The Eighth Squad reports the arrest of a North Carolina man for Criminal Possession of a Weapon that occurred on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 5:06 pm in Hicksville.

According to detectives, CIRRT (Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team) Officers initiated an investigation in the parking lot of 828 S Oyster Bay Road, a known drug prone location.  Officers observed a parked 2016 Chevrolet Colorado pick-up truck and approached the vehicle to conduct an investigation.  Upon officers approaching the vehicle, Eugene D. Hicks of 6112 Whispering Brook Court, Charlotte, exited the pick-up truck and police observed what appeared to be a knife in his pocket.  Officers recovered the knife and also discovered that he was in possession of a loaded 9mm Smith and Wesson handgun.  Defendant Eugene D. Hicks was placed into police custody without incident.

A subsequent investigation also revealed Defendant Hicks was in possession of an unlabeled orange pill bottle containing the following narcotics:

• 13 yellow capsule-shaped pills believed to be Tramadol Hydrochloride
• 4 white round pills believed to be Acetaminophen and Oxycodone Hydrochloride
• 2 white capsule-shaped pills believed to be Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate
• 1 blue rectangular pill believed to be Alprazolam

Defendant Eugene D. Hicks is charged with Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Criminal

Possession of a Weapon 2^nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3^rd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4^th Degree and four (4) counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7^th Degree.  He will be arraigned on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at First District Court, 99 Main Street in Hempstead.

     Details by: Det. Ingram / 8^th Squad                                      08/25/22/0400/8834