Man In 'Altered Mental' State Busted With Guns, Drugs In CT, Police Say
A Connecticut man who held police at bay for several hours last week has been charged with alleged criminal possession of weapons and drugs.
New Haven County resident Eric Warren, age 50, of Ansonia, was arrested on Tuesday, March 14 on a warrant for the Wednesday, March 8 incident at his home.
During the original incident, Ansonia Police responded to Warren's home on a report of a person in an altered mental state acting irrationally and armed with a handgun, said Lt. Patrick Lynch.
Lynch said when police arrived, Warren refused to exit the home when contacted by the police. After several…
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…
