Police: Teen struck Dominos Pizza employee in head with knife inside Bellmore eatery
Nassau County police arrested a 15-year-old boy who they say assaulted a 19-year-old employee at the Dominos Pizza in Bellmore Friday night with a knife. Credit: Jim Staubitser
Nassau County police arrested a 15-year-old boy, charged with assaulting a Dominos Pizza employee Friday night with a knife in Bellmore.
Police said the teen was arguing with a 19-year-old employee at 10 p.m. inside the restaurant at 2150 Bellmore Avenue. The 15-year-old then struck the employee in the back of the head with a knife, police said.
The employee was taken to a hospital to be treated for a laceration and the 15-year-old was arrested, police said.
The teen, who was not identified since he is a minor, was charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon. He was set to be arraigned in Youth Court at First District Court in Hempstead.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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