Man Submitted Fake Insurance Claim After Cops Broke His Car Window During Traffic Stop: Police

A Baldwin man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with insurance fraud and grand larceny by Nassau police.

According to detectives, on July 27, Wilson Castro Jr, 31, of Colony Drive, Baldwin was arrested by First Precinct officers during a traffic stop in Hempstead. During the stop, policy say Castro refused to open his driver’s side window and produce his license to the officers. His continued resistance to the officers' requests forced them to break the driver’s window to gain entry and place him under arrest.

As a result of the arrest, Castro's 2015 Subaru was impounded and held as evidence. The vehicle was released to him on Aug. 4.

On Aug. 27, Castro filed a complaint with Nassau County Internal Affairs Bureau regarding his arrest in July. During the investigation, the detectives discovered that, upon the release of Castro’s car, he brought it to Willis Avenue Collision, located at 933 Willis Avenue in Albertson, to have it repaired.

Police say Castro filed an insurance claim with Geico stating that the damage to his vehicle was a result of criminal mischief and larceny which occurred in Astoria. Castro allegedly received more than $6,000 from the insurance company as a result of this fraudulent claim.

On Oct. 12, Castro surrendered to detectives at Nassau County Police Headquarters in Mineola. He is charged with third degree grand larceny, third degree insurance fraud and first degree falsifying business records. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday at First district Court in Hempstead.

Photo: Nassau County Police Department.