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First mask law arrest made in Nassau County because of the newly enacted Nassau County Mask Transparency Act, which prohibits the Nassau Police Commissioner concealment of identity in pubPatrick Ryder and County Exec- lic spaces. “This individual himself utive Bruce Blakeman provided an update on the first arrest was not suspicious,” Ryder said. “The fact that resulting from the new mask law at the he was wearing the Theodore Roosevelt mask is why the Executive & Legiscall came in.” lative Building in Officers said Mineola on Aug. 28. they saw Castillo Tatum Fox, depub e h av i n g s u s p i ty county executive ciously and for public safety attempting to hide Tatum Fox, State a large bulge in his Senators Patricia waistband. Canzoneri-FitzpatAfter further rick and Jack Marinvestigation, the tins and Assemblyofficers discovered man Jake Blumenthat the bulge was cranz also attended. a 14-inch knife. According to Police say that CasPATRiCk RydER R y d e r, We s s l i n tillo resisted comOmar Ramirez Cas- Nassau County police plying with the offitillo, 18, of Hicks- commisioner cers’ commands ville, was taken into but was eventually custody on Aug. 25, arrested without after Nassau County police offi- further incident. cers responded to reports of a Castillo lives about a mile suspicious individual walking from where he was arrested, east on Spindle Road near the Ryder said. He was born in border of Levittown and Hicks- G u a t e m a l a a n d a l l e g e d l y ville. entered the country illegally in Castillo, Ryder said, was 2019. According to Ryder, Castildressed in black and wearing a lo was suspected of having mask, which drew attention ConTInueD on Page 16
By CHARlES SHAW
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Courtesy Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, will host the fourth annual Team DRI Walk/Run/Ride event to help raise money for diabetes research. Last year’s event raised over $100,000.
Walking, running, riding for a cure Cedar Creek Park event aims to raise diabetes awareness By CHARlES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com
John Carrion, the Northeast board chairman of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, is getting the word out about an annual event for runners, walkers and bike riders at Seaford’s Cedar Creek Park on Sept 14. The Team DRI Walk/Run/Ride will help raise money and awareness of the organization’s pursuit of a cure for juvenile, or Type 1, diabetes. Starting at the park and heading in the direction of Jones Beach State Park, participants can select a pace and distance of their preference. According to Carrion, the park’s scenic walkway offers a much more pleasant expe-
rience than busy local roads. “Riding in traffic is like a white-knuckle event,” Carrion said. “You don’t want traffic. You want to make it safe for everyone. This event is for everyone — bike riders, walkers, little kids. It’s a safe environment.” The foundation is a nonprofit corporation whose goal is to fund research to find a biological cure for Type 1 diabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 38.4 million people in the United States have diabetes, or around 11.6 percent of the population. Since its inception in 2019, the event at Cedar Creek Park has raised over $250,000, Carrion said. Last year’s event drew around ConTInueD on Page 4
his individual himself was not suspicious. The fact that he was wearing the mask is why the call came in.