Crime & Safety

MS-13 Gang Members Robbed Cab Driver At Gunpoint: Police

They were arrested a half hour after the robbery Friday night, police say.

Two self-admitted MS-13 gang members were arrested after robbing a cab driver at gunpoint Friday night, police said.

According to Suffolk Police, Jeremy Jones, 27, and Jose Molina, 20, both of Queens, robbed the cab driver in front of 545 Oak St. in Copiague at 8:50 p.m.

First Precinct Crime Control officers Richard Tofano, Michael Lavella, and Erik Nilsen located and arrested the two men at 9:20 p.m. at North Carll Avenue and Railroad Avenue in Babylon, police said

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Jones and Molina were both charged with first degree robbery and two counts of second degree criminal possession of a weapon. They were scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip Saturday.

SCPD photos: Jeremy Jones (left) and Jose Molina

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