CLINTON — On Saturday, April 18, 2026, at approximately 11:38 a.m., Clinton Police Dispatch received a call from Shehab Alkushtaree of Mr. Moe’s Gulf gas station, at 219 Brook Street, who reported that a male customer got into an argument with one of his employees and then tried to run the employee over with his vehicle.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Jeffrey Notaro and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
“Shehab stated that the incident happened about 10 minutes ago and that he has it on video,” Officer Jeffrey Notaro said. Alkushtaree also gave dispatch the suspect vehicle’s license plate number and described the vehicle as a gray Honda CRV.
“After gathering this information myself, Sergeant Jeffrey O’Toole, and Detective Gerald Guerra were dispatched to Shehab’s location,” Officer Notaro said. “I arrived on scene at approximately 11:46 a.m. and began to have a conversation with Shehab, whom I recognized as being one of the owners of the convenience store located across the street and now one of the owners of Mr. Moe’s Gulf, where the incident happened.”
Officer Notaro said that while he was speaking with Alkushtaree, Detective Guerra arrived on scene and began speaking with a man who was later identified as the victim.
“Shehab advised me that someone drove their vehicle at one of his employees while in the parking lot of his business,” Officer Notaro said. “Shehab said that he recognized this person as there was an incident a few months back at his other store involving this person.”
Alkushtaree then showed Officer Notaro a video that was captured by the business’ security cameras mounted on the exterior of the building.
“In the video you can clearly see a gray SUV pulling into the lot and [the victim] standing near the gas pumps,” Officer Notaro said. “As the vehicle was moving forward it was traveling directly at [the victim]. At this point in the video, you could see [the victim] moving quickly to his right to get out of the vehicle’s path. As [the victim] did this the vehicle could be seen swerving directly at him and [the victim] jumped out of the way. The vehicle came inches away from striking [victim] and the gas pumps.”
Officer Notaro then spoke with the victim, who he said still appeared startled by what had just happened.
“I asked him if he knew who was driving the vehicle that drove at him and he stated that it was his cousin, Yunior,” Officer Notaro said. “I asked why he would do this and he said that they just don’t get along and it has been this way for months.”
Police later identified the man as Luis Yunior Ramirez Rodriguez, a Clinton resident who goes by “Yunior.”
The victim said Yunior was driving his aunt’s vehicle and Officer Notaro asked him if he knew where they lived.
“He stated that he doesn’t know the name of the street, but knew it to be in Clinton and down by the Wachusett Dam,” Officer Notaro explained. “He then opened Google Maps on his phone and showed me the house, which was located on Grove Street. Shehab then showed me a clear picture of the MV [motor vehicle] and the operator, who [the victim] confirmed was his cousin. In the picture you could clearly see Yunior in the driver’s seat with the door slightly open and pointing at them. [The victim] stated that after Yunior drove at him with the vehicle, Yunior stopped the vehicle in the middle of Brook Street and started to yell and threaten him.”
Officer Notaro said that after he spoke with the victim and Alkushtaree, they identified another person at the gas station who had witnessed the entire incident.
“This person identified himself as Sajeed [last name redacted] and he confirmed what both [the victim] and Shehab had advised me,” Officer Notaro said. “He said that he saw the vehicle pull into the lot off Brook Street and drive directly at the employee and then the driver turned around and drove through the lot again and exited.”
The witness also said the vehicle stopped in the middle of the road after leaving the gas station, and the driver yelled at the employee.
Officer Notaro said that after he and Detective Guerra finished speaking with everyone present at the gas station, they advised Sergeant O’Toole, who had arrived while they were speaking with those present.
“It was determined that there was probable cause to arrest Yunior for assault with a dangerous weapon, and we made our way to 122 Grove Street in Clinton, the address listed on the registration of the vehicle he was observed operating,” Officer Notaro said. “Once myself, Sergeant O’Toole, and Detective Guerra arrived at 122 Grove Street, the vehicle that Yunior was observed driving was parked out front.”
Officer Notaro knocked on the door and rang the doorbell multiple times with no answer.
“As we were about to leave, Yunior came outside and sat down on the stairs leading into his apartment,” Officer Notaro said. “I pointed to the vehicle and asked him if he had been driving it today and if he was around the Gulf gas station on Brook Street.”
Yunior then looked at Detective Guerra, who asked him the same questions in Spanish. Yunior answered no.
“I then showed him the picture that was shared to myself and Detective Guerra of him in the vehicle and he said he didn’t know anything about that,” Officer Notaro said. “I then advised Yunior to stand up, and he was advised that he was being placed under arrest.”
Yunior was then handcuffed and transported to the Clinton Police Department for booking without incident.
“Security camera footage and the picture of Yunior was emailed to Detective Cornelius and Detective Guerra to secure as evidence,” Officer Notaro said. “It should be noted that Brook Street is a heavily travelled road with local businesses around where this incident occurred.”
Luis Yunior Ramirez Rodriguez, of Grove Street in Clinton, was charged with the following:
- Assault with Dangerous Weapon (vehicle)
- Negligent Operation of Motor Vehicle
- Disturbing the Peace
- Disorderly Conduct
“An immediate threat for license suspension/revocation was filled out and faxed to the Registry of Motor Vehicles,” Officer Notaro said.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in April, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.
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