Prosecutors said that the man, Jia Liu, a Marine Corps reservist, conspired with a nurse, Steven Rodriguez, to distribute hundreds of fraudulent vaccine cards.
N.Y.P.D. Highway Officer Killed by Drunken Driver, Police Say
Anastasio Tsakos was directing traffic on the Long Island Expressway overnight when he was struck by a woman who the police said was intoxicated and driving with a suspended license.
Anastasios Tsakos was a 14-year member of the New York Police Department.Credit.New York City Police Department
April 27, 2021Updated 12:45 p.m. ET
A New York City police officer died after being hit by an intoxicated driver early Tuesday on the Long Island Expressway, officials said.
The officer, Anastasios Tsakos, 43, was hit around 2 a.m. after being assigned to divert traffic from the highway by exit 26, near the Fresh Meadows neighborhood of Queens, the police commissioner said.