Man Sold Illegal Fireworks on Craigslist: Suffolk Police

A Suffolk County man bought thousands of dollars worth of fireworks in Pennsylvania and then tried to sell them on Long Island by advertising on Craigslist, police said.

Kenneth Urquhart, 44, was arrested on Tuesday night after Third Precinct Crime Section officers conducted an investigation, looking for people selling illegal fireworks in Bay Shore and Brentwood.

Officers discovered Urquhart was advertising on Craigslist and selling fireworks in the Bay Shore area.

Police contacted Urquhart via Craigslist and he agreed to meet undercover officers at his home located at 143 Oakdale Bohemia Road in Oakdale, police said.

An investigation revealed that Urquhart possessed around $2,000 worth of fireworks in his home, where he lives with his wife and children, police said.

According to police, Urquhart had rented a U-Haul truck and traveled to Pennsylvania, where fireworks are legal, and purchased a "large amount" of fireworks and brought them back to Suffolk County.

Urquhart is charged with unlawful sale of fireworks, unlawful dealing with fireworks and endangering the welfare of a child. Urquhart was held overnight at the Third Precinct and was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Friday.

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