Crime & Safety

Huntington Man Among Four Arrested for Weapons Possession

Suffolk County Police have arrested four men on weapons charges after one of the men tried to open the door of a car that he mistook for belonging to one of his accomplices and engaged in a verbal altercation with the car's occupant.

(Editor's Note: A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.)
A Central Islip woman was in the parking lot of Pathmark, located at 101 Wicks Road in Brentwood, on January 6, waiting for a tow truck to pick up her son's disabled car when Glenn Griffen mistook the vehicle for that of his friend and tried to open the door. When confronted by the woman, Griffen argued with her and stated he was armed. He then found his friend's car and got in while the woman's son called 911 at approximately 8:05 p.m.

Along with three other men from North Babylon, Bay Shore and Deer Parl, Cedric Gordon, 39, of Croley St., Huntington, was charged with three counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree.

Suffolk County Police Department Third Precinct police officers and Third Squad detectives responded and apprehended the four men. Two of the men led police on a foot pursuit before they were caught.

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Police recovered a .40 caliber semiautomatic gun, a 9mm Tech 9 and a .44 Magnum, all of which were loaded. Additionally, detectives recovered a stun gun, gloves, duct tape, wool caps with eye holes cut out and a bullet proof vest. It was later determined the men had intended to rob a drug dealer.

Gordon next Suffolk County Criminal Court appearance is scheduled for January 28, 2010 in Riverhead before Judge M. Elfman.

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