“The incident started at around 4 am as a uniformed patrol officer assigned to ESU was notified by bar security at Lola’s Resturant that they had ejected a disorderly customer and that this customer was observed going to his auto and removing something and putting it into his waistband.

Fearing it was a weapon security pointed out the individual to the police.  The individual upon observing the officers ran back to his auto and appeared to have tossed something into the back seat area.

One officer approached the vehicle and grabbed onto the door, the vehicle accelerated and dragged the uniform officer about 100 feet down east Post Road.  The Officer was thrown to the ground and was treated at White Plains Hospital for non life threatening injuries.  He has since been released.

The subject’s auto was pursued onto the west bound 287 by White Plains marked units.  The pursuit was allowed due to low traffic volume  at 4:10 am and low speed, as the subject never exceeded 50 mph.

Subject made contact with police headquarters 911 during the pursuit and was convinced by phone to stop the vehicle.

A felony stop was conducted off of exit #3 and the subject was apprehended without further incident.

Nino Valvano, 38, of Mt. Kisco, NY,  was  being charged with a litany of charges including felony assault on a police officer.  The subject appeared to be under the influence of some kind of narcotic.”

Investigation is continuing.  No weapon has been recovered as of this time.

“This incident is a prime example of the daily dangers that our police officers face.  I am proud of the way the men and women of the WPPD handled this inciden,” Chong said in a written statement.

Chong,in a statement to WPCNR said, in noting the threat to the officer injured, said the police on the scene and making the arrest “showed tremendous professionalism and restraint.“