The Seventh Squad reports the arrest of a male Juvenile for an Assault that occurred on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 12:00 a.m. in Massapequa Park.
According to Detectives, Officers were dispatched to Lake Shore Drive for a suspicious male who was pulling on car door handles. The Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) assisted in the canvass for the suspicious person and observed a male matching the description fleeing on foot.
As Officers attempted to place the subject under arrest, the suspect began grabbing at his clothing and one Officer sustained a severe laceration to his hand from a black switchblade the subject had in his possession. The injured Officer was transported to a nearby hospital for
treatment and is in stable condition.
The 16-year-old Juvenile defendant is charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree, Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer and Assault 2nd Degree.
He will be arraigned on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at the Youth Section of First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.