A North Carolina man was arrested after he was allegedly found to have a gun in his car in North Lawrence.
On October 10 at 9:36 a.m., Strategic Response Team (SRT) officers conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law stop on a 2008 Honda in the vicinity of Rockaway Turnpike and East Avenue. An investigation led to the recovery of a nine-millimeter Taurus firearm in the vehicle. The driver, Thomas Haynes, 47, of 423 Jefferson Street, Roanoke Rapids, was placed under arrest without incident.
Police charged Haynes with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Thid Degree, Criminal Possession of a Firearm and multiple Vehicle and Traffic Law Violations. He is scheduled to be arraigned on October 11 at First District Court in Hempstead.