On January 17, 2023, the New York State Police from the Hawthorne barracks identified three juveniles who committed Reckless Endangerment in the 1st degree, a class D felony, after receiving complaints of rocks being thrown at moving vehicles traveling on the Sprain Brook Parkway at Payne Street.
Sixteen complaints of damaged vehicles were received by the State Police beginning at around 8:55 p.m. on January 17, 2023. Damage from the rocks ranged from flat tires to smashed windshields.
Investigators identified the juveniles on Wednesday the 18th and issued each a Family Court appearance ticket before releasing them to their parents.
