Long Island police investigate taser incident

  Eyewitness NewsCOPIAGUE (WABC) -- Police on Long Island are investigating whether officers used excessive force to subdue a suspect.

Jeu Gonzalez, 21, was arrested Tuesday night in Copiague after an altercation with Suffolk County police officers.

Authorities say that when police approached Gonzalez, he was in an agitated state and tried to resist arrest.

That's when he was tasered.

Gonzalez is charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

Police also released a call from responding officers, who said they were being attacked.

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Long Island police investigate rape at posh hotel

  Eyewitness NewsLONG BEACH (WABC) -- A sexual predator is on the loose after police say he attacked a woman at a posh Long Island hotel.

The incident happened early Saturday morning in Long Beach in Nassau County.

Police say the assault took place at the Allegria Hotel.

Investigators are still trying to gather evidence and are interviewing people who were there, but they still don't have a description of the attacker.

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Police investigate deadly shooting in Plainfield

  Eyewitness NewsPLAINFIELD (WABC) -- Police are investigating a deadly shooting in New Jersey.

The incident happened at Roosevelt Avenue, near East Front Street, in Plainfield around 5:30 a.m.

Authorities were called to the scene to a report of a person down in the roadway. They initially thought it was a pedestrian who had been struck by a hit-and-run driver. But as they looked closer, they realized it was a gunshot victim.

The person was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing, and no suspects are in custody.

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