Police say a man has been
arrested for slashing another man with a machete inside a laundromat in Valley
Stream.
Police were called to Laundry
Palace on West Merrick Road early Tuesday morning and found the victim lying on
the floor.
Detectives say 30-year-old
Roberto Velasquez got into a fight with the victim, slashing him multiple times
with a machete.
The man was taken to the
hospital and is in critical condition this morning.
Velasquez was arrested a
short time later.
Velasquez is facing attempted
murder and assault charges.