2 men arrested after being found with guns, ammunition and drugs in Liberty Park
Police were called in late March about a man in a scarf sitting on a park bench"manipulating a firearm," according to the probable cause affidavit.
After locating the man and another male sitting next to him, officers performed a search and found a Glock 17 handgun in the waistband of one of the suspects, Maarufi Malik. During a search of the other suspect, Santiago Hernandez, officers found a loaded 9 mm gun, along with marijuana and a substance that later tested positive for cocaine.
A search of the Glock's serial number found that it had been stolen in 2020, while the 9 mm gun was reported stolen from a truck in February."We're committed to keeping our city safe! Gun and drug crimes will not be tolerated," the police wrote.
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