Nassau Top Cops For October Helped Recover Multiple Stolen Cars

NASSAU COUNTY, NY — On Oct. 24, the Nassau County Legislature honored two Nassau County Police Department Officers from the 2nd Precinct for their work in recovering a stolen car and catching a suspect who was tied to multiple car thefts in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

They were honored as the Legislative Top Cops for October 2022.

On Sept. 22, Officers Jason Ziegler and Salvatore Mangano were patrolling the Syosset/Woodbury area for a stolen Mercedes Benz. Ziegler saw the car heading east on Jericho Turnpike and sent out the location on the radio.

He kept following the car in a way that didn't draw attention to himself, so the driver didn't know he was being followed.

When Mangano arrived, the officers turned on their lights and sirens and tried to pull the stolen car over on South Oyster Bay Road. Officers from the Muttontown Village Police Department had stopped traffic on the road, and Ziegler and Mangano used the stopped traffic to box in the car.

They got out of their cars and tried to open the doors of the stolen car. The driver refused to unlock the doors. He tried to drive away and hit another car, then finally opened the door and got out, where he was arrested.

Officials said his arrest led to the closure of many stolen car cases in both Nassau and Suffolk.