The Office Cat

Tom Lehrer is back in town as the New Punctuation Army presents "Pigeons, Popes and Pollution: The Songs of Tom Lehrer in Garden City on Saturday October 27 at 8 PM and on Sunday October 28, at 3 PM, at the Ethical Humanist Society, 38 Old Country Rd., Garden City. Admission is $15. Call 516 216-1173...Christ Episcopal Church in Garden City invites all your pets to a blessing of the animals on Sunday, October 7, at 9:15 AM rain or shine in the parking area at Jefferson Street and Chester Avenue.For more info call 516 775-2626...Well spouses of the chronically ill or disabled may attend a meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at the St. Charles Rehab Center, 201 I. U. Willets Rd., Albertson from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Call Rose at 516 829-8740...If you are thinking of adopting a dog, call the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter at 944-8220...There will be an Eastern Property Owners Association meeting at the GC Public Library, Seventh Street, on Tuesday October 9 from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM. On October 15, 1:30 PM, come to Monday's Marvelous Movie Matinee "The Winslow Boy,"1999, 104 minutes, at the library...

Police Report: Mischief and Mayhem

On September 25, after 6:30 PM, PO Wedra and Sgt. Pedersen apprehended 3 juveniles who allegedly took 2 bicycles at Boylston St...On September 21, a $500 Trek Bike was stolen from a garage on Roxbury Rd... Between September 25 and 26, a fanny pack containing $50 US and checks was taken from an unlocked car in a driveway on Pine Street...PO Hennessy arrested a 19-year-old GC male for alleged DWI (.12%), unlawful possession of marijuana, and for a blocked rearview mirror at Washington Avenue on September 29...Detective Madden and PO Graber arrested a 17-year-old Hempstead male, also a cashier at the Kings Market, for allegedly stealing money totaling $1000, over a period of 3 months at the store. The clerk allegedly voided cash receipts and took the dollar amounts on 4 dates...Between September 27 and 28, someone took a wheel and tire from a Honda parked in Field 2S. $100 value... On September 28, police conducted a truck stop at Clinton Rd, with 12 trucks inspected, 10 taken out of service, and 71 tickets issued. DOT at scene... On October 1, someone took a Schwinn bike and a Diamondback bike form an unlocked garage at Meadow Street... On September 18, a $1300 Garmin GPS was taken from a 2004 Audi parked at Sears...On October 2, 1:30 PM, someone entered a suite at GC Plaza and took a $750 laptop... PO Reynolds arrested a 52-year-old woman for violating an order of protection, and charged her with criminal contempt 2nd degree, on October 1...

Fire Responses:

On September 28, there was a flooded basement at a Meadow St. residence and the FD aided in the removal of 1 1/2 " of water...A child locked a babysitter out of a Brompton Rd. house on September 28, and while the FD attempted to gain entry, the homeowner arrived home with a key... A squirrel was electrocuted and then removed from wires at an Avalon Rd. house on September 27... A booster was used to extinguish a rubbish fire at Hamilton Pl. on September 30...

That's all this week.

G. T.