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Yahoo
06-08-2025
- Yahoo
Feds, state authorities charge 41 with gunrunning, weapon possession, other crimes as part of 2-month crackdown
When Chicago police responded to a shots-fired call at Riis Park in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on a May afternoon, witnesses told them a young man standing next to a scooter had fired a gun onto the park's football field. The man, later identified as Eddie Arguelles, took off on the scooter, court records show, only to be arrested a few minutes later. Police records allege that the 20-year-old had a gun on him: a loaded, black .40-caliber Glock pistol with an extended magazine attachment and a switch conversion device. Arguelles, 20, faces federal charges of machine gun possession alongside state-level felony charges already brought against him. He is one of 41 defendants who have been arrested in a two-month crackdown on illegal guns and switches, federal authorities announced Tuesday. Switches turn ordinary handguns into fully automatic weapons that can fire dozens of rounds each time the trigger is pulled. Federal officials said in a news release they'd recovered 171 weapons and 64 switches during the effort, which Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling said was meant to combat the 'proliferation' of the devices in the city. According to the news release, authorities traced 'a significant number' of the recovered weapons to violent criminal activity that took place in and around Chicago over the last eight years. Among the 18 federal defendants arrested as part of the push is Melvin Doyle, the father of drill rapper Mello Buckzz. Doyle was charged with gun possession last month in a case unrelated to a drive-by rifle attack that apparently targeted people attending his daughter's album release party and led to one of the worst mass shootings Chicago has seen in recent memory. Two minors are also among the accused at the state level, according to the news release. Most of the federal charges allege machine gun possession or firearm possession by a felon, the news release stated. Defendants at the state level face charges of armed violence, gunrunning and machine gun possession among other allegations. Federal prosecutors, Chicago police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives, the Cook County state's attorney's office, and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office were all involved with the push, per the news release. Though Chicago is currently seeing a dip in violent crime after a spike during the COVID-19 pandemic, how to address persistent gun violence remains a major theme of city and state politics. Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has spent much of her first few months in office seeking to take a tougher stance on gun crimes and last winter directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences for every felony case involving machine gun-type weapons. That order met a warm reception from Snelling and concerns about 'mass injustice' from Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell. Former U.S. Attorney John Lausch called conversion switches a matter of utmost concern. 'Machine guns pose a dangerous threat to public safety and have no place on Chicago-area streets,' Lausch said in 2020, just as switches were beginning to flood the black market. Authorities have recovered more and more weapons with switches since 2019, according to ATF data provided to the Tribune by the state's attorney's office. In 2023, Chicago-area authorities recovered 564 such weapons and 604 in 2024 — up from 40 in 2019. Nationwide, according to the National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment, the number of switches recovered has increased by almost 800%.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Yahoo
Long Island man caught with over 100 illegal guns: DA
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — Over 100 unserialized illegal guns were taken from a Long Island man's home, which he is accused of selling to undercover officers, according to Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney. Daniel Probeck, 35, was charged with multiple felonies, including criminal sale and criminal possession of weapons in court on Wednesday. Probeck's Medford home was raided by police in June after a months-long investigation into his alleged illegal manufacturing and distribution of guns. More Local News '[Probeck] was not simply a firearms collector, he is alleged to have manufactured and soldillegal firearms,' Tierney said. Investigators found over 100 unserialized guns, 12 3D-printers, 67 suppressors, as well as gun accessories banned in New York, ammunition and tools to make more weapons, according to Tierney. Authorities say Probeck sold multiple guns to undercover officers, some of which were allegedly assault rifles, in exchange for cash. Probeck is due back in court in August, where he could face 25 years in prison if convicted. Spencer Gustafson is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered New York state and city news since 2023. See more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
23-06-2025
- CTV News
Lloydminster teen charged with weapons trafficking after 18 illegal guns found at home: ALERT
Eighteen illegal guns, ammunition and prohibited over-capacity magazines were seized from a Marwayne home by ALERT officers on June 4, 2025. (Supplied) An 18-year-old man is facing multiple charges after 18 guns were seized from a rural home near Marwayne, Alta., on June 4. Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) said none of the guns were possessed lawfully and one had the serial number removed. Ammunition and illegal over-capacity magazines were also found. ALERT is accusing the Lloydminster teen of trying to illegally sell the guns online and he has been charged with weapons trafficking, among other charges. 'It's not unreasonable to say that this seizure provided a huge intervention towards keeping the community safe. More often than not, someone acquiring stolen firearms is using them to commit further criminal offences,' said ALERT Insp. Brad Lundeen. The guns will be submitted for forensic analysis and ballistics testing to find out if any of them are connected to crimes. Marwayne is about 40 kilometres northwest of Lloydminster.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Yahoo
Jackson police arrest man accused of pointing gun at officer in crackdown
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Police said two men have been charged after illegal guns and drugs were found in South Jackson. Onterrio McDougle, 20, and Zybralian Johnson, 19, were both arrested on Friday, June 6 when authorities conducted a search warrant on a home in the 3000 block of Meadow Forest. Police said multiple guns, including guns with switches, were recovered. Officers also seized a felony about of marijuana, money and four stolen vehicles. 19-year-old wanted for shooting death of Jackson teen McDougle was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, terrorist threats, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute while in possession of a firearm and four counts of possession of a machine gun conversion device. Johnson was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute while in possession of a firearm and four counts of possession of a machine gun conversion device. According to police, McDougle was wanted for a social media post from March that showed him pointing a gun at a law enforcement officer. Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said neighbors helped identify the suspects after multiple complaints. 'These individuals were pillaging their community, pillaging their street in their neighborhood. I had citizens calling me about them, getting out there, shooting. Had citizens calling me about them, walking up and down the streets with these assault rifles,' the police chief said. Anyone with information about gun or drug crimes can contact the Jackson Police Department (JPD) at 601-960-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477). Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
08-06-2025
- CTV News
CTV National News: How to address rising gun violence in Toronto
Watch Toronto police say nearly 90 per cent of illegal guns seized come from the U.S. amid a rash of violence in the city. Kamil Karamali reports.
