Crime & Safety
St. James Man Kicked In Door, Assaulted Family Member: Police
The woman was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police say.
ST. JAMES, NY — A St. James man was arrested after police said he kicked in a door at a Northern Boulevard residence Thursday morning and assaulted a woman who was his family member.
Daniel Spector, 42, of St. James, kicked in the door at about 6:30 a.m. and assaulted the woman, Suffolk County police said.
The woman was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Spector was charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree criminal contempt, second-degree assault and criminal obstruction of breathing, police said.
No additional details were immediately available.
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