STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD says that officers out of the 120th Precinct recovered loaded firearms after a car stop on Tuesday.
The precinct posted about the incident on X, stating that officers Musa and Ostapiuk “were patrolling the Park Hill neighborhood when they allege they spotted a vehicle reported stolen in Brooklyn.”
Last night, PO Musa and PO Ostapiuk were patrolling the Park Hill neighborhood when they spotted a vehicle reported stolen in Brooklyn three days ago. Officers conducted a car stop, effected the arrests of the occupants and recovered two loaded firearms. pic.twitter.com/r6MoL8zrPu
— NYPD 120th Precinct (@NYPD120Pct) August 20, 2025
A spokesperson for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information stated that the incident occurred at 11:52 p.m., when the officers allegedly observed an individual operating a gray Hyundai in the vicinity of Hillside Avenue and Van Duzer Street…