Long Island Man Suffering Chest Pains Attacks Responding Officers, Medic, Police Say
A man who was reportedly suffering chest pains and having difficulty breathing became combative with responding officers and a medic overnight at a Long Island home, according to police.
Officers arrived at the home in Bellmore at around 2:10 a.m. Sunday, July 11, at which time, the man became verbally and physically combative, according to Nassau County Police.
The man, Anthony Martone, age 59, pushed an officer downstairs causing pain to his neck and back before spitting in the face of a responding medic, Nassau County Police said.
Martone also caused two more officers to have…
Long Island Man Holds Box Cutter To Throat Of Drug Store Employee, Demands Meds, Police Say
A Long Island man who allegedly held a box cutter to the throat of a pharmacy employee and demanded drugs has been arrested by police.
The incident took place around 4:40 p.m., Tuesday, June 22 at the Keezac Pharmacy on Bedford Avenue in Bellmore.
According to Nassau County Police Robbery Squad detectives, a man, identified, as Patrick Devine, age 33, of Bellmore, entered Keezac Pharmacy, displayed a box cutter, and placed it to the neck of a female employee, and demanded prescription pain medication.
The woman was able to escape from the subject and ran from the store…
