Incident: Friday, October 24, 2026, Haverstraw, New York (Rockland County). Reported by News 12 Westchester from Haverstraw police.
A Haverstraw police officer was struck and run over Friday afternoon by a man suspected in an attempted break-in, and three officers ended up at the hospital, police said.
Officers responded around 4:40 p.m. to an attempted break-in at a home. They found a car matching the suspect’s description and ordered the driver out. Police say he accelerated toward an officer, who was struck and run over.
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Officers chased the car south on Route 9W into Clarkstown, then north back toward Haverstraw. The driver crashed into a Haverstraw police vehicle and was taken into custody.
Paramedics took three officers to the hospital. The extent of their injuries has not been released.
The suspect, a 24-year-old Haverstraw man, was taken to a hospital for evaluation. He was arraigned 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.
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