Suspect (NYPD)
Sept. 5, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
Police are on the lookout for a man they say left a loaded gun in a locker at the Astoria Park pool.
The suspect, according to police, was seen by witnesses at the pool placing a 9mm Kel-Tech firearm in a locker on Aug. 6 at 3:00 p.m. Witnesses then went to staff at the park and alerted them to the firearm, police say.
The man fled the scene without the gun after he was seen by witnesses, and the firearm was recovered by police shortly after at the locker, according to police.
Surveillance video released by the NYPD shows the suspect in blue trunks and a white hat walking barefoot around the pool grounds.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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16 Comments
Stop making excuses for these people. All criminals. Undesirables!
Wake up!
The witness’ must of caused a commotion so he panicked, left his things and fled not knowing he was the reason for the chaos.
This does not surprise me in Astoria anymore.
Stop crying racism bro… The pic /video shows no holster, so its illegal, end of story.
Right. You think it would be correct if he put the gun in the locker , strapped on an empty holster ( over his swim suit ),
then went to the pool . It’s in the locker
Maybe he found it in the locker and got scared he was going to be wrongful accused.
no white t-shirt, no padlock = no entry
loaded weapon = come on in
security there watches you like a hawk to make sure you shower but doesn’t notice a gun going into a locker, please
This happened on Aug 6 and we find out about it a week before the pool closes.
People have to carry guns to protect themself.
Oh, so now storing a gun in a locked locker is illegal?
“The man fled the scene without the gun after he was seen by witnesses, and the firearm was recovered by police shortly after at the locker, according to police.”
yes it is illegal does this person have a permit i think not with what his picture looks like –
How are you able to tell who has a permit based on the picture? Swim suit and a baseball hat with towel at a pool. That is just about everyone. Oh wait, he’s black. Is that what you meant?
In a free country you wouldn’t need permits.
No , actually that is not correct . All “free” countries put limits on freedom . There is no absolute freedom.
Yes ask Jim flood