2 Nassau Men Arrested After Being Found In Stolen Car: Police

UNIONDALE, NY — Two Uniondale men were arrested on the morning of the Fourth of July after police said they were found in a stolen vehicle.

Police said they found a stolen car near Nassau Road and the Southern State Parkway. Max Zepeda Villalta, 18, and Derick Portillo, 19, were inside the vehicle, police said.

They were arrested around 8:40 a.m. As officers arrested the driver, identified as Villalta, he became violent and combative, police said. No one was hurt.

Villalta faces charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle, obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest.

Portillo faces charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle. Both men were released and expected to appear in Hempstead district court July 18.