Man arrested and charged with assault after attacking elderly man: PD

BAY SHORE – An East Patchogue man was arrested Tuesday in Bay Shore after attacking an elderly man in Commack, police said.

Robert Whittaker, 56, of East Patchogue was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, a felony, after Suffolk County police received a call about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday saying he was on East Main Street in Bay Shore, police said.

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According to police, Whittaker was extorting money in a parking lot at Garet Place in Commack when he pushed a 79-year-old man, causing minor injuries.

He was held overnight in the Sixth District and is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in First District Court in Central Islip.

Anyone with information can contact the Fourth Precinct Criminal Investigation Division at 631-854-8426.