Man Steals Car In Great Neck After Panicked Driver Flees: Police

GREAT NECK, NY — A Great Neck man was arrested Sunday after getting into a woman's car and fleeing in it when she got out to call 911, according to authorities.

The incident unfolded just before 5:30 a.m. in the Starbucks parking lot at 55 Northern Blvd.

Nassau County police say the female driver, 60, was sitting in her 2022 Audi sedan when Rayjuan White, 23, opened her rear car door and sat down. In a panic, the woman exited her vehicle and ran inside Starbucks to call 911. That's when police said the man climbed into the driver's seat and fled eastbound on Northern Boulevard.

Eventually, responding officers found White sitting in the Audi on Clair Street — less than half a mile from the Starbucks.

"Officers gave verbal commands to exit the vehicle that were ignored by (White)," police said in a statement. "Officers were forced to physically remove the subject, who actively resisted, and after a brief struggle...Rayjuan White was taken into custody."

While in custody, police said White kicked a detective's computer and knocked over a table in an attempt to break the detective's phone.

White has been charged with grand larceny, attempted criminal mischief, criminal possession of stolen property, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and resisting arrest.