Suspect Breaks into East Meadow Construction Site, Steals $60K Floor Scraping Machine, Cops Say

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Police responded to a vacant business which is under construction located at 2565 Hempstead Turnpike, for a Commercial Burglary.

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The Third Squad reports the details of a Burglary that occurred on Monday, June 16, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. in East Meadow.
 
According to Detectives, Police responded to a vacant business which is under construction located at 2565 Hempstead Turnpike, for a Commercial Burglary.
 
Upon arrival, it was determined that an unknown person/s pried open a lock box and entered the building with the key. Further investigation revealed that the subject/s removed a commercial floor scraping machine, valued at 60,000 USC from the premise.
 
The subject/s fled by unknown means in an unknown direction. The investigation is ongoing.
 
Detectives request if anyone has information on the above incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.