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POLICE DEPARTMENT, COUNTY of NASSAU

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INCIDENT: Arre s t DATE/TIME: Marc h 14 , 20 1 4 , 19 5 0 LOCATION: Willis t o n Park ITEM: 01

The Third Sq u a d rep or t s th e arr e s t of a Willis t o n Park ma n for Att e m p t e d Park. Acc or di n g to d e t e c t i v e s , th e d ef e n d a n t Rub e n A. Ren d e r o s , 18, of Willis Ave n u e , Willis t o n Park told his 14 ye ar old juv e n il e brot h e r th a t h e wa n t e d to kill him s e l f . He als o st a t e d b ef or e doin g so he wo u l d als o kill th e victi m so h e wo ul d not suff e r b ei n g lon e l y . Rub e n A. Ren d e r o s th e n pick e d up a kitc h e n knif e an d st a b b e d th e mal e victi m multi pl e tim e s in th e back , he a d , an d ch e s t . The victi m call e d his par e n t s wh o w er e not ho m e Rub e n at th e tim e an d as k e d th e n if th e y coul d call th e polic e . on foo t . Third Pre ci n c t Murd e r on Frida y , March 14, 20 1 4 at 7:5 0 pm in Willis t o n

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Polic e Offic er s co n d u c t e d a s e a r c h an d loc a t e d th e de f e n d a n t a sh or t tim e lat e r walki n g on Jacks o n Ave n u e in th e vicini t y of Cha mi n a d e High Sc h o o l , Min e o l a . He wa s plac e d int o polic e cu s t o d y with o u t incid e n t . The victi m wa s tra n s p o r t e d to a n e ar b y ho s p i t a l an d tre a t e d for his

wo u n d s . He is list e d in st a b l e co n d i ti o n . Rub e n A. Ren d e r o s is ch ar g e d with Murd e r 2 nd De g r e e , As s a u l t 1 st De gr e e , an d po s s e s s i o n on Sat ur d a y , of a Dan g e r o u s Marc h 15 , 20 1 4 We a p o n 4 th De g r e e . at First Dis tri c t He wa s Court in

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*** CORRECTION *** He als o st a t e d b ef o r e doin g so h e wo u l d als o kill th e victi m s o he wo u l d not suff e r b ei n g lon e l y .

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