K9 Shadow, Drone Unit Locate Domestic Violence Suspect: Clarkstown PD

NANUET, NY — A Nanuet resident faces assault and other charges after a father-son dispute turned violent Thursday, Clarkstown police reported.

At 9:30 p.m. Jan. 11, the Clarkstown Police Department responded to reports of a physical altercation between two men.

Their initial investigation indicated that a man had an argument with his father that turned physical inside their home. Police alleged that as the argument escalated, the son punched his father several times in the face.

Police said that officers at the scene attempted to have both men come out the front door, but the son impeded his father's exit. The father managed to get out through a rear door and came immediately over to officers, while his son exited through the same door and ran away.

Additional arriving officers began canvassing the area for the son, while others provided medical
attention to the father, police said.

Canvassing officers requested both the department's UAV (Drone Unit) and K9 to help assist in the search. K9 Shadow and a drone were deployed near the scene. Drone operators were able to quickly locate the son trekking through a marshy, wooded area.

They directed officers and K9 Shadow to the location, where those officers were able to place him in custody without further incident, police said.

Members from the Nanuet Community Ambulance Corps treated both men at the scene for injuries they claimed to have received during the initial altercation, police said.

The 33-year-old was charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a felony, and two misdemeanors: third-degree assault and second-degree unlawful imprisonment. He was arraigned in the Town of Clarkstown Justice Court and sent to the Rockland County Jail until a future court date.

They are not releasing the names in the domestic assault, said Detective Norman Peters, Clarkstown Public Information Officer.

Clarkstown police said: If you are a victim of domestic violence, help is available. Center for Safety & Change (845) 634-3391, provides life-saving service to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and other crimes.

It should be noted that a criminal complaint is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.