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Thousands of Blank Credit Cards, Guns Recovered in Brooklyn Home, NYPD Says

September 8, 2016 4:21pm | Updated September 8, 2016 4:21pm
Police arrested four people in Bed-Stuy after recovering weapons and thousands of blank credit cards, officials said.
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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — Police arrested four people after recovering weapons, credit card skimmers and thousands of blank credit cards at a Bedford-Stuyvesant home, officials said.

Officers received a tip and searched an apartment Wednesday on DeKalb Avenue between Stuyvesant and Lewis avenues, according to sources.

Among the items found were more than 2,000 blank credit cards, embossing devices, credit card skimmers, 270 rounds of ammunition and an array of guns, including a .22 caliber revolver, officials said.

Police also recovered multiple cell phones and $508 in cash.

The four suspects lived in the apartment, according to the NYPD.

Joshua Crosland, 51, faces charges including criminal sale of marijuana, criminal possession of a forgery device and criminal possession of a weapon.

Kymberlea Durant, 46; Taquia Durant, 18; and Lewis Durant, 48, were also arrested and face charges including criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of a forged instrument.

Police had no additional information on the relationship between the suspects and attorney information for the four was not immediately available.

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