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Duo Busted With Loaded Gun During Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say
A traffic stop on Long Island ended with a man and woman in handcuffs for weapons charges, authorities said.
Officers stopped the suspects’ Mercedes C320 just before 11 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Uniondale after observing a traffic infraction on Smith Street, Nassau County Police said.
While searching the vehicle, police reportedly found a loaded 9mm handgun inside.
The car’s registration and insurance had been suspended, police said.
Officers arrested 21-year-old Kyle Matthews and 20-year-old Crystal Caraballo, both of Far Rockaway, Queens, for criminal possession of a firearm and crimi…
Driver Busted Going Over 100 MPH On Westchester Highway Had Loaded Guns In Car, Police Say
Four men are facing weapons charges after State Police allegedly busted a speeding driver on a Westchester County highway.
Troopers first spotted the suspect’s vehicle at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, as it drove through Yonkers on the Sprain Brook Parkway.
The BMW 440 was traveling in excess of 100 mph, according to police.
Troopers followed the vehicle to Tuckahoe Road and initiated a traffic stop, where they found two loaded handguns in the car, a .380 Ruger LCP and a 9mm Smith & Wesson SD9 VE, police said.
The 19-year-old driver, Jalen Irwin, of Valley Stream, was arrested fo…
Driver, 3 Passengers Face Weapons Charges After Fiery Crash In Dix Hills
Four people are facing weapons charges after they were rescued from a fiery crash on Long Island.
Officers were on patrol in North Babylon early in the morning on Thursday, Aug. 18, when they saw a 2018 BMW speeding and swerving on Route 231 near Commack Road, the Suffolk County Police Department reported.
Police attempted to pull the BMW over, but the driver didn't stop, and officers discontinued the traffic stop, authorities said.
A short time later, at about 12:50 a.m., the driver, identified as 22-year-old Eric Johnson, of Medford, lost control of the vehicle on Commack Road near…
Fugitive Had 30 Pounds Of Fentanyl In Home Next To Daycare In NY, DEA Says
Federal agents apprehended a 44-year-old fugitive in New York, where they say he was trafficking large amounts of cocaine and fentanyl.
Benito Bello, from Lawrence, Massachusetts, who also goes by the name Zuriel Ayala Rodriguez, was arrested in the Bronx on Wednesday, Aug. 10, the DEA said.
Agents said Bello had a kilo of cocaine and 14 kilos of the synthetic opioid inside the home where a minor child also lived.
Next to the house was a daycare that watched children as young as 6 weeks old, federal agents said.
For context, 14 kilos is more than 30 pounds of …
Man Nabbed With Weapons, Drugs During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
A man has been charged with weapons and drug charges following a traffic stop on Long Island.
The incident took place in Inwood around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, July 14.
Jermaine Jordan, age 41, of Rosedale Queens, was pulled over after officers spotted him driving a blue BMW with multiple vehicle violations, according to Nassau County Police.
Following an investigation, officers recovered a switchblade knife, a loaded semi-automatic pistol, and 20 plastic bags believed to be crack cocaine, police said.
Jordan was placed under arrest and charged with:
Criminal possession…
Nassau County Man Charged After Being Found With Loaded Pistol, Police Say
A Long Island man is facing weapons charges after police said he was found in possession of a loaded pistol.
Tyrone Vick, age 24, of Floral Park, was arrested following an investigation on Wednesday, Jan. 5, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Officers saw a 2015 Honda CRV on King Street in Floral Park with Vick was slumped over in the driver's seat at about 7:45 p.m., NCPD said.
Police tried to perform a field sobriety test, but Vick did not comply, authorities said.
After an investigation, officers recovered a loaded pistol and arrested Vick without incide…
Suspect In Long Island Stop & Shop Fatal Shooting Indicted On Murder, Weapons Charges
A Long Island man has been indicted on murder and weapons charges for the alleged deadly shooting at a Stop & Shop grocery store that left one dead and two injured.
Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, age 31, of Hempstead, was arraigned on Friday, June 4, for the shooting on Tuesday, April 20, that left the store manager dead and two employees seriously wounded, said the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office.
According to the indictment and investigation, on April 20, at approximately 11:19 a.m., Wilson, an employee of the Stop & Shop Grocery Store at 50 Cherry Valley Avenue in West Hempstead…
Long Island Man Facing Drug, Weapons Charges Following Fatal Crash
A man is facing drug and weapons charges after a crash at a Long Island intersection that killed a man.
Malcolm Stewart, age 29, of Coram, was driving a 2014 Mercedes-Benz in Medford, northbound on County Road 101 at approximately 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3 when he drove through a red light and his vehicle struck a 2021 Chevrolet, driven by James Palumbo, age 56, of Yaphank, Suffolk County Police.
Palumbo was traveling southbound, making a left turn onto Station Road, according to police.
When officers arrived, Stewart was in possession of a .45 caliber handgun, Suffolk County Police…
Four Arrested On Weapons, Drug Charges Following Long Island Traffic Stop
Four Long Island residents were arrested on various drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop.
Rhyeam Atkinson, 39, Julia Lopez, 45, Jeffrey Appiagyei, 38, all of Hempstead, and Cholena Callaway, 34, of Baldwin, were arrested around 2:10 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 12, after officers observed a blue 2002 Chevrolet Impala committed various traffic infractions in Roosevelt, said Nassau County Police.
During the stop, at the intersection of Washington and Rose avenues, officers smelled a strong odor of marijuana and during a search of each found marijuana, weapons and controlled subst…
