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St. Anne's Church is holding its fall coat drive until Saturday, October 27, at 35 Dartmouth Street in Garden City. Collection closets are open until 2 PM. Put all donations in a bag and label as men, women, or children. Call Anne at 775-8058 with questions...On Sunday, November 4 from 11 a.m. -2 p.m. there will be A Shopping Sensation at the Garden City Jewish Center, 168 Nassau Blvd. with Jewelry, Accessories, Crafts and much more for holiday gift-giving.Free admission. For more information, call 551-3713...If you are thinking of adopting a dog, Saturday is a great day!!!! Call 944-8220...On Saturday, October 27, there will be a feis at 8:30 Am, at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola. Call 746-9392.....Tiki Barber, former running back for the Giants, will be at Barnes and Noble, Country Glen Center, Friday, October 29, 6 PM. He will be signing copies of his new book, where he speaks of his life. Call 741-9850 to confirm...There will be an annual rummage sale on November 4 from 10 AM to 4 PM at 3315 Hillside Avenue in New Hyde Park. Great bargains!...On November 3, from 9:30 AM to 3 PM in the auditorium at the United Methodist Church, 35 Verbena Avenue, Floral Park, there will be a harvest fair with lots of food and Christmas items...Join the Spirituality for singles group at 7:30 PM for mass on November 3 followed by a performance, refreshments and pizza. $5 donation at door. Call 746-6585...On Sunday, October 28, 3 PM, come to the performance of "Silent Night, Lonely Night, "at the Community Church of East Williston, Roslyn Rd., East Williston. Call 746-7356....On Sunday, November 4, from noon to 2 PM, come learnt to knit in a 2-week workshop at Clark Botanic Garden, IU Willets Rd., Albertson. Call Maria at 484-8603...People looking to volunteer for the Red Cross should call 747-3500...

Police Report: Mischief and Mayhem

Between October 19 and 22, a $1600 Dell laptop computer was stolen from Levinmore Hall, Adelphi University... On October 23, during the afternoon, someone broke the passenger side window of a Ford parked at the GC Country Club , and took 2 suitcases, a laptop computer, a GPS system, a Canon camera and a brief case...Between October 21 and 22, someone stole $50 in CDs from a Lexus parked at Arthur Street...Around the same time, someone took $60 in CDs from an unlocked van... On October 16, PO Tuohy arrested a 42-year-old North Bellmore woman for taking a pair of BCBG shorts and 2 Calvin Klein tops at Lord and Taylor. Total value was $170 plus... Between October 21 and 22, a thief took a gift card and $40 US, from an unlocked car parked at Claydon Rd...On October 12, PO Sommer arrested a 48-year-old Elmont woman and a 48-year-old Uniondale man for the larceny of $200 in merchandise at Lord and Taylor, mainly Spanx and NYDJ jeans...PO Hickey arrested a 42-year-old Carle Place man for the possession of a controlled substance ( crack cocaine), resisting arrest, unlawful fleeing from police, DWI (refusal), 2 counts of speeding, 2 counts of the failure to maintain a lane, the violation of a restricted license, and 2 felony counts of aggravated unlicensed operation 1st degree, at the scene of where this driver hit a bus while fleeing from police at Old Country Rd on October 21 at 2:45 AM. Two passengers in the car were also arrested: a 46-year-old Hempstead man for the criminal possession of a controlled substance ( crack cocaine) and a 42-year-old Hempstead woman for 2 counts of the possession of same...On October 18, a Sears employee was arrested after she allegedly took a $500 gift card and put it in her name, with several purchases amounting to $150... On October 17, 4 PM, a Woodside man who was unloading fans in the back of his truck, reported that another man , in the back of his truck, took a $300 commercial fan... On October 15, a 26-year-old Roosevelt man , who turned himself in to Family Court on a warrant, was also arrested by GC Police for an outstanding GC warrant for aggravated unlicensed operation...

Fire Responses:

On October 17 an unintentional alarm occurred at Wellington Rd...Water leaked at a Chestnut Street residence on the same day, and the FD removed 50 gallons of water there... Oil in the road was cleaned up at Rainbow Place on October 19.. Wires came down at NHP Rd. on the same day and LI{PA was notified...

Baby items boiling in a pot caused smoke at a Cambridge Ave. house on October 21... Firemen closed a window at a Chestnut St. house on October 22... An overheated light ballast caused alarm at a Franklin Ave. office on October 23... A worker at a Seventh Street location was locked in on October 23 and the FD utilized a key provided by the property owner there in order for the woman to gain exit..