Nassau Police: Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Gun

A routine traffic stop in Lakeview Tuesday evening led to the recovery of a stolen gun and the arrest of the man in possession of it, police say.

According to police, officers conducted a traffic stop on Woodfield Road in Lakeview at 6:15 p.m. Police say that an investigation showed the driver, Terrell Fraiser, 38, of Carol Street, Lakeview, was driving with a suspended license, and officers placed him under arrest. Inside the car, police say they found a loaded .44 magnum Colt Anaconda revolver and a container with concentrated cannabis. A check of the gun revealed that it had be reported stolen from Orlando, Florida on Sept. 11, 2007.

Fraiser is charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle and vehicle and traffic law violations. He is scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Wednesday.

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