Police say officer was attacked and bitten at a LI bar

Police say officer was attacked and bitten at a LI bar

OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (AP) — Police say an officer who was helping an injured woman in a Long Island bar was attacked by a friend of the victim. Nassau County police officers responded to a call about an injured woman at a bar in Oyster Bay just before 11 p.m. Saturday. Police say that as the officers were helping the woman, a friend of the victim began to punch, kick, headbutt and bite one of the officers. Twenty-seven-year-old Celeste Rodriguez, of Brooklyn, was arrested on charges of assault and obstructing governmental administration. It’s not clear if she has an attorney who can speak for her.

 

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