Queens man charged in Five Towns bias and assault

Two alleged incidents of antisemetic remarks in the Five Towns led to the arrest of a queens man at 1:20 p.m., in Cedarhurst on Oct. 4, Nassau police said.

A man driving a 2007 white Lexus by Lincoln Street and Oakland Avenue in Cedarhurst was reported to be causing a disturbance, police said. The man allegedly made verbal threats to several people as well as antisemitic remarks before driving away.

A short while later, police said, the same man was driving near Barrett Road and Washington Avenue in Lawrence where he allegedly approached another group and also made verbal threats and antisemitic remarks.

The police found Alvin Tirado, 38, of New Haven Boulevard, and arrested him. When Tirado was being placed in the back of a police vehicle, officials said he became “physically combative” and injured a police officer. The injured officer was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Tirado was charged wit assault, two counts of aggravated harassment and two counts of menacing. Arraigned on Saturday, he pleaded not guilty and the judge issued a temporary order of protection. Tirado is out on bail. The Legal Aid Society of Nassau County represents him. His next court date is Oct. 8.