Crime & Safety

Cache Of Illegally Owned Guns Confiscated By Howard County Police

Howard County Police along with two other entities confiscated a cache of illegally owned guns, privately made firearms and other weapons.

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In cooperation with the Anne Arundel County Police Department​ and Maryland State Police​, on June 14​ the Howard County Police Department recovered numerous weapons from a residence in Linthicum Heights.
In cooperation with the Anne Arundel County Police Department​ and Maryland State Police​, on June 14​ the Howard County Police Department recovered numerous weapons from a residence in Linthicum Heights. (Photo courtesy of the Howard County Police Department)

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A six-month-long investigation into the sale of firearms in Howard County has resulted in numerous illegally owned handguns, rifles, privately made firearms and extended magazines being pulled off the streets.

In cooperation with the Anne Arundel County Police Department and Maryland State Police, on June 14 the Howard County Police Department recovered numerous weapons from a residence in Linthicum Heights.

Anne Arundel County police arrested 24-year-old Anthony Henson and charged him with multiple weapon violations, the Howard County Police Department shared on its Facebook page.

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