Police have identified a man and woman who were arrested last Monday afternoon on Hillside Avenue in Williston Park after car chase that began in Bayside as Casey Newman, 21, and Ryan Farrish, 19, both of 377 37th St. in Lindenhurst.
Newman and Farrish were charged with tampering of physical evidence, criminal possession of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance, police said.
Farrish, who was driving a green SVU vehicle, is additionally being charged with reckless endangerment, acting in a manner injurious to a child of less than 17 years old, possession of a forged instrument and reckless driving, police said.
The two were discovered at approximately 2:45 p.m. on the corner 94th Avenue and Francis Louis Boulevard in Queens in a green SUV with a forged Florida License plate, police said.
When the two were asked to stop, they refused and fled eastbound towards Nassau county, police said. During the pursuit, police said, an unidentified controlled substance was thrown out the window in various locations.
Police said that during the pursuit the vehicle nearly struck pedestrians in a school zone, including children.
After their arrest, police said, they discovered that the two were in possession of gravity knives, a weapon with a concealed blade in its handle.
The pursuit ended in front of the Bank of America branch on Hillside Avenue in Williston Park where an officer in a silver SUV pulled over the vehicle.
Police from the Third Precinct assisted New York City police in the arrest.
