Crime & Safety
Man Arrested, Charged With Felony After Assaulting Elderly Man: PD
An East Patchogue man was arrested in Bay Shore on Tuesday for assaulting an elderly man in Commack on May 7, according to police.
BAY SHORE, — An East Patchogue man was arrested in Bay Shore Tuesday after assaulting an elderly man in Commack, police said.
Robert Whittaker, 56, of East Patchogue was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, a felony, after Suffolk County Police received a call reporting that he was on East Main Street in Bay Shore Tuesday around 4:15 p.m., police said.
According to police, Whittaker was panhandling for money in a parking lot on Garet Place in Commack when he pushed a 79-year-old man, which caused minor injuries.
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He was held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and is slated to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday.
Anyone with information may contact the Fourth Precinct Crime Section at 631-854-8426.
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