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Reuven Alonalayoff's trove was at Hudson Regional Hospital was discovered when the bogus threat was called into Hudson Regional Hospital at 3:10 p.m. July 18, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
Canines from the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office helped to sniff out eleven 11 handguns, 27 rifles/shotguns, and a Kriss Vector .45 caliber semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity magazine, Miller said. A 14-round high-capacity handgun magazine was also seized.
The hospital said in a statement that the firearms were found in a locked office on an administrative floor occupied by a non-employee consultant.
"The presence of weapons in a hospital is inexcusable beyond comprehension and contradicts our mission of care and our commitment to the safety of our community of staff, patients and the extended community," the statement reads. "While regrettable, this incident has given us occasion to review security protocols and we have taken steps to assure that it will never happen again."
Alonalayoff was charged with Possession of an Assault Firearm, and two counts of Possession of a High Capacity Magazine. He was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport with assistance from the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations.
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