7/11 vandal arrested after crashing his motorcycle, police say

Police arrested a Levittown man who vandalized a 7/11 on Newbridge Road in East Meadow on Aug. 12 before speeding down Newbridge Road on a motorcycle and crashing it near Poppy Street, according to a report sent out by officials.

Around 3 a.m., Christopher Blando, 23, caused a disturbance inside the 7/11 on Newbridge Road, damaging property inside, police said. On arriving, First Precinct officers spotted him traveling down Newbridge Road on a black 2005 Yamaha motorcycle and without a helmet.

A short while later, police received a 9/11 call reporting a crash at the intersection of Newbridge Road and Poppy Street. Blando was found at the scene and sent to a nearby hospital for serious head trauma, where he was arrested, police said.

Blando is faces charges of fourth-degree criminal mischief among traffic infractions. He was arraigned on Aug. 13 from the hospital and will be arraigned again at the Nassau County First District Court on Sept. 12.

—Brian Stieglitz