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Man Arrested With Two Guns in Bronx Housing Project, Police Say

September 22, 2012 11:57am | Updated September 22, 2012 11:57am
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THE BRONX — Police recovered two guns from a man they say was inside a public housing building without permission on Wednesday, officials said.

Plainclothes cops from Police Service Area 8 stopped three men inside 1050 Soundview Ave. in the Sotomayor Houses at 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday.   The men were not authorized to be there in violation of posted signs, police said.

Jonathan Cruz-Abramson was found to be carrying two guns: a .38 caliber Taurus revolver and a .25 caliber Beretta semi-automatic pistol, according to cops.

Cruz-Abramson, 23, of Taylor Street in Soundview, was charged with criminal trespass and weapons possession, police said.

He was arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court on Thursday and was ordered held on $7,000 bail, according to court records.

He is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 25.

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