Red Hook Bust Nets 12 Guns And A Crossbow, Police Say

RED HOOK, NY — A bust inside a Red Hook apartment turned up 12 guns, a crossbow, ammo and bulletproof vests, police announced last week.

Officers executed a search warrant at a Visitation Place apartment on Feb. 24 as part of an investigation into drug activity in the neighborhood when they found the cache of weapons and ammunition inside, the NYPD said.

"I've been in the command for over a year and this is the largest gun seizure that I have seen," said NYPD Sergeant Sheldon Arringell, field intelligence officer for PSA 1, which led the raid, in a statement.

Police recovered two rifles, five pistols, three revolvers, a shotgun, thousands of round of ammo, a police scanner, six bulletproof vests and a crossbow inside the apartment.

Five people — four females and one man — were arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the bust, police said.

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