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The incident happened in Bethpage at about 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, the Nassau County Police Department reported.
Officers were conducting an investigation in the parking lot of 432 North Wantagh Ave. and saw three men inside a parked 2010 Ford Focus, NCPD said.
When they approached the car, they saw an expandable baton in the Ford, police said.
Authorities said the three men were removed from the Ford, and police found a 9mm handgun inside the vehicle.
Police arrested 22-year-old Connor Welsh, of East Meadow, 23-year-old Mathew Hartenstein, of Brooklyn, and 22-year-old Joshua Portillo, of East Meadow, NCPD reported.
Police said they were each charged with:
- Criminal possession of a firearm
- Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
- Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon
They were scheduled to be arraigned on Sunday, Nov. 20, NCPD said.
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