Glen Cove Police Department Detective David Birkenhead is investigating an incident which occurred last week at the corner of East Avenue and Southridge. A 9-year-old boy on a bicycle found himself facing a gray Volkswagen with three men in it. One of the men in the back seat asked the youngster his name and told the boy to get into the car. The child hesitated at which point the driver floored the gas pedal and sped off. The Volkswagen is either a Jetta or Foxx and missing the rear bumper. Netting has been placed over the former spot of the rear bumper. Police have no witnesses. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the detectives at 676-1002. This incident is not related to the one on Henry Drive of two weeks ago. In that incident, Detective John Nagle reports that he has followed up on some leads however none of them panned out. The investigation is ongoing. Detective Nagle plans to speak to the children in the Landing and Connolly Schools. He will offer safety tips on what children should do if approached by strangers. Detective Nagle said the man wanted in Henry Drive incident may or may not live in the neighborhood or just comes to Morgan Park. The police suggest that parents remain vigilant about their child's whereabouts and not lose sight of them even for an instant. Residents are urged to report to the police anything or anyone unusual in the neighborhood. There is no cause to be embarrassed. All calls will remain anonymous.

On June 12, the Glen Cove Police Department was called to an apartment on Hendrick Avenue with a resident's report of a dangerous condition. Officer Robert Cunningham was first to arrive at the scene where he found 50 containers of various chemicals stored in a spare bedroom of an apartment formerly occupied by the resident's ex-boyfriend. What P.O. Cunningham found is a clandestine lab, common in the southern and western United States, where groups of volatile and caustic chemicals are used to mix and make the drug Xtacy, GHB, (a date rape drug), and methamphetamine, (known as Ice and the equivalent to crack but more potent). Officer Cunningham realized the potential danger and immediately notified the Glen Cove volunteer fire department, the county Hazardous Materials Unit and the police department detectives. Also arriving on the scene were agents and chemists from the Drug Enforcement Agency, (DEA). Their investigation of the premises revealed that some of the chemicals present were indeed chemicals used for the making of illicit drugs. Clandestine labs make a formidable profit by making drugs. A 26-year-old male was arrested at the scene and, according to Sergeant Tom Fitzpatrick, the investigation continues. Detective Nagle said he spoke to DEA agents regarding the level of danger the chemicals pose to the surrounding area. A DEA spokesman said if there is a fire in the lab, the result would be catastrophic because everything around the lab would be blown up. The spokesperson said a lot of times the labs are buried under ground and are without ventilation so the people in the lab asphyxiate as they breathe in the chemicals. If a flame is present, the entire area explodes. The chemicals found in Glen Cove are being shipped to New Jersey by the DEA to be separated, categorized and disposed of properly.