Crime & Safety
LI Parents Arrested After Heroin OD With 4-Year-Old in Room: Cops
Officers needed to use Narcan to revive a 28-year-old woman, police say. Her 4-year-old daughter was in the room at the time.
LEVITTOWN, NY – Two people were arrested after one of them overdosed on heroin while their 4-year-old daughter was in the room Monday morning, Nassau Police said.
Officers responded to a home on Eden Lane in Levittown for an unresponsive female around 4:49 a.m.
When officers arrived, 34-year-old Brian Altman was attempting to revive 28-year-old Cynthia Kyro, police said.
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Officers administered Narcan and began CPR on Kyro. She regained consciousness and was transported to an area hospital.
After an investigation, it was determined that Altman and Kryo had their 4-year-old daughter in the room with drug paraphernalia, drug residue and an exposed needle, police said.
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Altman and Kryo were arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. The child was left in the custody of a family member.
Altman was arraigned on Monday at First District Court in Hempstead. Kyro will be arraigned when medically fit.
NCPD photo of Brian Altman
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