Crime & Safety

2 In Lewisboro Had 7 Ghost Guns, Cocaine In Their Home: WCPD

Police believe that the pair had been using a 3D printer to manufacture un-serialized firearms & modifying flare guns to make them operable.

The Westchester County Police Department says that two Lewisboro residents were arrested and seven "ghost guns" were seized this week after an investigation by the WCPD Narcotics Unit and the Lewisboro Police Department.
The Westchester County Police Department says that two Lewisboro residents were arrested and seven "ghost guns" were seized this week after an investigation by the WCPD Narcotics Unit and the Lewisboro Police Department. (WCPD)

GOLDENS BRIDGE, NY — A raid on a Westchester home led to a stash of untraceable guns and drugs, according to police.

The Westchester County Police Department says that two Lewisboro residents were arrested and seven "ghost guns" were seized this week, after an investigation by the WCPD Narcotics Unit and the Lewisboro Police Department.

A search warrant was executed at the home of 46-year-old Nicholas Pinnetti and 42-year-old Brooke Ahern, on Hillside Ave. in Goldens Bridge, around 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

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Police say that Pinnetti, who is a previously convicted felon, and Ahern were found to be in possession of seven homemade firearms, cocaine, and unfinished firearm frames.

Investigators believe that the pair had been using a 3D printer to manufacture un-serialized firearms and modifying flare guns to make them operable as weapons.

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Pinnetti and Ahern were taken into custody and charged with a slew of felonies, including second, third and fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon, and fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

They were arraigned in Ossining Town Court and sent to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $3,500 bail.

The investigation, which is ongoing, was conducted with help from the WCPD Special Response Team, Emergency Service Unit, Forensic Investigations Unit, and Hazardous Devices Unit; and the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit, the FBI Westchester Safe Streets Task Force, the Queens County DA's Office and the Westchester County DA's Office.

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