(Long Island, NY) Third Squad detectives report the details of an arrest for an aggravated harassment that occurred in Glen Head on Saturday, 05/16/15 at 3:00 P.M.
According to detectives, Robert Riccuiti, 45, of Glen Head, responded to an email from a male victim, 37, who had questioned his 6-year-old son’s playing time and the philosophy of the soccer program, in which the defendant is the coach.
Nassau County Police report the arrest of Robert Riccuiti, 45, of Glen Head, for an aggravated harassment that occurred in Glen Head on Saturday, 05/16. Photo Credit: NCPD.
The defendant, who is employed as a principal for the Vive School in Yonkers, answered the victim with inappropriate foul language including a verbal threat of physical violence with a baseball bat.
On Friday, 05/22/15, Third Squad detectives placed Riccuiti under arrest at the Third Precinct. He is being charged with Aggravated Harassment 2nd Degree and will be arraigned on Saturday, 05/23/15 in First District Court, Hempstead.
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