor of
the Long Island Tourism Com-rnission,
win be on hand to («tiine
the e<^>nomie boos^ to Fftepott
and the rest of'the. Island ex­pected
to come from this event.
Mayor WiBiam WUtie, who .has
insimed a patrol boat in <;ach of
the Canoe Races, and who was
instnuoenlal in bringing the
Smilfa Tournament to the ^Hllage,
wffl host the Cablevision show.
NEFCA Picnic
FREEPORT - The North East
Freeport Qiit . Association
(NBTCA) wiO boat its annual
fond-tsMng {dodc on Sunday,
July IS, at 1 pra at North East
Park.
Entertfinmept for the entire
ttmSj has be^ planned, in-,
duding Uppy the Chimp, a live
disc jockey,, and a break dance
contest foe tfaoM IS aad nder. •.-. <
home Tuesday night, July 3, and
cliarged with burglarizing a Free-port,
law office (he week before.
Gaude Richardson, of 268
East Seaman .Avenue, allegedly
broke into the law offices at-
LaValtee and Burger, at 33 Guy
Limbardo Avenue, Freeport, on
Thursday-night,.. June-28t_ and-
(ook assorted ofHce supplies.
Partial recovery has been nude
and Richardson was arrugned for
burglary (liird degree at First
District Court in Mineola.
ArresiedFor
Parhtay Hold-up
Nassau County detectives
arrested a 20-yeafK>Id Freeport
man Wednesday morning, July 4,
for a robbery (hat had occurred on
May 19. . . .
According (o .polled, (lie
20-year-old victim had pulled off
the Southern Sute Parkway, at
Nassau Road in Roosevelt be­cause
of a flat tire. WUle using.a
pay phone to call for aid, (he
woman was allegedly approadied
by four unknown men, who
robbed her of her jewelry.
Following an investigation by
-.fir'ft $quJul^^(>e^ec{iye«, Anthony
Green, of 70 East MUlon. Streetf
-Freeport;—wis chliged. with
second degree riobbery and
arrainged at First District Court,
MinetSa. ' . '
. Police continue to investigate
Ijie case.'
Armted In Stabbing
^_An _earjy_^_inoming_slabbing
in Frieeport on Saturday, July 7, -
was followed by the lrnme<Uale
arrest of a 29-yearK)ld Freeport
man.
Joseph J o ^ , ' of 38 East
Seaman Avenue - in freeport,
allegedly stabbed another man
wiih a kitchen knife w.hile on
Easi^ Milton and North Main
Sireeis.
Jones and Kevin Qninn, 28, of
Lynbrook, were involved In an
aViercation °at about 6 ^ am
when, accordingtoNsssan police,
Jones took a kitchen knife and
slabbed Qninn in the left chest.
Det. Jack Murray oC~ Nassau
.County'* First Squad happened
on the scene arid immfdialely
arrested Jones for first degree
assault and possession ot a
weapon.
Qninn is reported in stable con-diUon
at Nassau County Medical
•Center.- ••
HIS TENTH RACE. RObtii HumbI* (I.) ahowt hl« •pplfcallon to pw.
Ucip«t« In th« upcoming FrMport Chtmbar of Comm«rc« OTMI Cano«
RacM (o FrMport Vniae* Mayor wmiwn H. WMI* fo.) •nd Mka
0«n«no. Humbi*, a FrMport rMid«nt, ha* bwn • partidpAnt in Mcii o(
th* Annud CanotRacM tvMch bagan In 1974. Thi* yMfa no* tvlll b«
on 8und«y, July 22 and win b* hMdquartarad out ti Wttarf ront Ptik,
at tht fool of South Long Baach Avanua. Oanallo (r.), a mambarof Iha
advtoory board for <ha Arthur Smith Flahlng Toumamant*. la In Uw
Vinaoa to opan up offieaa al tha Guy Lcmbardo Marina for iha giant
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