Suffolk County Police today arrested two men and seized an ATV after they were riding recklessly with a group of ATV riders this afternoon.
First Precinct police officers responded to a 911 call regarding a group of ATV operators riding recklessly on southbound Route 110, near Executive Blvd., in East Farmingdale at approximately 4:05p.m. Officers attempted to pull over the vehicles and the group fled southbound on Route 110.
They continued to ride recklessly through Amityville, Copiague and Lindenhurst before two vehicles stopped on Eastbound Sunrise Highway, near North Monroe Avenue, in Lindenhurst Kevin Gomez Cruz, who was riding a 2024 Yamaha ATV, was charged with Reckless Driving and Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer. Fernando Acuna Suazo was riding a 2022 Kawaski dirt bike that was determined to be stolen out of Massachusetts.
He was charged with Reckless Driving, Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th Degree and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 3rd Degree. Both men were issued multiple summonses for traffic violations.
The Yamaha ATV was seized. Gomez Cruz, 22, of 232 Brentwood Road, Bay Shore, was issued a Desk Appearance Ticket. Acuna Suazo, 19, of 49 Stuart St., Copiague, will be held overnight and scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on November 6.