The Office Cat

On Saturday, December 15, come to the dance at the Irish Center, 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola, starting at 8:30 PM. Donation is $15 per person. A cash bar will be open. Call 746-9392...Performances of the Great Neck Ballet Russe take place December 15 at 7 PM and on December 16 at 3 PM at the Great Neck Middle School, 77 Polo Road. Tickets are $25. for tickets call 466-3515...If you are thinking of adopting a dog, try the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter first. Call 944-8220.....The Wings of Winthrop invite you to a holiday gathering at Clark Botanic Gardens, 193 I. U. Willets Rd., Albertson on Thursday, December 20 from 7 PM to 10 PM. $50...The GC Ski Club meets on Wednesday December 19, 7:30 PM, at the Knights of Columbus, 100 Marcus Avenue, NHP. For more info- go to www.gardencityskiclub.com or call 872-1448...On Sunday, December 16, 1 PM, come to Borelli's Restaurant, 1580 Hempstead Tpke., East Meadow, for a Singles Christmas luncheon and social. $ 8 for non-members plus the price of a luncheon. For ages 25 and up. Call 825-0633...The LI Astros are holding a winter baseball clinic indoors at Herricks H. S. beginning January 6. ages 8-23 Go to www.LIASTROS.com...Dr. Carolyn Genna will be providing free hearing screenings in her office through Thursday, December 20. Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to a local food pantry. Call 873-9742...The next regular meeting of the Water Authority meets at 58 South Tyson Ave., Floral Park at 7:30 PM on Monday, December 17...Regular meetings of the Well Spouse Association are held on the second Wednesday of each month, at the St. Charles Rehab Center, 201 I. U. Willets Rd., Albertson. Call Rose at 829-8740...On Saturday, December 15, from noon to 2 PM, the GC Recreation Department Chess Club meets at the GC Public Library. Also at the library, there will be a movie matinee on Monday, December 17, 1:30 PM. "The Three Musketeers," 1948, 125 minutes...

Police Report : Mischief and Mayhem

Between December 4 and 5, 2 iPods were taken from 2 different cars; one parked at Kilburn Rd. and another one parked at Third Street... PO Dallolio arrested an 18-year-old GC Park male for no insurance, alleged DWI (.11%) and for the possession of a controlled substance ( Xanax) after he was found in a car that had overturned on December 7 at 1:11 AM...On December 8, PO Bandl arrested a 46-year-old GC man for allegedly menacing with a shot gun at a GC residence...PO detectives arrested a 22-year-old Hempstead man for the alleged criminal sale of cocaine on December 8, after an investigation was conducted...PO Jacobsen arrested a 44-year-old GC man after he used a newly-installed license plate reader on December 7, at 3:20 PM. The new device signaled that the license was suspended and the man was arrested for aggravated unlicensed operation 2nd degree, aggravated unlicensed operation 3rd degree, unlicensed operation, and no insurance...Someone threw a beer can through the front window of a Kenwood Rd. residence on December 9 at 3:30 AM. Damage was $200... On December 9, a 44-year-old St. Albans woman allegedly took a $260 coat in an attempt to purchase another coat at Lord and Taylor... On December 10, PO Graber arrested a 41-year-old Hempstead woman for allegedly stealing $400 in clothing; 1 Tadashi dress and 1 Lauren shirt, at Lord and Taylor...On December 6, PO Sommer arrested a 21-year-old GC female for allegedly stealing an Ugg handbag and wallet, 1 pair of children's Robeez shoes, 1 Polo top and a pair of Jonny socks, at the store...

Fire Responses:

On December 5, natural ventilation was used to remove carbon monoxide from a Kilburn Rd. house... Water was shut off after a leak occurred at a Hamilton Pl. residence on December 7... FD shut off power to a Hilton Avenue residence after a self-extinguishing fire occurred in a living room there on December 8...Leaves were removed from underneath a car parked on Clinton Rd. on December 8, after there were leaves found smoldering there... FD used biosolve to mitigate a spill of antifreeze at a NHP Rd. residence on December 10...

That's all this week.

G. T.