🌱 Loaded Gun Found At Traffic Stop + Attack With Lock In Sock

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A man was found with a loaded gun in his car at a traffic stop. Another man was arrested for assaulting two people with a metal lock in a sock. And one legislator isn't happy with the UBS Arena's impact on its surrounding neighborhood.

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Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. Jerry Barmash writes that a Bronx man was arrested after he was pulled over for traffic infractions near Nassau Expressway and Burnside Avenue on Sunday night. Dequan Smith, 24, was found with a loaded firearm and now faces charges of criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm. (Patch)
2. The Daily Voice reports that a 34-year-old Long Island man was arrested for hitting two people with a metal lock inside of a sock during an altercation Sunday. Tanner-Rey Perez, of Elmont, was arrested after the altercation with a 56-year-old woman and a 67-year-old man on the sidewalk. (Daily Voice)
3. The priciest house sold in Hewlett last month was 1714 Huntley Place, for $975,000. (Subscription: Long Island Business News)
4. Patch explores the statements from Nassau County Legislator Carrie Solages, representing the Elmont community where the new UBS arena is located, about how the venue affects the local residents. She said she won't support it until quality of life issues regarding traffic, pollution, and garbage are addressed. (Patch)
5. Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital's Small Business Rescue Initiative will start Jan. 1. The hospital will order $400,000 in food a year from nine local eateries to feed doctors and staff at events. (Subscription: Newsday)

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