A man was arrested for sabotaging a series of vehicles belonging to hardworking healthcare workers by slashing their tires amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The appalling incident occurred at the parking lot of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital where 29-year-old Daniel R. Hall allegedly slashed the tires of 22 vehicles.
The healthcare workers whose cars were damaged by Hall have come across the slashed tires on Friday morning after finishing their overnight shifts.
As the police revealed, Hall was in possession of PCP upon arrest. He was charged with the possession of a controlled substance and criminal mischief.
Following the unprovoked attack, hospital officials have expressed their disbelief over the act and vowed to pay for the damage done.
“We were shocked to hear of this incident, especially at this time when our employees are working tirelessly and courageously,” they told the Journal News.
In another New York incident related to the pandemic, a man got arrested for hoarding N95 face masks and selling them for a huge profit as health workers are struggling to come across protective gear.
The incident occurred in Brooklyn, New York, where FBI agents raided the home of a man whom they suspected of profiting from the crisis after spotting numerous empty face mask boxes outside his home.
According to the reports, the man had been hoarding a large number of masks and other supplies such as surgical gowns and hand sanitizers that are vital to suppressing the pandemic.
The agents have also discovered the man’s warehouse where he had recently received a large shipment consisting of eight pallets of boxes filled with N95 masks.
As per the US Attorney’s Office, the man has been accused of selling a portion of the supplies to a New Jersey doctor for 700 percent more than they would typically cost.
After the FBI agents have seized the hoarded essentials, 43-year-old Baruch Feldheim has been charged with providing false statements to the bureau. In addition, the man is also facing assault charges for coughing on the FBI agents when they approached him.
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