Cops: Man Charged in Violent Taser Burglary

A Suffolk man faces multiple charges for allegedly posing as a florist delivery man, tasering a homeowner, and robbing them at gunpoint, according to Nassau County Police.

Daniel Ratliff, 36, of Bay Shore, was located and charged Thursday in connection with the violent robbery of a Great Neck Plaza home in June, cops said.

At 1:52 p.m. on June 10, Ratliff, masquerading as a flower delivery man, rang a doorbell of a Clent Road apartment, cops said. A 34-year-old man answered the door and was immediately tased by Ratliff and was hit in the head with a glass vase, police said.

A violent struggle then ensued, and Ratliff reportedly displayed a black handgun. He then bound the victims’ hands and feet while on the ground. Demanding money, he then located and broke open a locked safe in a hallway closet before leaving on foot in an unknown direction, according to police.

Ratliff made off with an undetermined amount of cash, diamond jewelry, passport and papers, detectives said.

The victim was rushed to a hospital for treatment of facial fractures and head trauma, cops said.

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Ratliff was charged with three counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of first-degree burglary, second-degree grand larceny, and three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He will be arraigned Friday at First District Court in Hempstead.