Tiara Gooden, 34, arrested for assault: police

A Locust Valley woman was arrested Monday following an argument with a neighbor over the mail, Nassau County police said.

Police said Tiara Gooden, 34, was charged with assault after arguing with a 21-year-old woman and then attacking a nurse and a police officer.

The incident began when Gooden grabbed the neighbor’s screen door and slammed it, breaking the lock, police said.

Gooden requested that she be taken to the hospital by county police who responded to a 911 call at 6:21 p.m.

While being examined by hospital staff, Gooden began screaming and grabbed a nurse’s left hand to scratch it, police said. She also bit an officer’s right hand, according to the department.

The nurse and officer experienced pain and swelling after the incident, police said.

Gooden was charged with two counts of second-degree assault and third-degree criminal mischief, police said.