Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team officers were on routine patrol when they spotted a red 2024 Toyota speeding and changing lanes unsafely southbound on Merchant Concourse at 11:26 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, according to detectives.
During the stop, officers saw a clear plastic bag filled with suspected methylenedioxymethamphetamine in plain sight, police said. As officers moved to arrest the occupants, Shaking Vereen, 34, of Westbury, allegedly ran from the vehicle.
After a brief foot chase and repeated verbal commands, Vereen became violent and combative, forcing officers to use a Taser to bring him into custody, authorities said. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation and treatment…