Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina announced the arrest of a man who is accused of stabbing a police officer in Amity Harbor.
Catalina commended the officers who rushed to the aid of the injured officer.
First Precinct officers responded to Gibbs Road at 12:26 a.m. after a 911 caller reported men attempting to steal items from vehicles.
When officers arrived, they arrested Marcello Martinez (19 years old) at the corner of East Gibbs Road and Western Concourse while a second suspect took off.
A short time later, officers said they found the suspect, Steven Vazquez, hiding under a vehicle in front of 11 Gibbs Road
While trying to take off from under the vehicle, law enforcement said Vazquez stabbed an officer in the upper right thigh and slashed him in the face.
A tourniquet was applied to the officer’s leg, and he was rushed to the hospital, where he was treated and released.
Vazquez, 22, of 1420 Ackerson Blvd., Bay Shore, was charged with Assault 2nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree, Resisting Arrest, Menacing a Police Officer, and Grand Larceny 4th Degree.
Martinez, 19, of 72 Greenwood Dr., North Babylon, was charged with Possession of Burglar’s Tools and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 5th Degree.
The two will be arraigned on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025, at First District Court in Central Islip.