2 arrested for allegedly assaulting police officer on Long Island

FARMINGDALE, Long Island (WABC) -- Two men on Long Island were arrested early Sunday morning after one of them allegedly assaulted a police officer.

Police say that as they were breaking up a large fight on Main Street in Farmingdale, Jorge Ramirez Canales, 23, punched an officer in the face and then resisted arrest.
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Officers say Jamal Beverly, 23, was found passed out on the sidewalk after taking part in the fight.



Beverly was arrested after police say they found cocaine on him.

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