The Second Squad reports the arrest of a Brooklyn man for Criminal Possession of a Weapon for an incident that occurred on Friday, July 19, 2024 at 9:11 pm in Woodbury.
According to Detectives, Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team (CIRRT) Officers while on routine patrol observed a gray 2011 Mercedes-Benz traveling northbound on Woodbury Road at a high rate of speed. Officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law
stop.
After a police investigation was conducted a loaded 9mm Ruger handgun and a switchblade knife was recovered from inside the vehicle. The operator of the vehicle, Emmanuel E. Pressley, 20, of 1979 Bergen Street was placed under arrest without further incident.
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Defendant Pressley is charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree and multiple VTL violations.
He will be arraigned on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.