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…
Long Island Man Charged With Stabbing 50-Year-Old During Fight, Police Say
A Long Island man has been charged with assault after allegedly stabbing another person during an altercation.
The incident took place in New Cassel around 5:50 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1 in the area of 846 Prospect Ave.
According to detectives, two men were arguing when the incident escalated one was stabbed by the other in the chest. The suspect, identified as Emilio Cruz-Yanes, age 59, of Newe Cassel, then fled the scene.
The victim, a 50-year-old man, was transported to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation.
A thorough investigation was conducted and Cruz-Yanes …
