David Gonzalez
We would like to thank the @Westchester County Police Department, @New York State Police and all the other law enforcement agencies that assisted us in apprehending the suspect.
On Saturday March 4th at 1:20 P.M. our department received a 911 call of an assault that had occurred at an auto body repair shop on Summerfield Street. The caller stated that an individual, later identified as David Gonzalez of Cortlandt Manor N.Y., entered the shop and assaulted an employee striking him in the head with a metal baton. The suspect, an ex-employee of the business, then stated that he was going to shoot the victim’s family and then fled the scene in a white Honda Accord.
Responding officers canvassed the area and P.O. Anthony Guerriero observed the suspect vehicle turning northbound on the Bronx River Parkway. P.O. Guerriero attempted to stop the vehicle, but the suspected failed to comply and attempted to flee.
The suspect continued to travel north on the Bronx River Pkwy, at times abruptly exiting and re-entering the parkway in an attempt to escape. While P.O. Guerriero continued to pursue the suspect to the Taconic State Parkway, Sergeants Biagi and Dileggi coordinated the response of other police agencies to attempt to stop the suspect. The Westchester County Police Department was able to deploy pursuit mitigation technology which disabled the suspect’s vehicle and he was taken into custody.
Gonzalez was charged with Assault in the 2nd Degree and Unlawfully Fleeing a Police Officer in the 3rd degree. He was arraigned and held on $50,000 bail or $250,000 bond. The arrest without injury to the public, officers or the suspect is a testament to the professionalism and excellent police work by P.O. Guerriero and the officers involved in apprehending the suspect. It also highlights the coordination and successful deployment of pursuit mitigation strategies between multiple agencies within the county.
