Police in a suburban New York county have made their first arrest under a new law banning face masks

Police in New York suburb make first arrest under new mask ban

(NewsNation) — A teenager was arrested Tuesday in a New York City suburb in the first arrest under a first-in-the-nation law that bans wearing face masks in public, police said. Wesslin Omar Ramirez Castillo was stopped by Nassau County Police on a street near the Levittown and Hicksville town line, about 30 miles east of Manhattan. Officers said they responded to reports of a suspicious person when they found Ramirez Castillo wearing black cl…

First Teenager Arrested Under New York County’s Controversial Mask Ban

A Long Island law banned face masks in the name of public safety. The first person to be arrested for violating it was an 18-year-old carrying a knife.

Teen arrested in first violation of New York county's controversial face mask ban

A teenager was arrested in Nassau County, New York, after he was seen wearing a mask in public over the weekend, marking the first arrest related to the county's controversial mask ban signed earlier this month.

New York County Makes First Arrest Under New Anti-Mask Wearing Policy - American Faith

Nassau County, New York, made its first arrest under the new Mask Transparency Act, which prohibits protesters from wearing masks in public, except for medical or religious reasons. Omar Ramirez Castillo, 18, was arrested for suspicious behavior while wearing a mask and carrying a 14-inch knife. The county executive praised the arrest as a success and Castillo was charged with multiple offenses, including violating the mask ban.Earlier this mont…

Police in New York County Make First Arrest Under a Face Mask Ban

NEW YORK — Police in the suburbs of New York City made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks, officials announced Tuesday. Nassau County Police say officers on Sunday night responded to reports of a suspicious person on a street near the Levittown and Hicksville town line, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Manhattan. They found Wesslin Omar Ramirez Castillo wearing black clothing and a black ski mask that covered his fac…

Police in NY County Make First Arrest Under a Face Mask Ban

NEW YORK — Police in the suburbs of New York City made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks, officials announced Tuesday. Nassau County Police say officers on Sunday night responded to reports of a suspicious person on a street near the Levittown and Hicksville town line, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Manhattan. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] They found Wesslin Omar Ramirez Castillo wearing black clothing and a bl…