Shawn Maraj, of Valley Stream, charged with ramming cop car with officers inside, Nassau police say

A man struck an occupied police car several times in... — A man struck an occupied police car several times in Valley Stream on Tuesday, Nassau County police said. Credit: Jonathan Singh

By Maureen Mullarkeymaureen.mullarkey@newsday.comUpdated May 29, 2025 7:29 am

Two officers were injured after a Valley Stream man damaged several vehicles and struck an occupied police car multiple times on Tuesday, Nassau police said.

Around 9:51 p.m., Shawn Maraj, 31, was observed damaging multiple vehicles on West Valley Stream Boulevard in Valley Stream, according to a Nassau County Police Department news release.

When officers arrived, Maraj got into his 2018 Honda Civic and deliberately struck an occupied police vehicle, causing non-life-threatening injuries to two officers inside, police said.

Maraj then drove across a lawn and struck a fence and bush.

Detectives found Maraj a short time later and arrested him without incident.

Maraj was charged with second-degree assault, second-degree attempted assault, second-degree criminal mischief and two counts of second-degree reckless endangerment, police said.

He will be arraigned Thursday at First District Court in Hempstead.

By Maureen Mullarkey

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Maureen Mullarkey is a breaking news reporter at Newsday. She previously worked as a reporter for Patch, where she covered a range of Long Island stories on topics such as the Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy and the Babylon School District abuse scandals.