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Capri motel guest arrested after fleeing police

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A Central Islip Man with an outstanding Suffolk County warrant for the sale of narcotics was arrested May 20 on Reyam Road after fleeing police outside the Capri Motor Inn, the Lynbrook Police Department confirmed.

Police approached Henry White, 33, who was accompanied by a woman on Freer Street, at 9:40 a.m. in a routine patrol of the area. According to Chief Joseph Neve, the man took off on foot when he was approached by police.

White hopped a nearby fence into the backyard of a home on Reyam Road, injuring himself in the process. The chase lasted about four to five minutes. He was arrested and transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. The woman wasn’t arrested, though Neve said it was later confirmed that she and the man were staying in a room together at the Capri Motor Inn on Freer Street.

Friday's arrest is the second arrest made on Freer Street near the motel this month. As reported in last week’s Herald, several residents who live near the motel addressed the mayor and the board at a Town Hall meeting held on May 12, saying that they believed the establishment was a nuisance to the community. The village began taking steps to curtail suspicious activity there in 2009, according to Village Administrator John Giordano, who said that the village recommended adding security cameras, improving lighting and limiting the number of suspiciously short-staying guests.