A former New York City police officer jumped in front of a train after he allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend outside her Midland Park home Thursday, authorities said.
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MIDLAND PARK -- A former New York City police officer jumped in front of a train after he allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend outside her Midland Park home Thursday, authorities said.
Arthur J. Lomando, 44, of Centerreach, New York, is accused of attacking Suzanne Bardzell, 48, with a machete-like knife as she pulled into the driveway of her Godwin Avenue home around 3:30 p.m., Prosecutor John L. Molinelli told reporters at a news conference from the scene.
Lomando smashed the window of Bardzell's Volkswagen and stabbed her several times, the prosecutor said. Bardzell, a special education teacher in Teaneck with two teenage sons, died at the scene.
Molinelli said late Thursday that Lomando threw himself in front of a subway train at the Amsterdam and St. Nicholas avenue stop in Manhattan. His collision with an empty A train happened around 4:30 p.m., according to a report by the Daily News. Service was cutoff between 168 and 207 Streets until just after 5:30, the report said.
Lomando suffered "severe" injuries to his head and legs, Molinelli said on Twitter. The accused killer was in surgery at Harlem Hospital.
Authorities issued warrants charging Lomando with murder, weapons offenses and violating a restraining order Bardzell filed against him, according to Molinelli.
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Molinelli said there was a history domestic violence between Lomando and Bardzell. The pair dated for about three years and met online, he added.
Bardzell obtained an order of protection against Lomando, according to the prosecutor.
Thursday, neighbors said police swarmed the area around 3 p.m., searching yards and blocking off streets.
Bardzell was divorced and her ex-husband came to the scene, he added.
On Oct. 10, dozens of police officers also searched for Lomando in Midland Park, according to authorities.
"Recently, he was reported as missing," Molinelli said. "Midland Park police were searching for him...He ultimately turned himself in. We believe that that occurrence was the result of having restraining orders issued against him."
Lomando previously sued then-NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly to be reinstated with the force, according to the prosecutor and court records.
Lamondo, a 10-year veteran of the NYPD, was fired in 2004 after several documented misconduct issues and mental health concerns, according to Molinelli and an ABC report.
An NYPD spokesman could not immediately provide further information about Lomando. His condition was also unclear.
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