Bellmore robbery investigation nets gun, marijuana charges, cops say
Curtis Bishop, 28, of Bellmore was arrested on drug and weapons charges Thursday, March 24, 2016, after detectives investigating a suspected robbery at a home in Bellmore found a "large" amount of marijuana and an illegal handgun, Nassau police said. Credit: NCPD
Nassau County police said they found “a large quantity of marijuana” and an illegal handgun in a Bellmore home where they were investigating a robbery Thursday night.
Detectives were probing a robbery at a home on Russell Street when a search of the home at 10 p.m. uncovered the marijuana and a loaded .25 caliber semi-automatic handgun, police said.
Curtis Bishop, 28, whose lives about a mile away on Camp Avenue, said he owned the drugs and gun and was arrested, police said.
Bishop was charged with criminal possession of marijuana and criminal possession of a weapon.
A Nassau police spokeswoman said she did not know how much marijuana was found or where in the home the drugs and gun were uncovered.
Additional details about the suspected robbery were not available, she said.
Bishop’s bail was set at $50,000 cash or bond at his arraignment Friday in First District Court in Hempstead, according to online court records. He is due back in court March 29.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
