Long Island Man Nabbed With Weapon, Drugs, Police Say

The incident took. place around 1 a.m., Sunday, July 3 in Hempstead.

According to detectives, Officers spotted a 2019 Toyota Camry run a stop sign at the intersection of Northern Parkway and Nassau Road.

Officers conducted a traffic stop and discovered a loaded .380 caliber pistol, along with 59 Oxycodone pills, Nassau County Police said.

Lashamel Walker, age 20, of Hempstead was arrested and charged with:

• Criminal possession of a firearm
• Criminal possession of a weapon
• Criminal possession of a controlled substance
• Criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell

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