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Man's Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Leads To Stolen Weapons Discovery At Westchester Home: NYSP Man's Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Leads To Stolen Weapons Discovery At Westchester Home: NYSP
Man's Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Leads To Stolen Weapons Discovery At Westchester Home: Nysp A man who claimed he was shot by a stranger at his front door is now facing numerous felony charges after investigators determined the wound was self-inflicted — and uncovered drugs and stolen firearms inside his Westchester County home, police said.  The incident began on Friday, May 8, when troopers responded to a home on Narcissus Drive in Somers at around 12:15 a.m. for a report of a shooting victim, New York State Police announced on Monday, May 11. According to police, 47-year-old John A. Fiore told troopers he opened the front door of his residence and encountered an u…

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by Ben Crnic
News
NY Police Chief Blasts Judge For Releasing Men Accused Of Having Ghost Guns NY Police Chief Blasts Judge For Releasing Men Accused Of Having Ghost Guns
NY Police Chief Blasts Judge For Releasing Men Accused Of Having Ghost Guns A police chief in upstate New York is criticizing the court system after two men accused of possessing untraceable “ghost guns” were released without bail following a traffic stop. The Albany County incident happened around 9:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, when Watervliet Police stopped a vehicle for alleged traffic law violations. During the stop, officers uncovered two illegally possessed 9mm ghost guns, including one outfitted with a large-capacity ammunition feeding device, police said. Both the driver, 20-year-old Quadir Smith of Watervliet, and a passenger, 21-year-old Alejandro Reeves of …

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Man Nabbed With Loaded Firearm In I-84 Stop Man Nabbed With Loaded Firearm In I-84 Stop
Man Nabbed With Loaded Firearm In I-84 Stop A Danbury man is facing a weapons charge after being busted by New York State Police troopers with an illegal firearm during a traffic stop on I-84 in Putnam County. Investigators announced this week that troopers stopped 46-year-old Esmelyn Hernandez’s Chevrolet Impala for a violation of vehicle and traffic laws on I-84 in Southeast. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that he was in possession of an illegal weapon, which was loaded. Hernandez was arrested at the scene and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm, both feloni…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man, 23, Charged After Report Of 'Playing With Knife' At Panera In Yorktown Man, 23, Charged After Report Of 'Playing With Knife' At Panera In Yorktown
Man, 23, Charged After Report Of 'Playing With Knife' At Panera In Yorktown A Westchester man is facing a weapons charge after being busted playing with an illegal knife at a Panera Bread in Yorktown over the weekend. Officers from the Yorktown Police Department were dispatched to Panera Bread at the Triangle Shopping Center shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11, where there were reports of a person playing with a knife. Upon arrival at Panera Bread, officers found 23-year-old Ryan McCullough of White Plains in possession of a gravity knife that was in plain view to the customers at the restaurant. Further investigation found that McCullough had a previous convi…

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by Zak Failla