Westchester Man Flees From Police For Having Expired Tag, Pills, Police Say

A Northern Westchester man was arrested after allegedly fleeing from police and resisting arrest after failing to stop for having an expired tag.

Yorktown Police Department arrested a local man after he allegedly fled from police for having an expired tag and pills.
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Kathy Reakes

02/28/2021 10:00 a.m.

Michael Goldberg, age 29, of Yorktown, was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 21, after Yorktown police spotted him driving with a suspended registration, police said.

According to police, instead of stopping, Goldberg fled at a high rate of speed and when finally caught on Hedge Street where he stopped, Goldberg resisted arrest and was found to have an active warrant and to be in possession of Alprazolam pills.

He was arrested and charged with:

Unlawful fleeing from police
Obstructing governmental administration
Resisting arrest
Possession of a controlled substance
Reckless driving
Driving with a suspended registration
Speed in zone
Speed not reasonable

Goldberg was released on an appearance ticket and turned over to the town of Greenburgh Police for the active warrant.

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