Crime & Safety
Man Assaulted During Fight In Coram: Police
The 54-year-old was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Suffolk police say.
CORAM, NY — A man was taken to the hospital after being assaulted during a fight in Coram on Wednesday afternoon, Suffolk police said.
Two men got into a fight on Townhouse Drive just before 1 p.m., and one of them, a 22-year-old from Middle Island, punched the other, a 54-year-old Centereach, man in the eye, according to police.
The 22-year-old then ran away from the scene, police said.
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The 54-year-old was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, and 6th Precinct officers found the 22-year-old a short time later.
He was arrested and charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor.
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