Crime & Safety

Police: Man Sold Pot on 7th Street With Son in Tow

New Hyde Park man arrested after he sold the drugs to an undercover officer.

A New Hyde Park man was busted for selling marijuana on Seventh Street with his child in tow, Garden City police said.

Tony Vera, 30, was arrested Jan. 1 by detectives after he sold the drug to an undercover officer, police said. The man's six-year-old son was present during the time of the sale, according to the police report.

Vera was charged with the drug sale and endangering a minor.


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