Arrest Made In Manhasset Parking Lot Carjacking

MANHASSET, NY — A Brooklyn man accused of participating in a carjacking in February in Manhasset now faces a charge of first-degree robbery in Nassau County, police said.

Nassau police said the incident happened at 5:25 p.m. Feb. 7 when a woman was parking her Mercedes Benz in the parking lot at 981 Northern Blvd.

She was approached by two strange men, who grabbed her out of the car, shoved her to the ground, threatened her with a gun, and took her car keys. One got into her car, another into an nearby Acura sedan driven by a third man, and both cars sped west on Northern Boulevard, police said.

Robbery Squad detectives have arrested Brian Perales, 22, of 2950 West 33rd St. He faces a charge of first-degree robbery and was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday at Nassau County First District Court in Hempstead, police said.