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FIREWORKS ARREST

On Wednesday, June 17, at approximately 6:50 p.m., members of the NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau conducting fireworks surveillance arrested two men after stopping their vehicle at 20th Avenue and the Whitestone Expressway.

The men, identified as Karl H. Jurgensen, 44, of East Islip and Fred M. Masso, 35, also of East Islip, were allegedly transporting fireworks in a 2004 Ford Explorer. Police recovered approximately 42 cases of fireworks.

The men were charged with unlawful possession of fireworks and unlawful dealing of fireworks.