Nina Cahill, a 42-year-old resident of Holtsville, has been indicted on multiple charges, including Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree. The indictment follows allegations that she stole a vehicle, used it to rob a bank, and led police on two car chases, one of which resulted in the injury of a Suffolk highway patrol officer.
District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney commented on the case: "The defendant allegedly compounded her already serious crimes by recklessly attempting to evade responsibility by fleeing from police. In so doing, the defendant endangered passing motorists and ultimately injured a police officer. The defendant will be held accountable for her alleged actions through the broad array of charges contained in this comprehensive indictment."
The investigation revealed that on September 4, 2024, Cahill allegedly stole a 2007 Toyota Corolla from the valet stand at Stony Brook University Hospital Emergency Room. Two days later, she is accused of using the stolen car to rob a bank in Selden, where she reportedly passed a note to a teller demanding money and fled with approximately $500.
On September 7, 2024, Cahill was involved in two high-speed pursuits across Suffolk County:
At around 3:30 p.m., police spotted Cahill driving the stolen car in Lake Ronkonkoma. When an officer attempted to pull her over, she allegedly fled at high speed. This pursuit was terminated for safety reasons.
Later that day at approximately 7:30 p.m., Cahill was seen again in the stolen vehicle near Exit 61 of the Long Island Expressway. As police approached her in a parking lot, she allegedly backed into an unmarked police car before speeding off toward Exit 61 westbound on the expressway. She then exited at Exit 60 to Express Drive North and drove against traffic until re-entering the expressway at Exit 61. Eventually, Cahill collided head-on with a highway patrol car and tried to flee on foot but was apprehended.
Cahill was arraigned on September 24, 2024, before Acting Supreme Court Justice Anthony S. Senft Jr., facing multiple charges:
- Two counts of Assault in the Second Degree
- One count of Robbery in the Third Degree
- One count of Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree
- One count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree
- One count of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree
- One count of Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree
- One count of Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree
- Two counts of Unlawful Fleeing of a Police Officer in the Third Degree
- One count of Petit Larceny
- Two counts of Reckless Driving
Justice Senft ordered Cahill be held on $100,000 cash bail or bonds ranging from $200,000 to $1 million partially secured bond pending further court proceedings scheduled for October 15, 2024. Chase Brown Esq., is representing Cahill.
Assistant District Attorney James J. O’Rourke IV from the Major Crime Bureau is prosecuting this case with Detective Martin Lupo from Suffolk County Police Department’s Major Case Unit and Detective Valerie Ashton from Stony Brook University Police Department leading the investigation.