NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A Long Island CVS employee was arrested after police found 62 COVID-19 vaccination cards inside his car, authorities said Thursday.
A Nassau County Police Department team carrying out an investigation spotted Zachary Honig, 21, of Levittown inside a Mazda in Westbury around 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Commissioner Patrick Ryder said at a news briefing on Thursday.
When the team searched Honig's car, they discovered a pair of brass knuckles and 62 vaccination cards inside, Ryder said.
Eight of the cards already had batch and store numbers written on them, Ryder said. The other 54 cards were blank, he said.
"His intent was to share them with family members and friends, [so] that they could go into venues and possibly even use them at school when they go back in September," Ryder said.
Honig, who was also carrying an illegal pill at the time, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a controlled substance and petit larceny, he said. The CVS employee had no prior arrests, Ryder noted.
In a statement provided to 1010 WINS, a CVS spokesperson said Honig worked at a pharmacy on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown.
"Following his arrest, we took immediate steps to terminate his employment, as his alleged activity conflicts with our values, our policies and our commitment to safe, secure vaccination protocols," the spokesperson said.
CVS is cooperating with the police department's investigation, she added.
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran denounced Honig's alleged actions at the news briefing.
"Here in Nassau we are not wasting any time," she said. "I am going to file some legislation about this to make sure that we send a very clear message that this is not acceptable."
Honig's attorney information wasn't immediately available Thursday.
