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Car chase leads to capture
Theives lose control of vehicle.
CAUGHT: Robbery suspects are handcuffed after being chased along Merrick Road and apprehended in Wantagh. They allegedly robbed a Rite-Aid store in Bellmore. Photos by John Scalesi Jr.
Nassau County police report the details of two arrests that occurred after a car chase along Merrick Road last Friday at 10:25 a.m. in Bellmore.
According to county detectives, Seventh Precinct officers were dispatched to a robbery at Rite-Aid at 2410 Merrick Road. One of the responding officers saw thieves fleeing the scene in a 2001 Green Kia. As the officer attempted to stop the car it evaded him, driving erratically, passing stop signs and sideswiping a car.
The alleged thieves lost control of their car and struck another car, which was stopped at a light in the right lane of Merrick Road, westbound at Beech Street. The passenger of the fleeing vehicle, Boris Jairala, 32, of Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, exited the car and ran. He was apprehended and placed into custody.
The driver of the car, Edward Danziger, 47, of Cropsey Avenue, Apartment 16H in Brooklyn, resisted arrest when he was placed into custody at the scene of the accident.
The defendants had attempted to take $975 worth of Duracell batteries from the Rite-Aid store. When an employee saw what the defendants were doing, she called police. It was at this time the defendants pushed past the employee of the store and exited into their car. No injuries were reported at this time.
Both defendants are charged with Robbery. Mr. Danziger is also charged with Reckless Endangerment degree and Resisting Arrest.
