Hempstead man arrested in East Meadow assault, break-in, cops say

A Hempstead man who assaulted a 67-year-old homeowner during a break-in at his East Meadow home was arrested a short time later after a separate failed neighborhood burglary, Nassau County police said Tuesday.

Police said Julio Javier, 33, of William Street, was arrested at 9:35 p.m. Monday after being stopped by officers as he walked along Lincoln Avenue — not long after the two failed burglaries and not far from the scene.

Javier was charged with first-degree assault, first-degree burglary, second-degree burglary and third-degree criminal trespass.

He was scheduled for arraignment Tuesday in First District Court in Hempstead. It was unclear if he was represented by an attorney.

Police said officers responding to a 911 call at a home on Front Street were informed by the victim that he’d been assaulted in his garage by a man wearing a black ski mask who injured his arm. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Police said that not long after, officers discovered that the assailant also had attempted to gain entry to a home on nearby Kodma Place.

Those officers then located Javier on Lincoln Avenue.

By John Valenti

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John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”