Crime & Safety
Long Island Woman Attacked Another With Bat, Smashed SUV Windows: Cops
She went inside the woman's home without permission, Suffolk police say.
WYANDANCH, NY — A woman swung a bat at another woman inside her Wyandanch home and then used it to smash the windows of a Ford Explorer, Suffolk police said.
Christina Whidbee went inside the 30th Street home without permission and tried to strike the woman at about 7:30 a.m., according to police.
She then used the bat to smash the windows of a 2012 Ford Explorer, which was parked outside of the home, police said.
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No one was injured in the incident.
Whidbee, 41, of Mastic Beach, was charged with two counts of first-degree burglary with a dangerous instrument and one count of third-degree criminal mischief, both felonies.
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She pleaded not guilty, a temporary order of protection was issued, and she was released on her own recognizance, online court records show.
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