The Fourth Squad reports the arrest of Inwood man for an incident that occurred on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 12:55 am in East Atlantic Beach.
According to detectives, Fourth Precinct officers responded to Mohawk Avenue for a house fire. Upon arrival it was determined that a single vehicle had struck a utility pole, causing it to crack in half and a transformer to explode. The operator of the vehicle, which had an Inwood Fire Department insignia, had fled the scene on foot prior to police arrival. At this time officers learned that an Inwood Fire Department pick-up truck had recently been stolen. Upon further investigation video surveillance captured the defendant, Wilson Ulloa, 22, of 22 Provenzano Street, enter the Inwood Fire Department building, located at 188 Doughty Boulevard. The defendant then entered an Inwood Fire Department pick-up truck and drove through the closed bay doors of the building and fled the scene in an unknown direction. With the assistance of the Long Beach Police Department the defendant was located on foot at Pennsylvania Avenue and West Beech Street, Long Beach where he was placed into police custody without incident.
Defendant Ulloa is charged with three counts of Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree, Burglary 3rd Degree, Grand Larceny 3rd Degree, Unauthorized use of a Vehicle 3rd Degree, two counts of DWI and multiple Vehicle and Traffic Law Violations. He will be arraigned on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.