Cops: 2 in custody following Merrick chase
Merrick Road was closed in both directions between Central Boulevard and Babylon Turnpike Saturday morning after a vehicle struck a pole during the police pursuit of two robbery suspects who allegedly tried to rob a Radio Shack on Sunrise Highway in Merrick. (May 5,2012) Credit: Jim Staubitser
Two people are in custody in connection with a Saturday morning robbery attempt of a Radio Shack on Sunrise Highway in Merrick, Nassau County police said.
During the police pursuit of the robbery suspects, a vehicle struck a utility pole, police said. The pole and wires fell onto the roadway causing the closure of Merrick Road until about 9 p.m. in both directions between Central Boulevard and Babylon Turnpike
No further information was immediately available.
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