The Fourth Squad detectives report the arrest of a Queens man for an incident that occurred on December 9, 2019 in North Lawrence.

According to detectives, defendant Justin Pichizaca, 20, of 11811 152^nd Street, threatened 2 males, 37, 34 and an 11 year old child with physical violence and yelled religious slurs based on the their religion, while at Costco located at 605 Rockaway Turnpike.  As a result of the defendants’ actions, one of the male victims captured video of this incident which assisted with the subsequent investigation of detectives leading to the location and arrest of Pichizaca. 

Defendant Pichizaca is charged with Aggravated Harassment 2^nd Degree and Menacing 3^rd Degree.  He will be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on December 10, 2019.

Details by: Det. Green/4^th Squad                                                     12/09/19/0030/8834   

***CORRECTION***

The above incident occurred Sunday, December 8, 2019.