The Eighth Squad reports the arrest of a Brentwood man for an incident that occurred on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 1:46 am in Farmingdale.
According to Detectives, Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team (CIRRT) officers while on routine patrol observed 2020 BMW traveling southbound on Weiden Street with excessively dark tinted windows. Officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law Stop at the intersection of Weiden Avenue and Prospect Street. During the investigation a loaded black 9mm Ghost Gun was recovered. The defendant, Justin Velez, 30, of 186 Sherman Street was arrested without incident.
Defendant Velez is charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree, Criminal Possession of a Firearm and multiple traffic violations. He will be arraigned at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead, on Saturday, October 7, 2023.