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Drunken Man Injures Officers After Breaking Down Door In Hudson Valley, Police Say

A drunken man allegedly injured police officers attempting to arrest him for breaking into a door of a Hudson Valley home.

Two Ramapo officers were injured when an allegedly drunken man attacked them during an arrest. 

Two Ramapo officers were injured when an allegedly drunken man attacked them during an arrest. 

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The incident occurred in Rockland County around 4:50 a.m., Friday, June 7, in the Hillcrest area of the town of Ramapo.

According to Sgt. Micheal Anton of the Ramapo Police responded to Helen Court for multiple reports of a male yelling and breaking glass outside a house. 

Responding officers located 44-year-old Ovidio Aguilar-Oliva outside, Anton said. The home's front door had been kicked in, and a side window of the house was smashed. 

Aguilar-Oliva appeared to be intoxicated and was bleeding from the minor laceration he sustained while attempting to gain entry to the home, Anton said.

Anton said when officers approached Aguilar-Oliva, he became combative and began to fight with the officers who were attempting to investigate. 

During the altercation, two officers sustained injuries, one being a dislocated shoulder, and were evaluated at Good Samaritan Hospital in Ramapo.

The only injury to Aguilar-Oliva was the laceration he caused to him before the police arrived on the scene. 

An investigation found that Aguilar-Oliva stayed at a home he did not own, but was too intoxicated to unlock the door. 

As a result, he attempted to enter by smashing the door, which scared the other residents of the home and numerous neighbors, according to Anton.

Aguilar-Oliva was charged with:

  • Assault 
  • Criminal mischief
  • Obstruction of governmental administration 
  • Resisting arrest

He was arraigned in the Town of Ramapo Justice Court, and bail was set at $50,000; he was transported to Rockland County Jail until a future court appearance.

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