Loaded Handgun Found During Traffic Stop In Nassau: Police

UNIONDALE, NY — Four men were taken into custody on Saturday night after a loaded handgun was discovered during a traffic stop in Uniondale, police said.

While on routine patrol, officers observed a black 2021 Honda Accord traveling northbound on Nassau Road and changing lanes unsafely, police said.

Officers activated their emergency lights for a traffic stop. The occupants of the vehicle began to make movements causing officers to request the driver and passengers to exit the vehicle, police said.

Subsequent to the investigation, a loaded .380 KelTec handgun was recovered from inside the vehicle, authorities said.

Brandon Williams, 19; Timell Rich, 21; and Tylek Ryan David, 20, of all Queens; and Amir Alston, 22, of Elmont, were arrested without incident, police said.

All of the men are charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, police said. They were expected to be arraigned on Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead.