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Passenger Busted With Illegal Gun, Ammunition During Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say
A traffic stop on Long Island ended with a passenger in handcuffs on weapons charges.
Officers in New Cassel stopped a Dodge Charger at around 9:20 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, near Prospect and Magnolia avenues due to a suspended registration, according to Nassau County Police.
While speaking with the driver, a man in the passenger seat, 38-year-old Ishmel Cohen, of Brooklyn, began acting suspiciously and officers asked him to exit the vehicle.
A subsequent search of the car turned up an illegal semi-automatic Glock handgun loaded with ten rounds of ammunition, police said.
Cohen was arreste…
Man Accused Accused Of Assaulting Long Island 7-Eleven Employees With Knife
A man is facing multiple assault and weapons charges after allegedly threatening employees at a Long Island 7-Eleven location with a knife, both of whom had to be hospitalized, police said.
Michael Taylor, who has no known address, was involved in a physical altercation with two employees at 7-Eleven on Old Country Road in Carle Place at 1:25 a.m. on Wednesday, April 21, prompting police intervention.
According to police, upon arrival, they found Taylor holding a knife near the face of a 63-year-old employee, while another employee, age 67, was also under siege.
It is alleged that Taylor i…
