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A man was busted with a loaded handgun while attempting to break down a door of a Westchester home, police said.
Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to a private residence on Horton Avenue at 3:51 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, where there was a report of a man attempting to break down the door of the home while carrying a weapon.
Police said that upon arrival, they located 20-year-old Sincere Thomas, identified him as a suspect, and took him into custody without incident as he was exiting the property.
The investigation into Thomas, a New Rochelle resident, found that he was in possession of a loaded handgun, which was seized.
Thomas was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a loaded firearm. He was scheduled to appear in New Rochelle City Court on Friday to respond to the charge.
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