Crime & Safety
Man Threatened To Blow Up Police Precinct After Arrest: NCPD
Police say he tried to force his way into a home, and then threatened officers during his arrest processing.

A Queens man was arrested early Wednesday after police say he tried to force his way into a Westbury home, and then threatened to blow up police after his arrest.
According to police, Emad Newaz, 25, of Steinway Street, tried to enter a home on Ward Street in Westbury at 12:35 a.m. He pulled on the door handle, kicked the door and yelled to be let in, police said. A woman who lived in the home began to scream, and police say Newaz pulled a wreath from the door, threw it to the ground and fled.
Officers were called to the home and they located Neewaz a short time later and placed him under arrest.
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During his arrest processing, police say Newaz made threats to put a bomb in the precinct and blow it up.
Newaz is charged with second-degree attempted burglary, fourth-degree criminal mischief and making a terroristic threat. He was arraigned earlier today in First District Court in Hempstead.
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