Man Was Waving Around Knife At Church Fair: Nassau Police

HICKSVILLE, NY — A man was arrested on Friday after police say he was found waving a knife around at a church fair.

According to police, as part of the department's increased patrols around houses of worship, a deputy inspector saw a man waving around a PVC pipe with a knife attached to it at the Holy Trinity Greek Fair at 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 10.

The inspector told the man —61-year-old Gabriel Santiago-Cruz — to drop the pole, which he did. Officers responded to the scene and placed Santiago-Cruz under arrest without incident.

Santiago-Cruz was charged with second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Sept. 11 and released on his own recognizance.