East Meadow Crime Watch

Grand Larceny

Tires and rims were stolen from two vehicles on Durham Road in East Meadow. One of the incidents occurred between April 21 at 10 p.m. and April 22 at 7:45 a.m. The other reportedly happened between 3:30 and 4 a.m. on April 22. 

Theft

- A shoplifter removed about $300 in items from the Waldbaum’s on 1530 Front Street in East Meadow on April 18 at 12:45 p.m. 

- A shoplifter removed $150 worth of merchandise from Walgreen’s on 2474 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow on April 20 at 9:15 a.m. 

Criminal mischief

Unknowns damaged the fender of an automobile on Hemsptead Turnpike in East Meadow at 10 a.m. on April 18. 

Reminder to ‘move over’ for emergency vehicles

New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D’Amico is reminding motorists to move over and slow down when encountering emergency vehicles on New York’s roads and highways. The Ambrose-Searles “Move Over Act” was signed into law last summer, and the move over and slow down provisions of the law took effect Jan. 1. 

The Ambrose-Searles “Move Over Act” requires drivers to exercise due care to avoid colliding with an authorized emergency vehicle which is parked, stopped or standing on the shoulder of a road or highway with its emergency lights activated. Drivers must reduce speed on all roads when encountering such vehicles, but on parkways, interstates, and other controlled access highways with multiple lanes, drivers are further required to move from the lane immediately adjacent to the emergency vehicle, unless traffic or other hazards exist to prevent doing so safely.

The Ambrose-Searles “Move Over Act,” is named in honor of New York State Trooper Robert W. Ambrose and Onondaga County Sheriff Deputy Glenn M. Searles who were both killed in the line of duty while their patrol vehicles were stopped on the side of the road, and to honor others who have tragically lost their lives on the highways while serving the public.

A violation of this law is a punishable as a moving violation in New York State.