Crime & Safety
Kings Point Senior Charged With Assault
The man and two officers were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment after the incident, police said.
KINGS POINT, NY — A 77-year-old Kings Point man was arrested for an assault that occurred Sunday night, Nassau County police said.
Police responded to a Split Rock Drive residence around 10 p.m. July 19 for a disturbance. Police said Dariush Zargaroff appeared to be intoxicated and became "irate and combative" with officers.
When police arrived at the residence, Zargaroff kicked and pushed an officer who then fell, according to police. Zargaroff resisted when officers tried to place him under arrest, police added. Another officer's back was injured the struggle, police said.
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Zargaroff was transported to a nearby hospital in a Nassau County Ambulance. Police did not disclose what injuries, if any, he sustained. The two officers were also taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Zargaroff has been charged with two counts of assault, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration in the second degree. He is expected to appear in court "when medically practical," police said.
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