Three Local Men Arrested; Guns, Drugs & iPads Recovered

Two E 19th Street men and a man from E 18th Street were arrested just after midnight yesterday within the confines of the 67th Precinct after officers spotted their car running a red light at Cortelyou Road and New York Avenue, the NYPD says.

Upon pulling over driver Isiah Rambaran and passengers Akeem Scott and Denton Sterling and asking to see the vehicle’s registration, cops noticed a .32 caliber revolver in the open glove compartment and proceeded to arrest the three 21-year-olds.

Following the arrest, cops say they also found the following allegedly stolen property: one X-box, 42 Apple products (including iPads and iPhones in their packaging), 39 forged gift cards, and nine iTunes cards.

Rambaran has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon, possession of a forged instrument, criminal possession of stolen property, driving without a license and disobeying a steady red light; Scott has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon and possession of forged instrument; and Sterling has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon, possession of a forged instrument, criminal possession of stolen property, and unlawful possession of marijuana.