Crime & Safety
ShotSpotter Alert Leads to Arrest in Huntington Station
A 24-year-old was found to be in possession of an unloaded 9mm handgun, police say.
A Huntington Station man was arrested for possessing a handgun after authorities responded to a ShotSpotter activation Saturday morning , police say.
Officers responded to 50 Lenox Road in Huntington Station at 4:51 a.m. to investigate the report of a gunshot and subsequently arrested 24-year-old Cristian Rodriguez for allegedly possessing an unloaded 9mm handgun.
Rodriguez was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He will be held overnight and scheduled for arraignment Sunday at First District Court in Central Islip.
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Shotspotter is a technology that uses microphones to listen for the sounds of gunfire and triangulates their location.
The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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