Crime & Safety
Man Led Officers On Chase In Stolen Car: Nassau Police
Police say he was also responsible for stealing several other cars over many months.
MERRICK, NY — A homeless man was arrested early Saturday morning in Merrick and charged with stealing multiple cars over the course of months.
According to police, officers responded to a home on Lexington Avenue at 12:34 a.m. for a report of a stolen car. As the officers were investigating, police say they saw the stolen 2019 Chevrolet Colorado and tried to pull it over.
The driver, Ryan Buonauro, 22, refused to stop and continued driving until he struck a tree near Daffodil Lane and Jerusalem Avenue, police say, and then got out of the car and fled on foot. After an extensive search, police say he was found in the back yard of a home on Hendrickson Court in North Merrick and was placed under arrest.
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During the investigation, police say they learned that Buonauro was responsible for nine other car thefts going back to February.
Buonauro is charged with 10 counts of third-degree grand larceny, second-degree criminal mischief and two counts of petty larceny. He is scheduled to be arraigned on July 7 in First District Court in Hempstead.
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