MORE GUNS OFF THE STREETS

FROM HPD:

 

On 9/14/13  9:42pm, members of the Shooting Task Force were conducting heightened patrols in"hot spot" areas city wide. In the driveway of a multi-unit residential apartment building located at 316 Sargeant Street, officers noticed numerous individuals loitering and blocking traffic. As officers stopped to address the individuals activity, numerous subjects fled on foot. One of the subjects threw a metal object to the ground as he ran, which was found to be a firearm. Three suspects were apprehended, including the suspect that threw the firearm. The firearm seized was a Bryco Arms Jennings J22, .22 caliber handgun with magazine containing (5) live .22 caliber rounds, s/n 151380.

 

Arrest #1: Roystone Webster, M/B/20 (08/14/1993), of 76 Theodore Napper Lane, Hartford, CT.

Charges: Criminal Trespass 3rd, Interfering w/ Police, Carrying Pistol w/o Permit.

 

Arrest #2: Omar Edwards, M/B/23 (08/09/1990), of 73 Martin Street, Hartford, CT.

Charges: Criminal Trespass 3rd, Interfering w/ Police.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Arrest #3: Elijah Williams, M/B/22 (06/30/1991), of 119 Sherwood Avenue, East Hartford, CT.

Charges: Criminal Trespass 3rd, Interfering w/ Police.