HAVERSTRAW, New York — A Haverstraw police officer was struck and run over on Friday afternoon, October 24, by a man suspected in an attempted break-in, and three officers were taken to hospital after a pursuit that ended in a crash, police said, in reporting by News 12 Westchester carried by Former Lawman.
Police said officers responded at about 4:40 p.m. to an attempted break-in at a home, found a car matching the suspect's description and ordered the driver out. Police said he allegedly accelerated toward an officer, who was struck and run over. Dispatch audio published by CrimeRadar recorded a break-in call, a red Honda CR-V and an officer reporting that he had been struck by the vehicle.
Source: CrimeRadar — Attempted home break-in and officer hit by fleeing car, Haverstraw NY (dispatch audio)
Officers chased the car south on Route 9W into Clarkstown and then north back toward Haverstraw, police said. The driver crashed into a Haverstraw police vehicle and was taken into custody, according to the police account.
Paramedics took three officers to hospital, police said. The extent of their injuries had not been released in the reporting available on Sunday.
The suspect, a 24-year-old Haverstraw man, was taken to hospital for evaluation, police said. He was arraigned on Saturday morning in Village of Haverstraw Justice Court on charges including aggravated attempted murder, two counts of assault, criminal mischief, criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a weapon, and was remanded to the Rockland County Correctional Facility, according to the report. The charges are allegations and the case will proceed in court.
Source: Former Lawman, reporting News 12 Westchester and Haverstraw police