Staff at New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt, New York, completed an overnight shift Friday morning to find their car tires had been slashed, authorities say. A suspect has been arrested.
The tires of 22 vehicles were found cut in the hospital's parking lot, and police have arrested a suspect in the incident.Authorities later arrested Daniel Hall, 29, for the crime.
Hall is at Westchester County Jail and faces charges of criminal mischief, auto stripping and possession of a controlled substance. Police said Hall had a small amount of phencyclidine at the time of his arrest. He is due in court May 18.Before the tires were slashed, dozens of police officers and firefighters had gathered outside the hospital Thursday night to applaud the health care workers, the newspaper reported.
“We were shocked to hear of this incident, especially at this time when our employees are working tirelessly and courageously” through the pandemic, the hospital said in a statement, adding that it was focusing on"the beautiful tribute given by our first responders."Nicole Acevedo is a reporter for NBC News Digital. She reports, writes and produces stories for NBC Latino and NBCNews.com.
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