Good Samaritan Came to Aid of Police Officer in Main Street Incident in Nyack

As an Orangetown police officer recovers from injuries sustained in a violent confrontation with two Haverstraw teens on Main Street in Nyack, police confirmed that a Good Samaritan came to the officer's assistance as he was struggling with the teens.

A Main Street business owner who was driving on Main Street Tuesday spotted the town officer as he was fighting off the two teens. The businessman got out of his car, pulled one of the teens off the officer, giving the officer time to regroup and subdue the teens.

With the situation under control, the business owner then got back in his car and went on his way.

Police said that at the time afternoon incident the town officer did not yet have assistance from other town officers. The incident led to the arrest of the two teens, one 16 and the other 17, and the officer was taken to Nyack Hospital for treatment. The officer is expected to have another medical visit over the weekend to determine when he can return to work after sustaining injuries to his neck, back, hands and knees.

The confrontation, according to police, began when a taxi driver alerted the town officer to a dispute he was having over a fare. One of the teens kicked a door of the cab, causing damage. Police said one of the teens ran from the town officer investigating the incident, and as the officer was attempting to arrest the teen he was attacked by the second teen.

Both teens were ordered held in the county jail pending a hearing.