Crime Watch

Local Olympian charged with DWI

Lakeview resident Derrick Adkins, an Olympic gold medalist and Malverne High School graduate, was charged with DWI during an arraignment in Hempstead on Sept. 23, police said.

According to state police, Adkins, 39, was stopped by a state trooper on Aug. 29 at around 2 a.m. after the officer saw his Nissan sedan drifting in and out of lanes on the Meadowbrook Parkway. After the state trooper stopped him and smelled alcohol on his breath, police said, Adkins admitted that he had two glasses of red wine at a club nearby. A sobriety test later showed that Adkins had a blood-alcohol level of 0.15, nearly twice the legal limit, authorities said.

County officials said Adkins was released on his own recognizance after last Wednesday's arraignment. He is due back in court on Oct. 29.

Adkins became a local celebrity after he won a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles in the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996. To honor his achievements and volunteerism in the community, county officials recently renamed Woodfield Road, between Eagle and Lakeview Avenues, Derrick Adkins Road. Adkins was also chosen as the Herald's 2008 Person of the Year.

Poughkeepsie resident charged in W.H. robbery

A Poughkeepsie man was arrested on Sept. 25 in connection with a robbery that took place at the Capri Motor Inn in West Hempstead on Sept. 17.

According to 5th Precinct detectives, Shonte Isaac, 24, of 8 Harrison St., was one of two men who robbed a 24-year-old man of his cash, jewelry and cell phone while he was inside the hotel on Sept. 17.

Issac has been charged with first degree robbery and he was arraigned in the First District Court in Hempstead on Sept. 26.

Burglaries

n West Hempstead- A home on Nassau Boulevard was burglarized on Sept. 21 between 12;30 and 4:45 p.m. The suspect gained entry into the home by prying open a front screen door. The loss was jewelry, a BOSE radio system and a pillow case.

n Lakeview- A home on Coventry Road was burglarized on Sept. 23 between 9 and 11:30 a.m. The suspect gained entry into the residence by opening a side window. The loss was jewelry.

The Lakeview Laundromat on Woodfield Road was burglarized on either Sept. 20 or 21 between 10 p.m. and 7:15 a.m.

The suspect gained entry into the business by breaking through a sheet rock wall and opening a rear door. The loss was $200 in quarters.

The Woodfield Grocery was burglarized on either Sept. 20 or 21 between 11 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.

The suspect gained entry into the store by breaking through a sheet rock wall from an adjoining building. The loss was $400, 15 cartons of cigarettes and metro cards.

DWI

n West Hempstead- Police made a DWI arrest on Hempstead Avenue on Sept. 21 at 11:46 p.m.

Police made a DWI arrest on Hempstead Avenue on Sept. 21 at 11:46 p.m.