Crimes Nearby: Kidnapping, Fraud, Preying on Elderly

The following arrest information was supplied by the Nassau and Suffolk County Police Departments. It does not indicate a conviction.

A Nassau County Corrections officer was arrested in Port Washington Saturday for kidnapping after a domestic incident, according to Nassau County's Sixth Precinct.

After an  with police, Scott Sherman, 42, of Essex Court in Port Washington surrendered to the Nassau County Bureau of Special Operations just before 3 a.m Saturday. He will be arraigned at a later date, police said.

Detectives say Sherman was charged with second-degree kidnapping, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, second-degree menacing, endangering the welfare of a child and obstructing governmental administration during the incident.

Great Neck

Two Great Neck residents were among nine people charged with stealing more than $282,000 in bogus Medicaid benefits.

Shahrzad Mahgerefteh, 41, and Josef Mahgerefteh, 47, of Great Neck face felony charges of grand larceny, welfare fraud and filing falsified documents.

Both face up to seven years in prison if convicted and are due back in court Jan. 3. Seven other Nassau residents face similar charges.

Massapequa Park

 issued a county-wide warning Thursday, Dec. 15, describing a deceptive technique being used to prey upon local seniors.

Two incidents have occurred in December in which people posing as utility home repair workers have lured unsuspecting seniors away from their open doors while an accomplice enters in search of valuables.

The pattern began on Dec. 13 in Massapequa Park, where, police say, an 80-year-old man was decorating his home when he was approached by a male who said he worked for the power company and that they would be working in his yard. The resident was lured into the rear yard and later discovered jewelry missing from an upstairs bedroom.

Nassau County residents are urged to dial 911 when they encounter suspicious persons and/or vehicles.

Garden City

Former Garden City resident and New York Islanders general manager Mike Milbury was charged with verbally and physically assaulting a child at a Pee Wee hockey game last weekend in Brookline, MA. Reports say that the victim was a player on the other team.

Allegedly, Milbury was coaching the Boch Blazers, who were playing the Boston Junior Blackhawks in a winter classic exhibition game in Larz Anderson Park. The Herald reports that Milbury's son, playing for the Blazers, was involved in an argument with another player when Milbury got on the ice, then yelled and shook the other player.